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New FFXIII & Versus XIII Scans

Three new scans of Final Fantasy Versus XIII and one scan of Final Fantasy Versus XIII from today's Famitsu issue have surfaced online.

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Angelitos5808d ago

This 2 games will kill any 360 RPG games combined

Britjadg5808d ago

jesus, give it a rest. not everything needs to be about attacking the competition.

the game looks sweet, graphics and the level of detail SE have produced look undeniably awesome. i just hope it plays well.

Robearboy5808d ago

And you know that by looking at a few screen shots? You should never count your chickens my friend, sometimes they come back and bite you in the ass.
Screen shots look nice, has there been any in game shots for these games, i wouldnt mind having a look

fox025808d ago (Edited 5808d ago )

anyway the game's looking really good, and off course it's going to be a PS3 "must-have". I hope it'll have summons (Ifrit, Bahamut and the others; not the FFXII crap)

Dream Machine5808d ago

Shiva, Ifrit, Siren and Carbuncle have already been confirmed for FFXIII!

nemey5808d ago

this the KING & QUEEN of RPG...

juandren5808d ago

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LOL, I'm sorry, this 2 games? I'm just kidding there buddy. But on topic, these games look amazzzzing. The detail in the hair of the story image... WOW

SUP3R5808d ago

There have been in-game shots of FFXIII

The first screen is in-game.
The second is CGI.
The third screen is in-game.

Square is trying to make the graphics between in-game and CGI as seamless as possible. Also to note, those are very early screens with minimal polishing and so on.

Panthers5808d ago

I hope the summons are worth a crap. They were useless in FFXII. I liked the game, but the summons were never used. No reason too. They died too fast and they did minimal damage.

Britjadg5807d ago

couple of them were alright, chaos was a legend.

you were better off doing the "overdrives" though. did far more damage.

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Mc Fadge5808d ago

All systems go! Hurry, hurry, HURRY!

TheHater5808d ago

I agree. Someone please translate this already. Please

coolfool5808d ago

Apart from that initial trailer that had the alleged HUD at the bottom of the screen, have we seen anything in game? this all still looks like FMV's and drawings.....either that or I am just missing something obvious.

Fighter5808d ago

oh great, more f-ing screens. They look the same to me as before. E3 will have some good info, I hope.

Lord_Ash5808d ago

I think Square-Enix has nothing to worry about any more, I mean if Metal Gear Solid 4 sold more than 400K in 4 days in Japan (and more than 1.3 M on the 1st day worldwide) then imagine how well FF13 will do in Japan alone not to mention there will hopefully be a larger user base there by then.

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The 7 Best Final Fantasy Characters: Unveiling the Legends

While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.

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The older it gets, the more I respect Final Fantasy XIII

Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."

Einhander1972143d ago

FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.

I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.

I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.

Nyxus143d ago

I always liked this game, and I agree, a rerelease for current gen would be nice.

Shane Kim141d ago (Edited 141d ago )

Gotta take off the nostalgia glasses. It's the worst FF. Shiva as a bike, I mean come on.

Elda141d ago

Shiva as a bike is strange but saying FFXIII is the worst FF is not at all a fact, that's simply your opinion.

Terry_B141d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125141d ago (Edited 141d ago )

When I got my series X a year ago, I bought FF13 for nostalgia reasons but ended up being disappointed. When I first played it around the time it launched, I didn't have a lot of experience with final fantasy games, so I enjoyed it. Fast forward to when I played it again, I found that the game had many unnecessary filler moments instead of just giving us meaningful content.

The game is also very linear and a quote on the article said it best. "It is like a sewage pipe that leads to the ocean until it opens up on Grand Pulse."

The story didn't make much sense either and I believe it is my mistake as I played the FF7 remake on PS5 prior which is a night and day difference in terms of pacing, storytelling and likeable characters even though cloud is aloof.

FinalFantasyFanatic141d ago (Edited 141d ago )

Probably was a mistake to play any of the golden era FFs first (e.g. FF6 through FF10), it makes it harder to enjoy some of the FFs that aren't as good. I think FF12 was where major issues with the series started becoming apparent, and it just got worse from there.

FinalFantasyFanatic141d ago (Edited 141d ago )

I didn't really care for it that much, the only saving grace was that it had a better story than 15 (overall it was better than 15) and possibly 12, and even then, you had to read some of it through primers, like reading a book. Plus the battle system was reasonably fun for what it was, even if it was more the spectacle that was exciting for me (e.g. summoning). And to be fair, the 13 trilogy got better with every games, I still don't like Snow though.

Gamingsince1981141d ago

Ff13 is only good if you haven't played a ff before, or any other games that are decent for that matter.

-Foxtrot141d ago

It is in fact no way the best Final Fantasy game, it's one of the worst

Linear corridors, Cutscene, Fight, Cutscene...rinse and repeat

Dialogue and characters are pretty bad, especially Lightning as the main FF hero, they literally said they tried to make a "Female Cloud" and they failed.

Story was pretty awful

I could go on

I think the only alright thing that came from the game was the music.

Elda140d ago

That's not a fact that's your personal opinion. The game sold 11 million copies between its 2009 release up until 2014 including critically reviewed as an 8 out of 10 or an 80 out of 100. The game does have some issues but it's not at all a fact as one of the worst FF games.

-Foxtrot140d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy140d ago

N4G commenters such as yourself aren't the majority. The game was well received.

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gold_drake143d ago (Edited 143d ago )

i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.

i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.

but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.

but i like 13-2 more :)

i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy

Eonjay141d ago

Xbox kinda did. Besides the video files of course which are still best on PS3 due to bluray.

Snookies12143d ago

XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!

Eonjay141d ago

Totally agree. FF 13 was okay but 13-2 is my favorite FF game ever.

shinoff2183143d ago (Edited 143d ago )

I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.

Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5

KillerB141d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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Interview: Making music with Masashi Hamauzu

Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."

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