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Epic Final Fantasy XIII trailer, now with English subtitles

Square Enix has released a new epic seven minute long trailer for Final Fantasy XIII.

Out on December 17th in Japan, the hype is starting to rise around Final Fantasy XIII once again.

Following the Tokyo Games Show 2009, which also offered off-screen FFXIII gameplay footage featuring both Lightning and Snow, Square Enix has released a new trailer for the game.

Comprising of a full seven-minutes of unseen cutscenes and gameplay footage, the latest trailer is sure to excite.

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Caffo015343d ago

awesome trailer..but i think "arigato" means thank you..not i love you!

Zedux5343d ago (Edited 5343d ago )

epic? SE screwed FFXIII badly when they accepted M$'s money! Looking forward to Versus though!

techie5343d ago

Huh...Japan will see the exact same game whether it's coming to 360 or not.

3sq5343d ago

What a bunch of Emo-kids. By the way why did Snow pick an under-age girl as his girlfriend??? He looks like 25 and she 16. -__-'

Bodyboarder_VGamer5343d ago

Agree. The relation between Serah and Snow is kinda disturbing.

And Lightning's so f!%@$# annoying! She's nothing like Cloud... And she's stupid too... Worst lead character ever!

And let's not even talk about the bits of story that are found in the trailer, so cliché, everything's so cliché. It is like watching a trailer from a movie of Naruto because compared to the series, that it great! They always try to inject so much emotion into them that they tend to always ruin everything.

This is not Final Fantasy man... I hope that these bits are just one aspect of the story but I don't think so. Lightning seems to love her sister too much and she's doing everything for her. She even says that she is the way it is because of her sister. And the same with Snow actions... I hope this doesn't turns into a FFX-2 kind of situation...

techie5342d ago

Wonder how much of it is wrong then lol

Sprudling5342d ago

Better subtitles here:

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/...

Synced to the official version at the Japanese ff13 website.

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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."

Einhander1972145d 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.

Nyxus145d ago

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

Shane Kim144d ago (Edited 144d ago )

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

Elda144d 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_B143d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125144d ago (Edited 144d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic144d ago (Edited 144d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic144d ago (Edited 144d 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.

Gamingsince1981144d ago

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

-Foxtrot143d 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.

Elda143d 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.

-Foxtrot143d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy143d ago

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

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gold_drake145d ago (Edited 145d 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

Eonjay143d ago

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

Snookies12145d 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!

Eonjay143d ago

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

shinoff2183145d ago (Edited 145d 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

KillerB144d 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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