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Final Fantasy XIII Screens Give Hope and Vanille

SCRAWL: "Eighteen new screenshots of Square Enix's upcoming role-playing game, Final Fantasy XIII, have been released today. The new high-definition shots display a lot of Hope and Vanille, showing them in cut-scenes and in battle. They seem to have some sort of relationship with each other, although I'm not quite sure what it is."

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masterofpwnage5381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

ffv13
i was more exited for that game then ff13, sinse the first time i saw both of them.
what happen to that game, but that looks dope

edit
umm what are you talking, why do you sound like i was down playing this game. i still like this game. im no fanboy i hate them especially 360 fanboys. i was just saying how i liked versus better and was wondering where it was and actually your wrong agian, ff 13 looks like any other ff game, imean the main looks like Yuna kinda, while ffv13 went to a more darker and mature game, with a way different gameplay from any other ff game, well from wat the devs said. So if you want to talk about generic then ff13 is the one more generic.

and to tell you the truth both games are doing something new to the ff series so stfu and stop acting like a douche

Natsu X FairyTail5381d ago

I dont like the way Final Fantasy XIII versus is coming out at the moment.

The characters are so generic and the main guy looks like Zach and he looks like Cloud and that's not original.

XIII took another path with more original characters like the Black guy with a baby Chocobo on his head and the leading Female character.

and last time I checked a gameplay video of Final Fantasy everybody was like yeahhhhh looks tight as hell and now because you saw those CGI screens that arent even confirmed to be the new build you guys are like meh meh.

smh

Jmlopezbr5381d ago

@ 1.1 But you can easily compare FFXIII to FFVII... so not as original. I am hyped for both Versus and XIII and probably more so for FFXIII because it is coming out sooner. Both will be great, and of course Versus will look better because it is coming out later and SE will have experience with Crystal Tools and the PS3

Nitrowolf25381d ago

@1.2 i can't wait for that game either
@1 i think versus will be better. ibh i had little interest in ff13 even b4 it went multiplat. The reason why im looking forward to versus more was one im expecting something like ff7 versus, and to it seem like a bit of a darker setting

masterofpwnage5381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

xdf at its best
i bet you if this wasnt even going to the 360 you guys wouldnt be so hyped for it. i bet some of you are not even gnna buy it your just exited because its on the 360. ha
if thats true get a life guy

oh and the in game screens does look really nice for jrpg.
could be better though.

SaberEdge5381d ago

It looks really great. I am looking forward to this game more than the past few Final Fantasy games.

ABizzel15381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

@ 1.1
I get what your saying, but I have to say FF13 vs. seems much more interesting to me than FF13. I for one enjoy partaking in the action, so FF13 vs. combat system gives it a huge edge over FF13 in my book. I mean I don't mind selecting my attacks and watching my character whoop @$$, but I'd rather be whooping that @$$ myself :)

But anywho on to what I was about to say. The bad screens we've been seeing make me believe even more that they are from the 360 version, or that Square used CG everything when they were showing off FF13, because these look amazing.

Dragun6195381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

@ Natsu

Dude, the reason why many people are more interested in Final Fantasy Versus XIII, is because it gives off a more darker epic feeling. I mean have you seen the trailer? Man, First time I saw that trailer, I was like this is Badass. The music alone made feel that this was gonna be epic. It gave me the vibe i felt when saw the FF8 Intro.

Nomura has stated that the game will opt for a darker, bleaker world that is intended to counter previous Final Fantasy installments.
In formulating a realistic world, Nomura has also stated that he wants the characters to be "believable" and thus realistic.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com...

Info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Final Fantasy XIII Versus Theme Song "Somnus"
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Final Fantasy XIII looks great whether its CGI or Gameplay but If I had to choose one out of the two, I would definitely chose Versus.

Reibooi5381d ago

I have to say these screens are gorgeous. It really makes me more confident about the game after the recent screenshot controversy we have seen going around. It makes me think that perhaps the game will live up to our expectations and that square is just still in the process of polishing the game as best they can.

coolirisGB5381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

Only a PS3 fanboy would say that because most people know who's destroying gaming and they are not 360 fanboys.

I'm getting sick of all these speculation stories about pics from the PC build, PC CGI, PC ingame and all the Console, build, console CGI, Console ingame being mixed up and used to attack the 360 or to call out SE. http://play60gamer.wordpres...

NeoCloud5381d ago

No You cant have Vanille she's mine, get away from her Hope, You little Emo kid.Just kiddin, but FF games have always done this, High-Quality graphics for cut-scenes and Low-Quality for the in-game stuffs like battles, exploration etc.

PS. I am sure Vanille and Hope have a brother sister relationship[I Hope].

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Ninji5381d ago

Final Fantasy XIII Screens Give Disappointment and Mediocrity

Natsu X FairyTail5381d ago

Sad for you because It looks better than White knight Chronicles In Pictures and In Motion.

picture

http://scrawlfx.com/gallery...

Video

http://www.gametrailers.com...

Nitrowolf25381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

why did you just compare this to white knight? no one mention whit knight

@below
FF13 having online didn't cross my mind. i guess they have to release a whole new game just to include it

masterofpwnage5381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

yea your right it does look better but not that much and also just look at whitekight its probably longer and has more features like.
more weapons
online
a bigger world
character creations
etc
imean shiit
if ff13 had all of that do you think it will still look like that. imean look at it now ff13 got downgraded just by trying to port it to da 360.

here is some video
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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

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

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

rukia_chan5381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

i cant wait for ffversus imo!

NaiNaiNai5381d ago

Because you guys Say WKC is gona kick SE's FF13, in every WKC thread. but when you post pictures of the two together you see how bad WKC really looks.

http://scrawlfx.com/wp-cont...
WKC

http://www.uffsite.net/imag...
FF13 *the so called downgraded versio*

If you say WKC looks better your a blind fanboy...

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Jmlopezbr5381d ago

These screens look great! For the people who have all said it would be downgraded look at those screens.

I can't wait to play this game.

cyclindk5381d ago

DID you look at them ALL?!

The cutscene shots, which it seems like they are insinuating are "in-game" look ten times better than the gameplay screens:

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Cutscene

http://scrawlfx.com/gallery...

In-Game

http://scrawlfx.com/gallery...

Cutscene

http://scrawlfx.com/gallery...

In-Game

http://scrawlfx.com/gallery...

foxtheory5381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

If this is what the game will look like as a finished product, then I don't see why people are complaining. It's shaping up to be a great game, and I'm definitely looking forward to it with an optimistic frame of mind.

Natsu X FairyTail5381d ago

In game graphics looks great and I dont see why people would complain about CGI when you wont be playing "cut scenes"

their just jumped in the wagon to say " X360 gimped the game" obviously.

GUNS N SWORDS5381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

i don't think it looks bad at all either.

i'm guessing it's the sheer thought of it going multiplat that everything they see becomes crap. (it's like they saw someone take a bite of their food and received it back, it's still the same food but now that someone else got to enjoy it they lost interest in it)

i don't know why it's come down to this,

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

it's dumb, and every time i see this vid i crack up, the man is in his late 20's.

Jmlopezbr5381d ago (Edited 5381d ago )

Yes I did, and if you didn't know, SE does use different models for their stuff. The gameplay would have always looked as it does. If you disagree go look up the gameplay for the demo and they looked great

Edit: @ below: Yeah the confusion from the different builds does get pretty annoying. Most of the time you can tell.

I actually started playing FFs from XIII, because I found videos on it and then I started playing the older FFs. XII was good and I loved it, but its story was where it failed. So here's hoping that XIII doesn't follow suite.

cyclindk5381d ago

I get what you're saying, but I think this is what so much of the confusion is about, what models are being used and when (high poly or low poly) and which screens are from cut-scenes or in-game and so on.

That's all, not trying to be antagonistic; personally I've only ever played ONE FF game, XII I believe, and it was for about two minutes because I never played and RPG before then, but if I were to get into FF this would be the one I would start with.

Bereaver5381d ago

Those ground textures look HORRIBLE.....

Jeeeeeeeze!

EDIT : In the outside fight.

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topdawg1225381d ago

Old build looks better, thanks for the downgrade Xbots!

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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."

Einhander1972127d 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.

Nyxus127d ago

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

Shane Kim126d ago (Edited 126d 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.

Elda125d 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_drake127d ago (Edited 127d 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.

Snookies12127d 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.

shinoff2183127d ago (Edited 127d 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

KillerB126d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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Interview: Making music with Masashi Hamauzu

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