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Final Fantasy XIII-2 E3 Information Thread [Trailer, BioWare Storytelling, More]
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TheJollyCorner
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Kagari said:
when can we expect the interview, Kagari?
Not a bad first trailer, I definitely need to see more though. It looks like from the screens posted here Square is at least displaying that they're putting effort into making some new, better design decisions rather than treat this like a cheap cash in. I like the Noel guy, digging his design and voice actor. After being disappointed with XIII, I'm watching this one very carefully but I'm still on-board so far.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
How is it, Kagari? Does it have a better feel than the original game?Kagari said:
Or are you planning to do a write up later on?
RPGCrazied
Member
Did you get to ask the questions Kagari?
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Well, based on what's being said, it certainly sounds like they're not just releasing XIII with some new dungeons. This is sounding like a pretty different type of game to what this team has done in the past, which is very interesting.
Whogie
Member
"Time flows without pause"
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I can at least say I had fun with the first one, so I'll probably get this. They seemed to show a lot of friendly NPCs in the trailer, so that leaves me a little hopeful that they'll address some of the problems with the first game.
I wonder if this is an excuse for Square to use some of their unused content from the first game.
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I can at least say I had fun with the first one, so I'll probably get this. They seemed to show a lot of friendly NPCs in the trailer, so that leaves me a little hopeful that they'll address some of the problems with the first game.
I wonder if this is an excuse for Square to use some of their unused content from the first game.
rhfb said:
I liked XIII's
- Characters (Vanille could've worked with a better voice)
- Music
- Enemy design
- Environment art style
But the final boss needs to be something worthy of the FF name. I'm sick of these little measly bosses we've had to fight at the end of the game. X had it, XII and XIII as well. X-2 actually had a decent looking final boss, and XI had Shadowlord, Promathia, and more.
Also glad we FINALLY get gil for killing things again, as it should be. Hopefully with the lack of super high tech stuff on Pulse, there will be actual shops, and not online stores via save points.
http://wdl.square-enix.com/fabula/ff13-2/u8rdvprdnx_1280.f4v
e3 trailer download, it has jp subs, better quality.
e3 trailer download, it has jp subs, better quality.
ZephyrFate
Banned
Honestly, kinda looks like Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World HD. Male main character, female main character, monsters.
Kinda disappointed. Will probably buy it anyway.
Kinda disappointed. Will probably buy it anyway.
So...
-Level/area design that isn't a super repetitive line?
-We get Gil from all battles?
-Somewhat interesting addition to combat?
-We can recruit monsters (if it's anything like the monster capture system of FFX-2 International, I expect something awesome)?
-Enhanced monster encounter system?
Dammit, I'm kinda hyped. All I need to see is a Crystarium system and Weapon Upgrade system that don't suck.
-Level/area design that isn't a super repetitive line?
-We get Gil from all battles?
-Somewhat interesting addition to combat?
-We can recruit monsters (if it's anything like the monster capture system of FFX-2 International, I expect something awesome)?
-Enhanced monster encounter system?
Dammit, I'm kinda hyped. All I need to see is a Crystarium system and Weapon Upgrade system that don't suck.
Femmeworth
Banned
Vanille was just a badly written character. A better voice actress would have helped, but only so much.Teknoman said:
Hours Left
Member
My main concern has now shifted entirely to the amount of playable characters. I really don't want it to consist of just Serah and Noel with some random monsters.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
...I know. The QTE stuff is kind of odd for me, but I'm interested in what role it'll play. I hope the narrative doesn't get irritating after a while.Rpgmonkey said:
Against my better judgement, I'm getting a little hyped for this. I need to ground myself and try to be more realistic somehow.
darkhunger
Member
Lightning is playable too, see the trailer.Gunloc said:
DotNW was just a terrible game, and not just because of its party setup... It was far worse than the original in every way.ZephyrFate said:
This actually looks like it improves upon the original, so looking forward to it.
badcrumble
Member
The story's going to be shit, just like its predecessor; but shitty stories have hardly prevented past FF games from being fun. The battle system only needs a few tweaks to it; give me a good explorable world, better-differentiated characters, and a bunch of fun sidequests in addition to the main game and I'll be pleased as punch. Oh, and a leveling and weapon upgrade system that isn't literally "pour the points into the bucket until it's full."Seda said:
Leery about QTE and dialog choice - seems like focus-group-driven flailing about - but those features won't hurt the game, they just bespeak a possible lack of courage in direction.
Bel Marduk
Banned
He looks like a male Yuna.
BertramCooper
Banned
I do not want to play this game.
badcrumble
Member
Par for the FF course.Khezu said:
E3's not over.ULTROS! said:
Hours Left
Member
Yeah, I saw that. But it seems her parts will be separate, at least at the beginning.darkhunger said:
But even that isn't enough. FFXIII's small cast of playable characters was an issue for me, and I'm worried that this may have an even smaller group of party members. I'm probably getting ahead of myself, but not seeing any of the original main cast besides Lightning is a bit troublesome.
I'd really just like to see everyone return (though Hope can stay home), with some new characters added in. (And make Gadot and Lebreau permanent.)
But I'm actually feeling hopeful for the game, it's just that the selection of playable characters in an RPG is important to me.
RPGCrazied
Member
Noel is hot though at least. 
I hope he is over 18? if not I retract my statement. lol
I hope he is over 18? if not I retract my statement. lol
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Those are some stupid looking pants. My dad also thought Tidus's pants were stupid.
Definitely looks like a combo of FFX Yuna and Fang.
And Sora's hair, only if Sora had a shag or something.
I don't it'll hurt the game, but it just doesn't seem like SE has a clear cohesive product that has decided what type of game it wants to be. I really need to see more to be sure.
But dammit, I'm... I'm looking forward to it. Cautiously optimistic.
Definitely looks like a combo of FFX Yuna and Fang.
And Sora's hair, only if Sora had a shag or something.
Yes, they're kind of bothering me a little. It's like SE saw what was in current blockbuster games like ME, Uncharted, Heavy Rain, etc and decided to throw it all in there.badcrumble said:
I don't it'll hurt the game, but it just doesn't seem like SE has a clear cohesive product that has decided what type of game it wants to be. I really need to see more to be sure.
But dammit, I'm... I'm looking forward to it. Cautiously optimistic.
darkhunger
Member
Whatever it is they are doing, SE has been far too out-of-touch as of late, so its nice to see that they are actually learning about what their fans like to see in an FF game (i.e. being inspired by Call of Duty is not one of those things)...badcrumble said:
The site calls him a "seinen", so he's probably over 18. Older teens at the very least.RPGCrazied said:Noel is hot though at least.
I hope he is over 18? if not I retract my statement. lol
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Gunloc said:
This is just a single segment of the game, though. It's way too early to start presuming anything about the overall cast based on a short trailer from one portion of the game.
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