Characters in battle

[iv4nsbc]

I don't know if anyone notice this too ...

But in this screenshot, the new character (Sazh Whatever) appears in the background of the scene(just above the "7" damage indicator). This could be the "cinematic style" of battle or depending on wich command you put, the party surrounds the enemy and gain bonus for flanking ... Just to think, this could be ...
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/media/scans/famitsu/screenshots/04.jpg

Sorry by the hellish english, I'm from Brazil ...

[Saki Im]

Woah, thats pretty neat.

[Nex]

Haha, I can't believe no one noticed one of the new main characters was in the background of one of the old shots. That pics almost a month old and nobody noticed. XD

But Sazh isn't in the party in that battle. I don't know why he's standing there, but he isn't actually with Lightning (his name isn't in the menu). Maybe he's like a guest character at the time?

[Saki Im]

^ just because you cant see his name doesn't mean he's not in the party. They did say when each character plays their turn the camera follows them which probably means they have their own menu!

[byoushinn]

^ just because you cant see his name doesn't mean he's not in the party. They did say when each character plays their turn the camera follows them which probably means they have their own menu!

todays scans have both Lightnings and Sazh's name in the same menu

[Saki Im]

todays scans have both Lightnings and Sazh's name in the same menu

Its probably because they were standing next to each other, idk!

[BlankChocobo]

It's probably because SE didn't want to make it obvious.

Like Caelum on the license plate in Versus, and how they added static to the radio track to fuzz out his name so it was hard to hear.

Now we all get to go "DOH WTF"

That makes me laugh though XD

[iv4nsbc]

Yeah, you know ... Some magazines pay the publishers to bring some news to the crowd ... This is very common in the gaming magazine world (didn't everyone just die to put the hands on the [put your magazine here] which has the breaking news on FFXIII?)...

Guessing futher on the battle scheme ...

When two or more characters are in the same "scene" or battle, both names could appear in the menu abling them to perform attacks together or combine moves on the same "input bar"(This could be awesome).

When someone appears alone in the "scene". this could be some kind of "Bring it on" mode whe she/he does all de job.

And Nex, if you pay attention in the screenshots when Sazh fight alongside Lightning, they are in the same enviroment of the screenshot from my post, which may indicate the same scenario or time in the game. ;)

[BlankChocobo]

Lol... Byoushinn just reminded me that Sazh WAS in Jump Festa, and I had mistaken him for another character (a generic one) seen earlier in the trailer. ~___~;

*fail*

[Nex]

It'd be weird if they cut out Sazh's name just to hide him. Why not just show a different image? Oh well, it's a possiblity.

But I still think he's like a bystander or something in that battle.

And Nex, if you pay attention in the screenshots when Sazh fight alongside Lightning, they are in the same enviroment of the screenshot from my post, which may indicate the same scenario or time in the game.

Yeah I know, every picture or gameplay we've seen so far has been taken from that segment, and it's supposed to be right at the start (which V-Jump said was when Sazh joins her).

[NikDK]

Maybe he is being rescued by her? and is standing in the background because he was being hold up?

[BlankChocobo]

Yeah I know, every picture or gameplay we've seen so far has been taken from that segment, and it's supposed to be right at the start (which V-Jump said was when Sazh joins her).


Really? It's from the start? I missed that too... *double fail*

Where did we hear about that setting being in the beginning of the game?

EDIT: They cut out Noctis's name from the radio announcement, so why not? ~___~; Makes for more hype if you put details in and then kinda push them off to the side, so people spend more time staring/listening/talking to figure stuff out? XD

I know we do it. That's why there's forums about games that haven't even come out yet.

[Moklin]

oi iv4nsbc. eu sou de portugal, há aki no forum uma brasileira tb.

You need to have very good eyes too see that char there. I think this means batle system will be more complex than we thought.

[iv4nsbc]

You need to have very good eyes too see that char there. I think this means batle system will be more complex than we thought.

That's what I'm thinking ... If you pay attention, the PSICOM soldiers are facing Sazh and Lightinin is striking them from their left side and by the "Break" and "126% bonus" we can think that flanking could get some damage bonus or break the enemy's defense ...

[RLx]

Lol I can hardly see it now when I know somethings there.