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No DLC for Final Fantasy XIII

Square-Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase has told that no downloadable content for the game Final Fantasy XIII is planned. The man thinks the final release of the game, in 2009 (Japan), will be the complete launch. No DLC is needed to complete the game and to add more to the launch version. Kitase tells the launch has to be perfect, and that will not be the case when extra DLC is needed to realize that.

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madmonkey05594d ago

i think this new tradition of having DLC as a must is getting out of hand. what happened to the good old days when you bought a game and just enjoyed it for wat it was.
having DLC on some games is fun but it shouldnt me a main point for developers to focus on.

CloudsEnd5594d ago

Jup. +1 Bubble because you said what i think.

jadenkorri5594d ago

its quite annoying when you buy a game for a certain console then the other offers dlc only on theirs, if it continues, then both consoles will offer exclusive dlc, its going to be hard on us along with the devs, yes i loved the good ol days of buying a game and that was that.

bbelly9320_5594d ago

The series has never needed DLC before, and I see no point in adding it now.

iamtehpwn5594d ago (Edited 5594d ago )

I still want new Boss fights and New Dungeons to explore, similar to that of Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix.

Sarcasm5594d ago

"Final Fantasy XIII is a massive single-player RPG."

That certainly didn't stop massive single-player games like Fallout 3, Fable 2, Bioshock, GTA IV etc. etc. from having DLC.

INehalemEXI5594d ago

World Wide Simultaneous...anything else is just meh.

Doppy5594d ago

I think DLC is good if it adds more to the game rather than a couple of new levels. Burnout Paradise is the leading example of what DLC should be.

Legionaire20055594d ago (Edited 5594d ago )

cause the Wii doesn't have DLC.

Edit: The Wii also doesn't have patches too man. What is this GHWT your taking about? You below me.

NaiNaiNai5594d ago

actually legion, GHWT has DLC on it. and i think there are more games that are going to be doing it.
-nai-

Lifendz5594d ago

if it's not content that should've been in the game in the first placae (e.g. Tomb Raider). And I find it hard to believe that Square won't have DLC when they were so scared that they wouldn't recoup what they spent to make the game that they made it multi-plat. Expect DLC for this within at least a year after launch.

gaffyh5594d ago

@legion - Guitar Hero World Tour.

On topic - good thing that this doesn't have DLC, I hate it when devs make content that you have to pay for to get good stuff in the game. Especially with RPGs, it's always a really awesome item or area that usually has achievements attached to it aswell. Also no DLC = they can get to work on Versus XII and get that out ASAP aswell.

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Raoh5594d ago

i hate DLC. i dont mind an expansion pack here and there but dlc is worthless.

same with yearly releases of games. world at war was a waste. it would have been better to make a an expansion pack for COD4

Dir_en_grey5594d ago

Good thing that Square-Enix isn't going the Scamco-Bandai route.

_Q_5594d ago

Most RPG (good ones) don't need any of that crap anyway.

Nathan Drake5594d ago

Usually Microsoft pay for exclusive DLC on Multiplats

ukilnme5594d ago

DLC should never be required to get a complete game experience. DLC as an expansion is not bad though.

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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."

Einhander1972118d 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.

Nyxus118d ago

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

Shane Kim116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

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

Elda116d 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_B116d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125116d ago (Edited 116d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic116d ago (Edited 116d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic116d ago (Edited 116d 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.

Gamingsince1981116d ago

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

-Foxtrot116d 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.

Elda115d 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.

-Foxtrot115d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy115d ago

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

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gold_drake118d ago (Edited 118d 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

Eonjay116d ago

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

Snookies12118d 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!

Eonjay116d ago

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

shinoff2183118d ago (Edited 118d 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

KillerB116d 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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