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Final Fantasy XIII in New Japanese PS3 TV Spot

FinalFantasy-XIII.net: For the third time, Sony is using Final Fantasy XIII to advertise the Playstation 3 in a TV Spot. This time it contains footage of the Pigtails Girl for about a second. Unfortunately it isn't anything new. The commercial also contains Little Big Planet and Resident Evil 5.

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Counter_ACT5656d ago

It's a PS3 TV Spot...it says that in the title.

LightningPS3PS35656d ago (Edited 5656d ago )

I think they figure that they can't loose in Japan against 360. And in the big picture, they aren't. The sales of both consoles are very small right now, and with a few moves like an anticipated game or a price cut the PS3 could be back on top in Japan.

Basicly Sony has neglected Japan in order to focus on other regions. I think from a gaming perspective the PS3 is doing great now. The only thing holding them back from "being all they can be" is that they're more expensive than 360.

FBl5656d ago

This makes perfect sense

aggh im on fire5656d ago

If its anything like the last FF's it won't be worth the wait. Mass Effect has raised the bar for these type of rpgs and FF seems stuck in the past now.

Danja5656d ago

I dont see how you can compare ME to FF but whatever floats ur boat man..

and FF12 was a great game but some ppl dont like change I guess.

Mass Effect hasn't raised ne bars sorry dude not when it had so many technical problems.

WKC will raise the bar !!

games4fun5656d ago

i disagree, mass effect is a shooter rpg and to be perfectly honest the whole genre of wrpg's although good dont interest me half as much as the jrpg's that are coming out (ff,Wkc).

I'll tell you why, the story is not there the interesting story just isn't the same when your playing a wrpg.

UltimateIdiot9115656d ago

Agree, very few or almost none of the WRPG interest me. The only one that caught my interest was Fable and KOTOR but other than those everything else was mehhhhhhhhhh. I guess it's the way WRPG's stories.

Sevir045656d ago

these Multiplatform RPGs onm there console first. they want sales to go up. they need new games for, new RPG games for the Console's home turf

Danja5656d ago

I agree , Sony needs to go back to being aggressive as they use to be back in the PS1 era .

Pain5656d ago

Its game Time and there slagging.

ultimolu5656d ago

Yes, Sony needs to fight fire with fire. Stop letting Microsoft take the lead.

I know they can do better than this in Japan.

DevastationEve5656d ago

they just didn't have much competition. Saturn tanked from the get go (despite being home to many of many favorite games), and n64 was Nintendo trying to hold on to its cartridge based roots (quite literally) in a new era.

Danja5656d ago

if your gonna tell me that Sony wasn't aggressive with the PS1 then thats just FUD , they were the new kid on the block , they had to try twice as hard as Nintendo to convince devs to develop games for there systems much less secure 3rd party exclusives...

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games4fun5656d ago

Sony is able to have the game exclusive for japan then they will have ridiculous sales from it, i almost feel as if Sony only cared about keeping it exclusive in Japan knowing how well it does.

heyheyhey5656d ago

i doubt they only valued it's exclusivity in Japan.. an exclusive FF game would help them world-wide, even in America

still though, their exclusive 2009 line-up is looking epic and certainly makes up for the loss of FF13

see the thing is, the FF fans that are looking to buy a next-gen console to play the game (and that is quite a few) will still prefer the PS3 as you still get the best FF experience with an extra FF game and timed exclusivity if you can import... also there's the possibility of an FF7 remake heading to the PS3

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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."

Einhander1972128d 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.

Nyxus128d ago

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

Shane Kim127d ago (Edited 127d ago )

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

Elda126d 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_B126d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125126d ago (Edited 126d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic126d ago (Edited 126d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic126d ago (Edited 126d 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.

Gamingsince1981126d ago

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

-Foxtrot126d 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.

Elda126d 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.

-Foxtrot125d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy125d ago

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

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gold_drake128d ago (Edited 128d 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

Eonjay126d ago

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

Snookies12128d 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!

Eonjay126d ago

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

shinoff2183128d ago (Edited 128d 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

KillerB127d 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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