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Is this the Final Fantasy XIII North American box art?

RPG Land discusses what is still unconfirmed, eventually saying, "...Furthermore, it's sporting a T rating instead of RP, which again puts it in the minority. Does Play-Asia know something we don't? While one must always be cautious, these retail leaks of info and images have been slightly more reliable than usual, lately, so it seems worth considering, though we'll say again: it's far from official."

NateNater5304d ago

If this was the official box art for NA. I guess I would be ok with it. It looks pretty good. Its just a lot busier than the plain white box used in other countries, but there's nothing wrong with that.

RockmanII75304d ago

note the Spiderman text on the side

NateNater5304d ago

You may be right but keep in mind that Tekken 6 was just released with the "spiderman" art on the side too. Even though I believe I read somewhere that after Uncharted 2 all box art was supposed to have the new look.

iamtehpwn5304d ago (Edited 5304d ago )

Japanese PS3 box uses brand new PS3 slim style cover.
American box, therefore, would likely be similar due to the box production happening after the Japanese box.

TapiocaMilkTea5304d ago

It could be real. American box arts usually are a lot busier with a lot of emphasis on the main character.

RememberThe3575304d ago

They could have made this up before the change and they just haven't changed it yet.

I don't think it's real; not because of the PS3 logo but because every time a FF13 cover is "leaked" it's fake. If the cover ends up being this or something similar, I think it's would work just fine.

CaptainKratos5304d ago

that looks so poopie!!!ewwwwwww. are Graphic Design students working on this or what!?

ReservoirDog3165304d ago

That wouldn't be a bad one. And the spiderman text doesn't mean it's fake.

My NA copy of Demon's Souls that I got from Best Buy has it.

Sigh5304d ago (Edited 5304d ago )

see that's what I don't get. Most games still have the old spiderman font. Uncharted 2, EyePet and even Battlefield: Bad Company 2 are the only titles I can think of that sport the new ps3 cover. Anyone know if the new ps3 cover will be mandatory for all games?

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knifefight5304d ago

I'm kinda hoping for it. Simple yet nice. Not a fan of the JP cover.

theEnemy5304d ago

I think the JP boxart is plain boring.

;)

Ssxtreme365304d ago

in all honesty it could be a bit better but its still better than the jp cover. im willing to bet anyone with moderate Photoshop skills could put this together in less than......10 mins, no offense.

hopefully the official box art looks similar or better than this for the states

wildcat5304d ago

I doubt it, looks so boring

Delta5304d ago

I like this better than the Japanese version.

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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."

Einhander1972147d 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.

Nyxus147d ago

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

Shane Kim146d ago (Edited 146d ago )

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

Elda146d 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_B145d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125145d ago (Edited 145d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic145d ago (Edited 145d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic145d ago (Edited 145d 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.

Gamingsince1981145d ago

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

-Foxtrot145d 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.

Elda145d 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.

-Foxtrot145d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy144d ago

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

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gold_drake147d ago (Edited 147d 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

Eonjay145d ago

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

Snookies12147d 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!

Eonjay145d ago

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

shinoff2183147d ago (Edited 147d 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

KillerB146d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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