Final Fantasy XIII Update

Companies need to stop doing countdowns. I've completely stopped caring about them and end up forgetting about it.

i love it !!! i am a major fan of ff ^^ i have every game myself lol and i cant w8 for the next 2 releases ^^ love the video ^^

i havent played much FF either, apart from 7 and 10, and a couple of the orginals. i think i prefer a more dynamic playing system like the new versions, where you get to run around freely and attack from different angles, instead of the old one position run back and forth attack style. hope it turns out good

Thumbs up.

I wasn't a fan of Final Fantasy when I first played it on SNES, but I got back into it after FF VIII. Even went back and played through all the FF I could get my hands on. Oddly enough I was a fan of Squaresoft (now Square-Enix) because of Secret of Mana; which was my first RPG and what introduced me to Square.

After seeing this trailer and the trailer for Versus, I feel both games will certainly keep me entertained for many hours ^^;

For me Final Fantasy died at FFX. It lost its magic ever since.

Looks awesome. The battle engine in particular looks like the best one the series has seen since the SNES days. Hopefully the battle engine actually plays as good as it looks though.

looks like they make use of that battle system developed on last ramnet, or last ramnet is just a benchmark for it? :P

Thumbs up for the moment
I only played FF8 because i never owned a Sony machine (i borrowed a friend's PS for the 8) and wasn't interested in the genre when the franchise was on Nintendo machines.
I did the 8th because i liked the kind of world and atmosphere it had
For the moment, the 13th also gives me this feeling

I only played FFVIII way back on the PC. I was never too inversed in the art of playing role playing games that are turn based so I naturally sucked at it. Nonetheless, I did admire the FF games for many elements such as art, characters, unique universes and many other things. Aside from that though... I never did own a Playstation 1 or 2 so naturally, I couldn't play any of the other games despite wanting to... I actually like what I'm seeing for FFXIII at the moment though. As for whether I will play this or not... depends mainly on financial situation and time.

Can't wait. My fave so far was FF12 and I absolutely loved FF11.

sold

Thumbs up for this and Thumbs down for 2010 release
Hopefully english voice actors dont suck as well cuz the Japanese ones seem pretty fitting.

Thumbs up to the heavens!

I've played Final Fantasy since the NES days.
The last one that I truly loved was Final Fantasy 6 on the SNES. 9 out of 10.

While everyone seems to liked FF7 a lot, I'd give it about a 7.75 out of 10.
Then the tone/style shifted dramatically with FF8 and what was the beginning
of the decline(IMO). FF9 was a slight redemption, but FF10 was beyond hope
to me. I avoided FF11 and did not even finish FF12. I don't hold out much
hope for me liking FF13.

But as much as I hate the current style of Final Fantasy, it is only one of two
game series that I will give up hard earned cash for. The other being anything
anything with Satoshi Urushihara's artwork. ^_______^

So like a moth to the flame, I will still buy and play FF13 regardless of
how much crap I think is in the game. :(

When it comes out here, I plan on buying it with a PS3. I hope there's a bundle or something like what they did for MGS4.

Always have been a fan of FF series (except for the strategy ones) ever since playing FF7. I've played FF3, and FF7-9. Looks really good atm but having to wait til 2010 kinda just kicks you in the .... but I guess in the meantime I can catch up w/ the rest of games in the series.

Is it just me or Sakamoto Maaya voicing Lighting? and the other softer voice, Fukui Yukari? If so, its the return of nono & onee-sama. =D

Dont you mean FF XIII OP?

Meh, ill buy the game at release, but Im not that hyped. Im anticipating Versus much more than this game

Woah, I have a better opinion on XIII now.
The trailer is awesome! And the battle system rocks!
Speaking of battle system, they really need to show Versus's gameplay next ^_^

the gameplay looks very similar to StarOcean:Till the end of time, with the Free Action movement which is fluid unlike FFXII which relied on the action gauge.

id I just recognize a lot of voices....

I don't care as long as it's released on PC. ^^

oh damn this is awesome, can't wait for the actual release, gonna get the ps3 one for the max graphics and all.

I want that game so bad. It'll be my first FF though, but by the looks of it, about time I got into it ^^. I just hope that I'll be able to select JP language like in Ninja Gaiden 2, or that the JP version is not region locked for a change so I can import it.

I generally have favorable opinions regarding Final Fantasy, but this trailer did nothing for me. I'll play this when it comes out, but my expectations are going to be low. Maybe they'll go up if they release more in depth info about the Combat system and story.

'Till then...I'll say "Meh, Give me my Star Ocean: The Last Hope."

I'm impressed with the battle system. Its a huge improvement. Plus, the graphics look amazing! Not sure about the story or some of the characters yet. haha won't know about that until I actually play the game which isn't anytime soon. >:|

Looks fantastic but not sure what to make of the battle system.

it looks good.. i just hope the story gets me addicted, i liked all the FF stories but FF8 and FF12 stories never got me interested like all the other FF games ^-^ don't know why i know these games have quite a few fans specially fans of FF8.

o.0 wow that was awesome i need to get a ps3 fast!

i been playing since the first one XD the jap versions and US alike and all i can say is WHERES MY FF!! XD

Thunbs up..for now

well to be honest the battle system is looks too confusing from here... but looks really exiting ... two thumbs up for me!

I love few genres
RPG - e.g. Final Fantasies
RTS - e.g. StarCraft / Age of Empires
Battle - e.g. Tekken/Soul Calibur
Action - e.g. God Hand/Devil may Cry/God of War

But the true passion surely moves to RTS...

I like all genres really, as long as it's a good game I'm cool with it. Though I really prefer arcade style games since they deliver a lot of action and gameplay in a short period of time.

I still like RPGs best, but sadly I've been getting sleepy and sleepier as I play them (doesn't help that I play it starting at midnight), maybe I'm just getting older. I am looking forward to this Final Fantasy now that they show the gameplay. I wasn't very excited about it before. I still have another year to go though... maybe I'll go finish FFVII, X, X-2 and XII first ^^;

Cool! It made it to Danny's news!
It is an honor. ^^

...wow.

yess rpg
well, eroge and fps aint bad either :D

thumbs up for me!
But 2 thumbs up for me once i take a glimpse of XIII versus gameplay....^_^

I'm a big big fan of FF. Played each and every FF game from SNES, GBA, PSX, the rest emulated (even the PC chocobo world :P). I've just (well, 1 year now) bought PS2 and player FFX, FFX2, FFXII, but PS3 is out of my reach.
I suffered pains being unable to pay PS2 FF games, until I finally got one. Now it'll be the same... wait some years to afford a PS3...

Until then, I'll cry when watching the videos...

300% thumbs up, the graphics are awesome, but I want to see more and more of the gameplay :S

I cant wait for FF13 to come out. I have the Advent Children Blu-ray that comes with the trail reserved already April cant come soon enough!

Square-Enix are so awesome, i love their games and i cant wait till Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Noctis looks so awesome and he's so powerful. him versus sephiroth would be awsome ^_^

It's very technically accomplished of course, but I prefer Final Fantasy games to take place in more traditional fantasy worlds. I miss the black mages, dragons, countryside and giant airships. FF9 was one of my favourite FFs because of the world in which it was set. Now FF is full of emo androgynous teenagers who all look identical to each other shooting people in sci-fi shiny worlds. It's just not that appealing anymore.

Role playing & simulation games here. For some unknown reason to me 1st person shooters make me very dizzy and sick. I loved FF10 but am going away from game machines now since I have more than I have finished and no TV to play them on (its being used for what I watch).

Been a fan of FF since FF7 on the PS1 but I never loved it like the rest until FF8, which had character design, style and battle system gameplay more to my liking. Although I didn't like Squall as a lead character much as I found him too cold and lacks charm at times.

Finished FF7, FF8 and FFX but only got started with FF12 and lost interest / had no time.

My favourite genre would have to be fighting and 2D platforms. I like old school side scrolling beat'em ups like Final Fight, Streets of Rage, etc. as well as 2D fighting games like Street Fighter, Samurai Shodown, Marvel vs Capcom and KOF (how good does KOFXII look?!?). I love old school 2D platforms like Strider (tough) and Super Ghouls & Ghost (even tougher). Only 2D platform game I ever fully finished was Castle of Illusion on the Megadrive! :P

Looking good. Finally there is more footage of the combat system, though it seems like it has been toned down. The first trailers released showed the battles to be on a larger scale and it seems more fluid and such...this battle system seems kind of linear and restricting, still fluid just many of the original elements have been removed; guess it's to be expected. Maybe it's just me and expecting something really awesome from a Final Fantasy on next gen. consoles. Either way, I am still looking forward to this game and its spin-offs. Hopefully the story will be great as well.

So psyched that it's coming to the 360. The battle system looks amazing. I can't wait!

lol I prefer all of them! hehe There's always at least a few good titles in every genre.

Looking forward to the games. I would buy FF13 and Versus.

So far I've played VII, VIII, IX, X, X-2.
Never liked the look of 12 for some reason.

Genres, I have to say:
~ shoot em' ups
~ RPGs
~ Action
~ Adventure

I tend to play RPGs more than the other genres out there. I also play shooters, strategy, rhythm, platform, and some fighting. I dislike sport games D:

Looks like a revamped story of FF7 with Fem-Cloud.
Well, FF's storyline is usually like this ;)

So far I've played FFI, II, IV, V, VI, and VII.

Graphics looks FABULOOUUSS!

Hmm, the battle system certainly looks interesting. Hope it's a good departure from their normal systems (which I like, don't get me wrong. But I'm open to new things~!)

Looks awesome, what does games like Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden fall under?...my brain not working to well at the moment...

Used to like the FF series and JRPGs on consoles, but turned to the dark side on PCs and now favour FPS, RTS, mech-sims (MechWarrior series) and RTS games for PC.

Glad i changed platforms & game-types, though i usually get nostalgic over some games over the SNES.

I checked RPG, but I can't get to like these 3D thingies. What is the point? Looking like a movie? Movies are so 20th Century. And in the 20th Century, games were 2D :)

I enjoy so many of them I can't decide X_X

Actually, I like RPG, FPS and strategy

I'm a bit of a mixture myself.

I like FPS for the most obvious of reasons! I like the feeling of being able to kill someone from a distance. It makes you feel like your omnipotent! O_o

I like strategy games because it makes you feel like God. Your units will always be loyal to you and will never question your orders, even if you put them in a suicidal situation. PLUS some strategy games have superweapons, a power that will surely make anyone power hungry!

I like RPG games because these enable me to be in someone's shoes. It makes me be in a situation I can never be in in real life. Also, it's like reading a novel at the same time. I also like the cutscenes and special powers in RPG games.

I also like sims, especially aircraft simulations. It's sorta fulfilling my dream in becoming a pilot.

This trailer almost made me cry due to excess AWESOME + WIN.

Final Fantasy XIII will be great, but we're going to have to wait a whole lot longer because of Xbox compatibility... Maybe with this game we'll finally find out which console really is better since this game for once is being made for PS and converted to 360 instead of the usual other way around.

Played every single FF in the main (numeral) series (except for XI) and a few non-numerals and it's one of my favourite franchises.

I enjoy playing RPG's, JRPG's, Racing games (dori-dori!! xD), Mecha-related games and right now i'm glued on Skate 2.

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I hope this is the last FF they decide to make, it got pretty damn boring and I have enough of FF already. I doubt it I'll ever play this one.

I like shooters, action, free-roam, J-RPGs, and racing games. Almost a bit of everything except for music and sports games. My favorite games are ones based off an anime, ones that Namco Bandai publish. I had more Namco Bandai game on my PS2 than any other game, I am hoping for a similar thing on the PS3 and not a shooter fest on my PS3. I am looking forward to Final Fantasy XII and Versus XII whenever they decide to come to stores.

the video doesn't tell me much, have to actually play the game before making any judgments about it.

used to think that I;m an RPG Guy, although I try anything I can get my hand on right now. But yeah, love me an old school 2d :D

This game looks too awesome for words.
Now only if I had a PS3.

Looks amazing. >w<''

FF is definitely great.

But sadly I don't have a PS3. Would be more convenient if they had a PC version.

I enjoy my RPGs and hack and slash games. But lately no time for that.

Thinking of not getting the usual FFXIII although i have a Ps3..

Versus is ok..

Hate the "betrayal" by SE ~_~
( i am NOT a SONY fanboy, but the betrayal of FF is too much imo. Made Famous by SONY , and then available too on its biggest rival? >_> )

Lightning is so sexay!

Yeah FF13! It looks amazing!

I have been playing FF since the PS1 version, too bad did not have PS3, FF13 is such a cool game..

RPGs FTW!

Just finished watching it at Gametrailers and I have to say I'm impressed. When they released the 06' trailer for FF13 everyone was arguing whether the combat in it was truly gameplay footage or some fabricated CGI. But now it looks like it was gameplay all along. Thank god its coming out for the 360 as well because I have yet to buy a PS3.

Only thing that sucks is it comes out next year! When it was earlier promised it would come out this year =/

How is there not an action choice!? X_X

I had a love affair with RPGs for a decade but I don't know how I feel anymore.

i can't wait~
FFXIII is so gonna be phenomenal to the max!

I pretty much gave up on Square Enix. I am focusing more on Namco Bandai now, since they have Eternal Sonata and Dynasty Warriors: Gundam. Both are RPGs and not as hyped as Final Fantasy.

To be honest I'm a bit unimpressed, looks quite generic to me. I think I will still play it, but squareenix really really needs to start producing something with a more unique and creative direction - this trailer just looks like star wars mixed with some jin-roh(soldiers) mixed in with some generic mecha sci-fi + a dash of magic fantasy.

i liked the versus trailer more. but ff13 trailer was still good because we finally got to see more of ingame battles. im curious with the melee attacks. lots of juggling combos in the trailer

Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid are the best video game franchises on this planet

also "Lightning" (thats her name?) is the most beatiful girl of all FF games I think

I haven't played too many ff games. just 2, 10, and 12. I like RPG's but I'm an FPS and RTS kind of gamer. XD

Definitely want to play this when it comes out.
However, i want to see FFXIII Versus.
Only because the team that made Kingdom Hearts are working on it.
Yippie!

Lol at the poll. RPG is dominating every other genre. I love the FF series. T'was my first ever rpg and that's how I came to love RPG games. Its not much about the battle system or gameplay but more of the story for me.

FPS on PC, Action/RPG on console ^_^

What's going on?! I'm not an FF player (never owned any consoles) and this game doesn't look newbie-friendly or one that is easy to pick up. I think Chrono Trigger is much better.

My favorite RPG spot is shared by Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger!! After that Final Fantasy IV, X, Suikoden I+II, Chrono Cross, Kotor I+II, Mass Effect. All great titles.

I'll be getting this one, but my hopes aren't high. FF VII and VII were so-so to me, and XII lost my attention after a few hours. The change in battling and the removal of some of the classic content was enough to make me cry almost. But with Sakaguchi, Amano, and Uematsu having almost nothing to do with last titles was the final straw. No Uematsu means no Final Fantasy to me. Sadly their titles from Mistwalker were disappointing as well. Lost Odyysey was fun, but its' characters didn't pull me in, Blue Dragon was not my kinda game. The character design bugged me. I wish Sakaguchi had Uematsu owned the rights to their work and could take it away from the greedy corporate monster that Square-enix has become!!

I'm gonna buy me a PS3 to play this game just like when i got a PS2 specially for FFX.

saw this on kotaku the other day.
I will definitely get this game, but on the 360. I wouldn't indulge in fanboyism and invest in a ps3! never! oh and a new tv while i am at it ^^

The only genres I don't play are dancing and sports. But, probably my favorite genres...? Turn-based Strategy games, RPGs, and action games. Oh, and 2-D shooting! Thunderforce will always have a special place in my heart.

The trailer looks quite good... but personally have no patience to play RPGs... the last one I finished was Skies of Arcadia on the Dreamcast, many many moons ago... ^^

Would wish they would release it soon...but at least they are checking to make sure it is good..

FF7 all the way! Best there is and the best there ever will be!

I personally like FPS and RPG games. Lately I have become more and more of a fan of RPG games, even now waiting for the next Bioware RPG, The Dragon Age to come out:P

Don't really have the time anyore to play games but when i do play they tend to be FPS, think the only RPG ive ever played are FF7 and KOTOR.

I can't wait for this game to come out!!

I prefer any genre, but get most excited about rpgs.

I prefer RPGs but not that crappy J-RPG stuff. I'm talkin about the real shit, things like Morrowind, Gothic 1 and 2 (and it's inofficial successor Risen), Mass Effect, Star Wars KOTOR, Fallout (3) and of course Diablo.

Allow me to quote a certain someone to explain why I dislike J-RPGs so much:
"A major that turns me off JRPGs and a lot of games in general is when I don't feel that I as a player am contributing anything to the story. All I ever seem to do is wheel the character just from one wingy, boring dialogue to the next. Events driven by *their* actions, not mine. All I am is a little angry id who takes over for the combats, spending the rest of the time jumping up and down in the back of the main character's mind, yanking on nerve endings, trying to make him act like a pillock.

I'll show you what I mean. At one point in the second part of the game I was given the clue "30 + 74". Assuming your brain is located inside your skull and not your rectum, you can probably hazard that it adds up to 104, which was the pretentious name of a pretentious clothes shop near my starting location, but I couldn't actually go there because the street was closed off. It only opened after I went to another nearby location and sat through another dialogue-heavy cutscene in which I was bold-facedly told the answer to the puzzle.

This is *not* interactive storytelling, this is just reading. I know Japan has a very different culture to the west, but I will never understand why they like the visual-novel-style of games so much. The porno ones I can sort-of understand, at least there's the promise of titties to keep you motivated, but most of them play like choose-your-own-adventure books with half the pages ripped out, which kinda goes against the whole idea of gaming.

What I'm saying is that I like games where the story and gameplay go hand in hand, while in most JRPGs the story and gameplay are kept either side of a wrought-iron fence made of tigers."

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Definitely upgrading my computer when if FFXIII comes out on pc. I would like to say that lighting is hot!

looks epic, can't wait!

I hope this game is gonna top my favorite game ever, MGS4 ^^!

Impressive

i cant wait for this game

wheres the zoom zoom racing?

im in the mood of playing final fantasy again...

this is gonna be one awesome (looking) game.
can the hardware of ps3 and 360 really produce this much of stuff on the screen :P

I really love this blog because we can share our thoughts and views on the games .
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