GameSpot: Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer Impressions

GameSpot writes: "Since 2006, we've been shown very few trailers of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and as of now, there is very little information on the game itself and how it will play. We know it will be on the PlayStation 3, and it is set in the world of Final Fantasy XIII. Like Final Fantasy Agito XIII, it's part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII compilation. The most interesting piece of information that was revealed in the trailer at the 2010 Tokyo Game Show is that a Fabula Nova Crystallis conference is going to be held on January 11, 2011".

[Otheros00]

Square please release the trailer already!

[knightdarkbox]

Guys I hate to break it to you, but I have a feeling this will go multiplatform.

Also keep note that FFXIII has been recently given the Xbox 360 treatment in Japan, where Square Enix constantly said it'll be kept as an exclusive there. So...anything can happen I guess.

[Kurisu]

I'm definitely not getting my hopes up for PS3 exclusivity.

[HydraxFFx]

I don't give a shit if it goes to 360 as long as the PS3 version isn't held back.

[DrillaKid]

if it does go multiplatform it'll be 6 months-1 year after the initial ps3 release like Mass Effect2; i mean the ps3 version alone is taking forever and i dont think they have the time now to port it over.

[ico92]

mabey it will mabey it won't but what on earth does FFV13 multiplatform rumor have to do with this article ?

[A Cupcake for Gabe]

First of all knightdarkbox, you don't hate to break any bad PS3 news. Which is odd cause you never played FFXIII even on your 360.

Second, this game is designed with the PS3 in mind, the engine and technology is built around it. FFXIII had to be delayed to use a weaker more 360 friendly engine. Square is wasting their time, with the terrible sales of their 360 games. But MS pays so more power to them.

Third, Square is on their last limb. They have made such a sour taste in their mouth, this is the onlything that will redeem them is to put out a really well made PS3 game. Sorry but maybe next year when Halo is finally rested the 360 community will be finally ready to expand their minds into more creative genres. But until then, the JRPG can either go Wii/PSP/DS/PS3 or flop on the 360(minus Last Odysey which I belive was about 2mil total)

[Game-ur]

I think it was delayed to port to the 360

[iPad]

I don't really mind if it goes multiplatform.

As long as they don't cut anything from the game so the 360 can handle it(LOL) then I'm OK with it

[ReservoirDog316]

As long as it's good, who cares?

Really, I wouldn't shoot SE for making a great game these days, regardless of which platform it's on.

[Rybakov]

course they said it is gonna be multiplatform they just didn't say what system even tho there is only on other one

[DigitalAnalog]

Remember what Nomura said. It is NOT about the graphics but more amount of movement and things you can do in this game. I'm guessing content. FF7 was 3GB long and that was a PSX title. So I wouldn't be surprised if this used 40GB in this game (if he really wants to go ambitious) compared to the 12GB that is FFXIII when he dropped the project.

So you can kiss the multiplat goodbye since that would take more than 8 DVD's in total and NO company is going to do that. 1.2 million FFXIII sales on the 360 would definitely not guarantee such a demand.

-End statement

[rdgneoz3]

If it goes multiplat, I hope it doesn't get gimped so it fits on as few as possible disks for the 360. All the content cut from FF XIII...

[MadMan00]

I don't see why people even deny it won't be a Multi game I mean SE said the same thing about FFXIII and look at it now...

[vsr]

and xbox owners don't know about this gem,so they won't buy this. FFv13 will easily pass FF13 sales.

[mfwahwah]

FF XIII was never called a PS3 exclusive. They always worded it carefully.

FF V XIII has been called a PS3 exclusive world-wide, and Nomura has said he'd flip if he had to port it.

I don't care what people on the internet think. The odds of this staying exclusive are much better then most of you'd imagine. Just because FFXIII jumped ship does not mean this game will. It's asinine to base your presumptions off of that when there are other facts to consider.

[jackisgod]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...
the trailer

[DORMIN]

Fucking Squenix, what the hell!?!

Someone needs to find their email address and post it so everyone can spam them to release the HD trailer.
What the hell is the point of these trailers if your not going to show it to your fans?

[gtamike]

Taking down already

[Godmars290]

I am honestly sick and tired of them talking about, but not showing, their games. That it literally takes them months to release them to the public after they've been sowing them behind closed doors.

Not because they've become hopelessly full of themselves, though they have, but I'm now convinced its so they can change things if the game goes multiplatform. That they can lower the bar from what's it already been set at with current production.

[Kurisu]

I turned 16 a week after FFXIII and Versus were announced. I'm 20 now...21 next May. "Months to release them" is the understatement of the year!

[The Great Melon]

I was thinking the same thing as you. I was still in high school when they announced it and now I thinking about grad school. Square Enix should really wait to show stuff to the public and focus on publicizing things that will actually be released in a year.

[KiRBY3000]

sadly, I have to agree with that. :(

they dont wanna show the game's awesomeness because they dont know if they will be able to keep the same level of awesomeness if it goes multiplatform with both versions having to be on par.

[ThanatosDMC]

That sucks if they go multiplat again.

[Unicron]

SE has become quite the joke. Pity.

[-Ikon-]

Dude I dont care what Square does. All that matters to me is I KNOW Tetsuya Nomura WILL DELIVER hes a GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!

[Game-ur]

But Wada is on his ass, the Genius will be corrupted.

[skynidas]

I want to see that trailer. Stupid Square Enix.

[DrillaKid]

Is this the same trailer that was supposed "to make us shake"?

[Kurisu]

Maybe we'll get to see it in January. http://www.beyondvanadiel.c...

[Homicide]

"There was nothing else onscreen that would give us any clues as to how this game is set up other than it looks to be a 3D action game."

OMG...we knew this for years. And the young man with short black hair is Noctis.

It looks like it won't be released for another two years.

[ForzaGT]

a least its still a ps3 exclusive

[Natsu89]

let's hope so, if not... everyone knows what happened to FF XIII ...

[Kurisu]

We don't know that for definite. We just have to assume...

[oldjadedgamer]

Who really cares anymore? I can't feel any excitement for SE anymore.

[Game-ur]

or Crapcom or Namco, Sega seem good all of a sudden.

And let's hope the corporate shakeup doesn't screw Atlus

[skynidas]

Lets hope.

[Natsu89]

SE sucks! i want Squaresoft back!

[webeblazing]

im startin to hate SE. its funny they try and hide every game they make but all their games this gen was from A$$ to Avg. lol yall so perfect SE yall been raising the bar since... since........ since?????

[Sigh]

Great we have to look forward to it at another conference in January. But then I wouldn't be surprised if they don't show sh*t to the public the day they have their own fancy Square Enix Conference. ARGHHH

[hazelamy]

i don't want impressions, i wanna see for myself.
i'm the one who's thinking about buying the game at some point let me bloody see it.

[skynidas]

Square Enix doesnt think about that.

[Lazy_Gamer]

I'd rather call it: FF Versus Xiii dissapointments. Which are many! Seriously they're working on many projects which prevents them from focussing their work on a certain game and this game could redeem the whole series after the poor performance and entries for SE this gen. Square Evil are just pathetic!Totally niglecting their fanbase ( especially the western fans ) and focus so hard on gaining profit and milking their franchises _ or rather killing them - with new titles announced so frequently and it won't be too long before they come with more dissapointing news for their fans or any gamer interested in a specific game they're developing. SE is the #1 nominee for upsetting gamers this gen. I think Wada is competing with Kotick in some kind of evil olympics along with other money-hungry evil competetors fighting for the top prize. Wow SE ... just wow even all these words I wrote don't do you justice.

[GigaGaia]

The game is being developped with the PS3 in mind, so it will be released worldwide on PS3 exclusively. If there is a 360 version, it will be a poor mediocre port made from the already released PS3 version. We all know what happen to jRPG that are ported on the 360 in japan, they just remain there.

So no offense to anyone with a 360 in NA hoping to play the inferior port that may never come out anyway, but either this remain ps3 exclusive or it get ported like a year later to 360, with bad graphics, a minimum of 3 discs and no additional content and it will remain japan exclusive anyway. So no matter what, the people with the 360 in North America won't ever play this.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I'm tired of it.

This is really getting old.

[skynidas]

It is.

[bustamove]

And Square continues to disappoint.

It goes multiplatform, I'm not buying it. I don't want a summary Square. I want to see a trailer. A FREAKING TRAILER. Throw a bone already.

[yogaflame]

as long as it is not downgraded like ff13 i will be happy

[Knuxxx]

I was intrigued when I first saw it, but do they expect me to be excited for jan 2011 for the Fabula Nova Crystallis conference when that should've been at E3 2010?? by then I want a gameplay video or at LEAST a demo

[Legendary-Status]

(2 the people Expecting 2 see more)Now I know why they did show the game in-close theater so everyone want complain...if you where expecting to C Noctics or how ever his name is spelled.. do all those thing's from the 1st trailer like stop a rocket.. crack someone's neck.. shoot the machine gun.. put up a force field..turn his eyes red...all those things... well that's not what your going to C... not saying he cant do all those things N the game... IM 100% HE CAN...But... this was just a show-case that's all... it's look's Great...Im Expecting Big thing's from this Title...