Jump has finally revealed the long-awaited new look of the titular heroine of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII! Designed by Tetsuya Nomura, the new design takes Lightning’s look in a radical new direction. While this is Lightning’s default design for the game, keep in mind that she has several customizable outfits throughout the game. Here’s our first look!

Along with these lovely scans came a few new details about the world of Lightning Returns and what we can expect from the combat. It seems Lightning’s costume isn’t the only big change we can expect; as promised the gameplay in Lightning Returns seems to be a drastically different experience from its predecessors. Lightning can reportedly traverse the world freely both on the ground and vertically, leaping on top of terrain and even using some elements of stealth. The concept of the game is “The world’s last thirteen days”. The first trailer for the game is due to drop this week, so stay tuned for more.

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Source: ff-reunion