New FFXIII info

[byoushinn]

http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/
From the Japanese magazine leak

-The demo play time will exceed an hour, and there's different ways you can play through it
- The camera can be moved freely during an event (cutscene)
- Development of the game is progressing well
- There's a good lookin guy yet to be revealed
- The three characters (which everyone seems to hate) are just sub characters, not main characters.


Interview scan is up, and so is a translation of the details not mentioned in the blog

More stuff:

-There are five members of Team Nora, the fifth doesn't appear in the demo. The reason is that he's too cool (think I got that, weird regardless).
-The meaning of "Nora" is "Stray Dog's field" or something, might just be "Stray".
-In the demo you can't go up to ｔhe place where Lightning and Snow meet.
-The person used for Lebro's motion capture had to be sensual/erotic for Lebro.
-Starting this year, the demo is the beginning of the "FFXIII legend".
-When asked about the delay of DQIX and influences of FFXIII, Toriyama basically says that the game is doing well enough for it to make a 2009 release.

The interview also includes Ikeda Nao, who was a subcharacter designer for some other stuff. So she designed the Team Nora group (besides Snow)? credit - Rpgmonkey @ GAF

[chaosblade77]

Sounds good, all of it - Especially about those three characters.

Speaking of new FFXIII info, doesn't the latest Famitsu have a Nomura interview related to FNC? I read that it's supposed to, but I haven't seen anything about it yet.

[byoushinn]

Er not sure, this is mainly Toriyama talking here

i still dont think the scans are up yet though, so when they are, hopefully Blank can have a look at them and clarify the info

[Daemon]

Well. while we're waiting, let's speculate:

What do they mean by 'sub characters' - does that mean they are like guests ?

Another character yet to be revealed - so how many playables are there? We have 4 already, so 6?7? or more like VI ?

[monkeybananayum]

- There's a good lookin guy yet to be revealed
:awesome:

Just what the game needed! Gadoo or whatever is ugly, Marquee is a kid, Sazh is too old, and Snow is a big doof. Hopefully the hot guy is a main character and is in the demo.

That guy from the Cloud book sketch maybe?


- The three characters (which everyone seems to hate) are just sub characters, not main characters.
Darn, I kinda liked them.

[byoushinn]

Well. while we're waiting, let's speculate:

What do they mean by 'sub characters' - does that mean they are like guests ?

Another character yet to be revealed - so how many playables are there? We have 4 already, so 6?7? or more like VI ?


Means they're not main characters in the game, more like support characters
so whether that means they're in it for just a short time, or are controlled only by the computer (like guests from previous FF title) i dunno, maybe we can know more when the scan is on the internet

I have no idea about how many playable characters in the game, it's good to guess =D

[chaosblade77]

Sub characters are probably only there for that first part of the game. After that you'll leave them/they die.

We've got what, four main characters confirmed? I'd guess that guy that was in the Jump Festa trailer that they haven't "revealed" yet is the "good looking character."

I doubt this game will have as many characters as FFVI. It's not terribly uncommon for you to get a good portion of your total character count in the first part of a game. I'd say a total of at 7-9 seems likely at this point. We've got four confirmed, excluding these three "Nora" characters, plus the other guy which is probably the last Nora character (probably the guy from the JF trailer.)

[byoushinn]

Sub characters are probably only there for that first part of the game. After that you'll leave them/they die.

We've got what, four main characters confirmed? I'd guess that guy that was in the Jump Festa trailer that they haven't "revealed" yet is the "good looking character."

I doubt this game will have as many characters as FFVI. It's not terribly uncommon for you to get a good portion of your total character count in the first part of a game. I'd say a total of at 7-9 seems likely at this point. We've got four confirmed, excluding these three "Nora" characters, plus the other guy which is probably the last Nora character (probably the guy from the JF trailer.)

the guy that there is yet to be revealed wasn't in the Jump trailer, he's someone we've not seen at all

[Daemon]

Sub characters are probably only there for that first part of the game. After that you'll leave them/they die.

We've got what, four main characters confirmed? I'd guess that guy that was in the Jump Festa trailer that they haven't "revealed" yet is the "good looking character."

I doubt this game will have as many characters as FFVI. It's not terribly uncommon for you to get a good portion of your total character count in the first part of a game. I'd say a total of at 7-9 seems likely at this point. We've got four confirmed, excluding these three "Nora" characters, plus the other guy which is probably the last Nora character (probably the guy from the JF trailer.)

Oh okay - yeah I do see Team Nora getting ditched early on. Also, a smaller party like ~7 people would probably be more manageable.

[Wandering Hands]

http://upload.fam.cx/cgi-bin/img-box/wse90225161802.jpg

dsafdsaffdsa?

[byoushinn]

http://upload.fam.cx/cgi-bin/img-box/wse90225161802.jpg

dsafdsaffdsa?

ohh this looks like it
*looks*

[Shock]

Nice now that it's been confirmed, I'm intrigued at the different ways we can play through the game.

[byoushinn]

Oh lucky, RPGMonkey got the rest of the details from the scan, here ya go

More stuff:

-There are five members of Team Nora, the fifth doesn't appear in the demo. The reason is that he's too cool (think I got that, weird regardless).
-The meaning of "Nora" is "Stray Dog's field" or something, might just be "Stray".
-In the demo you can't go up tot he place where Lightning and Snow meet.
-The person used for Lebro's motion capture had to be sensual/erotic for Lebro.
-Starting this year, the demo is the beginning of the "FFXIII legend".
-When asked about the delay of DQIX and influences of FFXIII, Toriyama basically says that the game is doing well enough for it to make a 2009 release.

The interview also includes Ikeda Nao, who was a subcharacter designer for some other stuff. So she designed the Team Nora group (besides Snow)?

[Sadistic]

Hmm, some really interesting news there.

[byoushinn]

You could really tell that Nomura didnt design those Nora guys couldnt you

[Wandering Hands]

-The meaning of "Nora" is "Stray Dog's field" or something, might just be "Stray".Always... STRAY
No regrets, cause I got nothing to lose, ever...
STRAY-EE-AY-EE-AY
So I'm gonna live my life as I choose
Until I fall

Confirmation that Final Fantasy XIII is going to be Wolf's Rain, minus the awesome Yoko Kanno soundtrack.

[JmLopez]

wow awesome

[Solunar]

-The demo play time will exceed an hour, and there's different ways you can play through it - Not getting the demo :P
- The camera can be moved freely during an event (cutscene) - YAY!
- Development of the game is progressing well - Erh, I sure hope so.
- There's a good lookin guy yet to be revealed - YAAY!!
- The three characters (which everyone seems to hate) are just sub characters, not main characters. - YAAAY!!!

[Darkerthan_BLACK]

Is the good looking guy the one in the bottom left corner of the NORA scans?

[Cassette Assassin]

-The demo play time will exceed an hour, and there's different ways you can play through it
- The camera can be moved freely during an event (cutscene)
- Development of the game is progressing well
- There's a good lookin guy yet to be revealed
- The three characters (which everyone seems to hate) are just sub characters, not main characters.



That's awesome. :awesome:

Although, I didn't really hate those three characters. They were alright. I just hope the good looking guy is a lot better.

[Heaven's Cloud]

I predict the 3 sub characters will die like Biggs, Wedge and Jessie from FF7

[rutea7]

gosh i dont like them that much but i hope they dont die like in ff7, i hope they are more like tantalus in ff9

[Wandering Hands]

I predict a really sappy "YOU MUST STAY BEHIND AND PROTECT COCOON bitch, moan, bitch, moan, cry" moment for those Nora folks, to be honest.

[Darkerthan_BLACK]

Who cares about the 3 dumbos anyways? I was never interested in them. Im dying to see the new member. Maybe like the old cool characters they once had.

[byoushinn]

Who cares about the 3 dumbos anyways? I was never interested in them. Im dying to see the new member. Maybe like the old cool characters they once had.

Well Nora team are designed by the specific person , if this new guy is not from Nora then we can assume he won't look retarded :D

[serenitygirl2009]

Does anyone know when FF13 is comeing to PS3 in the Us? I would really love to know! I think FF kicks butt all the way!:P

[lauryrg]

thanks for the info, I was surprised about the camera

[chaosblade77]

I predict a really sappy "YOU MUST STAY BEHIND AND PROTECT COCOON bitch, moan, bitch, moan, cry" moment for those Nora folks, to be honest.
But aren't they rebelli-

Well, a GAF member did have a good point about the bridge collapse looking pretty nasty, possibly killing some people.

I recall something about Snow falling in the Jump Festa trailer after saving the Marquis kid. That may have something to do with it, they just get left behind entirely. Ditched, even if it's not intentional.



Anyway, what I just grasped was this:- The demo play time will exceed an hour, and there's different ways you can play through it

So does this mean choices actually mean something in a game? A demo with multiple endings? I'm curious how well they pull this off, and wonder what that says about the full game.

Does anyone know when FF13 is comeing to PS3 in the Us? I would really love to know! I think FF kicks butt all the way!:PIf the President of SquareEnix is to be believed, sometime in SE's fiscal year 2010, meaning April 2010 at the earliest, March 2011 at the latest.

[Wandering Hands]

But aren't they rebelli-

... Oh. Oh I see what I did. dasafsa When I said "Cocoon", I was referring to the citizens, because they seem to be all about protecting the rights of Mr Average Joe.

[Lord Of Dumbasses]

That's probably it. You know, this game is getting more and more alike VII.

Now we have got a rebellion group and all!! Hey where's the crazy guy with a huge sword?? hope we will get as much party members as in VII.

I guess that the biggest number they will create of characters is 9. 12 is too much and maybe they want the player to freely choose his three 3-member party.

BTW YAY for support characters.

[Thunder]

http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/
From the Japanese magazine leak

-The demo play time will exceed an hour, and there's different ways you can play through it
- The camera can be moved freely during an event (cutscene)
- Development of the game is progressing well
- There's a good lookin guy yet to be revealed
- The three characters (which everyone seems to hate) are just sub characters, not main characters.


Interview scan is up, and so is a translation of the details not mentioned in the blog

credit - Rpgmonkey @ GAF
OMG thansh god THANKS!
I couldnt be bothered to have those 3 monekys on my party ;_;

[Saki Liu]

They're really not that bad, the three sub characters, I have no idea why so many people hate 'em... well Gaudo I can see why, but asian girl and blond kid? C'mon, how can you hate them? You will all convert, just watch ;D

[Thunder]

They're really not that bad, the three sub characters, I have no idea why so many people hate 'em... well Gaudo I can see why, but asian girl and blond kid? C'mon, how can you hate them? You will all convert, just watch ;D

Because asian girl is possibly a slut, and naruto is certainly the annoyng uke.

[Sanji]

Sluts are always welcome

[Saki Liu]

Because asian girl is possibly a slut, and naruto is certainly the annoyng uke.

We all need our sluts and Naruto wannabes, what kind of Final Fantasy would it be without them?

[Thunder]

Sluts who know how to properly wear a bra are better though.

We all need our sluts and Naruto wannabes, what kind of Final Fantasy would it be without them?
Tempted to say Versus, but then i reminded Stella and shotghei boy were in there.

[Saki Liu]

Sluts who know how to properly wear a bra are better though.

Hey, atleast she wears something other than a bra. Unlike some certain FF characters...

[Thunder]

asdfghjkRikku*cough*

[Wandering Hands]

That was a bikini. Doesn't count.

BUT WUMMIN. IF IT IS HOT ENOUGH TO WEAR A BIKINI, WHY ARE YOU WEARING A SCARF????ffsfsfsfsdfwefafsafhdsiafhweauh*brainexpl ode*

[Saki Liu]

That was a bikini. Doesn't count.

BUT WUMMIN. IF IT IS HOT ENOUGH TO WEAR A BIKINI, WHY ARE YOU WEARING A SCARF????ffsfsfsfsdfwefafsafhdsiafhweauh*brainexpl ode*

She's related to Yuna.

[Thunder]

True. Yuna weared a bikini and a white scarf.
Though Lulu did wear no bra D:

[Moklin]

Am i only one concerned about " you can change the camera freely during a event"?
In my opinion, that will ruin completly the cinematic experience. I dont beleive in this very much. Hope its a bad translation.

[Acerbus]

So, if team Nora is side characters does that mean they get to be potential canon fodder ala team Avalance?

[Pain Clone]

Am i only one concerned about " you can change the camera freely during a event"?
In my opinion, that will ruin completly the cinematic experience. I dont beleive in this very much. Hope its a bad translation.

Thats not a problem, just dont use it :rolleyes:.

[Thunder]

Am i only one concerned about " you can change the camera freely during a event"?
In my opinion, that will ruin completly the cinematic experience. I dont beleive in this very much. Hope its a bad translation.
Yeah D:
Hope its the worng translation for "moving the camera trough battles" =.=

[Sabin]

I think teh demo has two playable scenarios.

In one you play as Snow and in the other you play as Lightning.
I do not think there will be multiple choises.

All is not lost, though. FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama had some calming words in an interview in this week's Famitsu. Development on FFXIII is still progressing towards a 2009 release and is going smoothly, he told the magazine. He also noted that that the the game's demo version, which will be included with the Japanese release of Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete in April, was finished in December.


Famitsu also got Toriyama to spill a bit about the demo. Players will be able to play for about an hour, he said, confirming past reports at a sizable play experience. There may actually be a multi-faceted side to the demo, as Toriyama revealed that Snow and Lightning will not meet during the course of the demo. Players will be able to enjoy the stories for the two characters separately.

Furthermore, because the full battle system is included in the demo, Toriyama expects players to find a lot of replay value. Despite the inclusion of the full battle system, though, he assured that the battles we see in the final version of the game will be evolved even further.


First off, afro guy, Sazh. This character is like nothing ever seen in the series and appears to have caused quite the impact, said Toriyama. He admitted to being a bit worried. In Toriyama's mind, Sazh is bright and full of expression, and also has a comical element about him.

Don't like Sazh? Well, you'd better get used to him, because Toriyama also revealed that Sazh has the most lines in the game! For his voice actor (presumably the Japanese version), Square Enix made use of a veteran who was given freedom to ad-lib.

Sazh and Lightning come to know one another at the outset of the game's story following some big happening, explained Toriyama. They did not know each other prior to that.

One of the reasons Sazh's unveiling caused quite the stir was due to the baby Chocobo he keeps in his afro. The Chocobo caused a big reaction, explained Toriyama, and the development staff is now considering giving it more time in the game. He joked that while the Chocobo does not appear in battle, he's currently in negotiations with the battle team about this.

Our latest update on FFXIII detailed Nora, a group comprised in part by four members: Snow, Lebreau, Maqui, and Gadot (these are the official Romanized names, as listed in Famitsu). Famitsu confirms that Snow is the leader of this group, whose name comes from the Japanese word for stray dog (nora-inu). There's actually a hidden meaning in the name, Toriyama explained, but players will not learn it until events that take place after the demo.


Those four members mentioned above will be encountered in the demo version of FFXIII. But when playing the final version, players will encounter a fifth member, whom Toriyama joked was too cool to be revealed just yet.

[rutea7]

Am i only one concerned about " you can change the camera freely during a event"?
In my opinion, that will ruin completly the cinematic experience. I dont beleive in this very much. Hope its a bad translation.

its probably like in assassin's creed, i thought that was really cool

[Darkerthan_BLACK]

Hope the "cool" guy it more imp. than the three coz im really missing a cool character.

[Little Miss Scarlett]

Lebreau, Maqui and Gadot... so they're French? Oh, why not. I'm glad about Maqui and Gadot not being playable, but I liked Lebreau. Oh well, never thought they were mains anyway, it'd be weird for half the main cast to come from the same place. I hope this new character's good... hopefully they'll be able to pull 'cool' off properly.

I'm really looking forward to Sazh, I always like the more lighthearted characters. And fuck yessss we might get the chocobo in battle!

[Sanji]

I like the french-ish names, they're a lot better than all of the attempts made in here (no offence). And it's also good that they won't be main characters. Sazh is becoming more interesting everyday.

[monkeybananayum]

Sazh has the most lines!? Wow. I bet the fans are hoping he won't sound like Mr. T now.

-The person used for Lebro's motion capture had to be sensual/erotic for Lebro.
What the heck does this mean? :blink:

And I liked Lebreau and Marqui. Just not Gadot.

I hope the hot guy is cool enough if those other 3 die.

[Neophoton]

I just hope the "cool guy" doesn't look retarded like the other three Nora characters.

[Thunder]

Much thanks Sabin for posting this <3

Oh Snow and Light not meeting in the demo :O
I just hope the "cool guy" doesn't look retarded like the other three Nora characters.
And hopefully not being designed by the same woman that designed those 3 D:

[Neophoton]

Oh Snow and Light not meeting in the demo :O

And hopefully not being designed by the same woman that designed those 3 D:

Oh geez, I hope he's not designed by that woman. D:

I had kinda hope to see how Lightning and Snow meet each other in the demo, but I guess it'll be saved for the full release.

[Daemon]

Yay for Sazh! ;) At least Team Nora have okay names - Lebreau is better than Repuro IMO.

[Darkangel-XI]

So, if team Nora is side characters does that mean they get to be potential canon fodder ala team Avalance?

We can only hope.

[CloudStrife1992]

-The demo play time will exceed an hour, and there's different ways you can play through it :)
- The camera can be moved freely during an event (cutscene) :D (Although this will be confusing for AMV making.)
- Development of the game is progressing well :)
- There's a good lookin guy yet to be revealed :)
- The three characters (which everyone seems to hate) are just sub characters, not main characters. :)
-There are five members of Team Nora, the fifth doesn't appear in the demo. The reason is that he's too cool (think I got that, weird regardless). :lol:
-The meaning of "Nora" is "Stray Dog's field" or something, might just be "Stray". :) (Sorta knew that already, from translating. Nice to see it confirmed though. It's a little cliche, but I like it anyway.)
-In the demo you can't go up tot he place where Lightning and Snow meet. :'(
-The person used for Lebro's motion capture had to be sensual/erotic for Lebro. ;) (Uhh... what?)
-Starting this year, the demo is the beginning of the "FFXIII legend". :) (I assume that's a good thing and means we get more info.)
-When asked about the delay of DQIX and influences of FFXIII, Toriyama basically says that the game is doing well enough for it to make a 2009 release. :D

[chocobosmoogles]

OMG OMG OMG <3 :wub:

I WANT ME SOME SNOW AND 'COOL' guy YAOI!
Snow manhandling the cool guy. :wub:


Oh, yeah...umm. Hooray for those 3 sub characters. :)

[Near|DanteXP|Sasdx]

Am i only one concerned about " you can change the camera freely during a event"?
In my opinion, that will ruin completly the cinematic experience. I dont beleive in this very much. Hope its a bad translation.
I think its a nice feature if they have a gallery mode, that way you can get more details in the surrounding.

[chaosblade77]

Apparently whoever it was that mentioned a Nomura interview meant Toriyama.

Anyway, luckily I like Sahz so far. Hopefully they don't screw him up with a poor VA or crappy lines.

[Zeta_Stryker]

'Sup guys :). Just got back from IGN X BOX 360. They have some interesting tidbits considering the demo and many other things, their nation's release.

Were you concerned when Square Enix (http://games.ign.com/objects/546/546688.html) president Yoichi Wada told investors that Dragon Quest IX's Japanese delay to July might have an effect on the release of FFXIII? If not, what's wrong with you? Any delay in the Japanese release of the game almost assuredly means a delay outside of Japan as well!

All is not lost, though. FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama had some calming words in an interview in this week's Famitsu. Development on FFXIII is still progressing towards a 2009 release and is going smoothly, he told the magazine. He also noted that that the the game's demo version, which will be included with the Japanese release of Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete in April, was finished in December.

Of course, Wada and the other Squenix suits will likely have the final say on when FFXIII gets released, but it's certainly good to hear that the game is coming along.

Famitsu also got Toriyama to spill a bit about the demo. Players will be able to play for about an hour, he said, confirming past reports at a sizable play experience. There may actually be a multi-faceted side to the demo, as Toriyama revealed that Snow and Lightning will not meet during the course of the demo. Players will be able to enjoy the stories for the two characters separately.

Furthermore, because the full battle system is included in the demo, Toriyama expects players to find a lot of replay value. Despite the inclusion of the full battle system, though, he assured that the battles we see in the final version of the game will be evolved even further.

Joining Toriyama in the interview session was FFXIII character designer Nao Ikeda. The two shared a few details on some of the recently announced characters and story elements.

First off, afro guy, Sazh. This character is like nothing ever seen in the series and appears to have caused quite the impact, said Toriyama. He admitted to being a bit worried. In Toriyama's mind, Sazh is bright and full of expression, and also has a comical element about him.

Don't like Sazh? Well, you'd better get used to him, because Toriyama also revealed that Sazh has the most lines in the game! For his voice actor (presumably the Japanese version), Square Enix made use of a veteran who was given freedom to ad-lib.

Sazh and Lightning come to know one another at the outset of the game's story following some big happening, explained Toriyama. They did not know each other prior to that.

One of the reasons Sazh's unveiling caused quite the stir was due to the baby Chocobo he keeps in his afro. The Chocobo caused a big reaction, explained Toriyama, and the development staff is now considering giving it more time in the game. He joked that while the Chocobo does not appear in battle, he's currently in negotiations with the battle team about this.

Our latest update on FFXIII detailed Nora, a group comprised in part by four members: Snow, Lebreau, Maqui, and Gadot (these are the official Romanized names, as listed in Famitsu). Famitsu confirms that Snow is the leader of this group, whose name comes from the Japanese word for stray dog (nora-inu). There's actually a hidden meaning in the name, Toriyama explained, but players will not learn it until events that take place after the demo.

Ikeda shared some background on Nora, explaining that it was formed by youths who do not like being controlled by the holy government. Their major activity involves fighting off monsters, but they consider their role of protecting the city as somewhat of an enjoyable sport. The residents of the city place great trust in them.

Monsters? Yes, Cocoon has monsters, and one of the holy government army's jobs is to deal with them. The "PSICOM" soldiers, mentioned in the last trailer, deal primarily with fighting monsters and rarely face off against human foes.

The members of Nora have made it their business to save people who are being force migrated to Pulse because it turns out that their city, which is located by the shore, is believed to have taken influence from Pulse and is being purged. The members of Nora hope to stop that.

Those four members mentioned above will be encountered in the demo version of FFXIII. But when playing the final version, players will encounter a fifth member, whom Toriyama joked was too cool to be revealed just yet.

We can do without the fifth character as long as we get to at long last get our hands on FFXIII. The April Japanese demo can't come soon enough!

[Sundance Kid]

True. Yuna weared a bikini and a white scarf.
Though Lulu did wear no bra D:
I don't remember Yuna ever wearing that, I know Rikku wore a yellow bikini thong thing with a scarf. But not Yuna.

Also I agree with the person who said this is sounding more and more like FFVII, especially with the whole stray dog thing.

[Saki Liu]

it turns out that their city, which is located by the shore, is believed to have taken influence from Pulse and is being purged. The members of Nora hope to stop that.

Ah, so thats why!
This totally blew my theory on why they were being deported. Makes sense though!

Monsters? Yes, Cocoon has monsters

OMG, shocker!

Don't like Sazh? Well, you'd better get used to him, because Toriyama also revealed that Sazh has the most lines in the game! For his voice actor (presumably the Japanese version), Square Enix made use of a veteran who was given freedom to ad-lib

I've already gotten used to him. He's cool!

[Espressivo]

Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[Zeta_Stryker]

No doubt. What's there to "not" like about Sazh. He has the qualities of a comedic person (stated in IGN), and also his seriousness side. Which may be from actors like; Will Smith etc...

[chaosblade77]

No doubt. What's there to "not" like about Sazh. He has the qualities of a comedic person (stated in IGN), and also his seriousness side. Which may be from actors like; Will Smith etc...
Now I'm thinking about Will Smith as Sahz's VA.

And it doesn't fit at all.

[yourmomma]

Dont get your hopes to high everybody, There's always a chance that the demo sucks.. it would be nice if they surprised everybody with a trailer of Versus with gameplay footage.. i think i'd rather have that than the actual demo

[✖ Yuri ✖]

I'd hope so too, but because XIII is going to release first they should hype the FAN more about it. Don't forget that there are 3 trailers & I think they're new for each FNC series coming along with demo disc or maybe with FFACC disc itself.

[Sanji]

it would be nice if they surprised everybody with a trailer of Versus with gameplay footage...

:wtf:

We're talking about FFXIII demo here, who cares about Versus :wtf:

It would be nice if we'll get the 2 stories in the final version, too. And I finally like Sazh, he does look cool. I hope they'll put the baby chocobo in the game. They could have some animal/human ability like FFX-2. They weren't powerful at all, but they were interesting and funny. It would be cool if you could name your Chocobo

[Purple]

There's a good lookin guy yet to be revealed


Somehow this made me laugh a bit. I have to admit the guys are definitely lacking in the looks department. Not that it matters or anything.

[bringsan90]

Nice news!

Can't wait until April.

[Zeta_Stryker]

For me though, Beau Billingslea [which his works are mostly of animes from the Bandai Entertainment label] would be more the perfect choice for Sazh. As Sazh may have a deep tone to him.

[Aurelia]

Sazh has the most lines? Oh God I can just hear the jive accent he's going to have. I vote that Robert Downey Jr should do Sazh's voice.

[Munkya]

Snoop Dog :aldo:

[Moklin]

Remenber that scene, in Final Fantasy Spirits Within ( the best part of the movie) when everyone is sitting and an alarm voice says: "Please leave the basement. We are under atack" Everyone looks to each other and they dont know what to do and then someone says: "I think we have to leave". That´s comic relief, i bet Sazh will be used as comic relief.

[NEALBLEWMEONCE]

- The camera can be moved freely during an event (cutscene)

^ A la MGS maybe?

[StrangeCat]

sub characters that was obvious there was no promo for them

[SANAO]

thats nice

[Sundance Kid]

Sazh has the most lines? Oh God I can just hear the jive accent he's going to have. I vote that Robert Downey Jr should do Sazh's voice.
"I know who I am, I'm the dude that plays the dude disguised as another dude"

Like in Tropic Thunder?

[yourmomma]

Snoop Dog :aldo:

that would be the best thing to happen to the series IMO... i would be for the first time preordering a game ^_^


We're talking about FFXIII demo here, who cares about Versus :wtf:


well excuse me for not being as excited as some/many of you about this demo...

[Sundance Kid]

^I'm not excited about it either. SE is assing the fans around with this game's development and secrecy. It better not be a freakin "Too Human"

[Fenryr]

Great news, really looking forward to more. Especially curious as to who this "cool" new guy will be. even more curious as to what their definition of "cool" is.

[Sanji]

well excuse me for not being as excited as some/many of you about this demo...

That's not the pont. It's like asking if they were going to put Agito's gameplay in there. What the hell does it have to do with the FFXIII demo? Nothing :wtf:

If you don't have anything to say just don't post. Saying "I don't care about the demo I want Versus footage" is completely useless. If you want to talk about how desperate you are to see some new footage just go in the Versus forum, this is the wrong place :awesome:



BTW, I don't like that you can move your camera during a cutscene. I hope they'll figure out a way to be able to move it but enjoy it even if you don't touch the controller

[BlankChocobo]

I think I read the whole of this thread, but oh well.

The only extra stuff I found on my own readthrough was some stuff about Nora.

According to Ikeda, the theme they had for Nora's members was "sports type." For Gadou, the key words she was given were "full of muscle and sinew, but more than a heavy-weight type, he should be like a coiled spring." Gadou is a mix of NBA and hiphop ideas. His square shaped necklace says "POSSE" on it.

Lebreau is a southen asian resort-type, whose clothes are a mix of a bathing suit, hotpants and a short pareo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareo) and whose theme sports are beach volleyball, paragliding and aquatic activities. It seems she may be carrying potions in a waist pouch (I'm sorry, Famitsu, I don't see it, nor anywhere for her to be hiding it?).

Maqui was living the introverted life of a shut-in in his own room, spending his time tapping wireless transmissions and tinkering with machines. Snow was the one who got him out of that sort of lifestyle, and he respects Snow more than anyone else. His sport concept is skiwear. He has a complex about his body, which looks quite young considering his actual age (and also shrimpy), so he tries to hide it with his clothes. Combat is not his expertise, and he won't be participating in the battle party.

[Sanji]

Thanks Blank!

I don't see where the asian girl can carry potions either. Se obviously doesn't have enough boobs to hide them in there like Lulu, and I didn't see any waist puoch.

[byoushinn]

I think I read the whole of this thread, but oh well.

The only extra stuff I found on my own readthrough was some stuff about Nora.

According to Ikeda, the theme they had for Nora's members was "sports type." For Gadou, the key words she was given were "full of muscle and sinew, but more than a heavy-weight type, he should be like a coiled spring." Gadou is a mix of NBA and hiphop ideas. His square shaped necklace says "POSSE" on it.

Lebreau is a southen asian resort-type, whose clothes are a mix of a bathing suit, hotpants and a short pareo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareo) and whose theme sports are beach volleyball, paragliding and aquatic activities. It seems she may be carrying potions in a waist pouch (I'm sorry, Famitsu, I don't see it, nor anywhere for her to be hiding it?).

Maqui was living the introverted life of a shut-in in his own room, spending his time tapping wireless transmissions and tinkering with machines. Snow was the one who got him out of that sort of lifestyle, and he respects Snow more than anyone else. His sport concept is skiwear. He has a complex about his body, which looks quite young considering his actual age (and also shrimpy), so he tries to hide it with his clothes. Combat is not his expertise, and he won't be participating in the battle party.

Nice details, thanks for those =)

[taepoppuri]

Thanks a lot for new info.

[Thunder]

Thnks a lot Blanky, intresting stuff ^_^

[Sabin]

His description reminds me of Shinra from Final Fantasy X. He was an ok character.

[BlankChocobo]

His description reminds me of Shinra from Final Fantasy X. He was an ok character.

I agree. I think he'll be fun to watch. :D

I forgot, but the red markings on Maqui's jacket are Nora's logo blown up huge. I'm not sure if Famitsu is speculating or not, but they say the green armband on Maqui's right arm is to mimic the one Snow has on his left. I believe they say both Nora's logo and the armband are handmade by Maqui. He seems to idolize Snow and Nora both.

Also, I'm pretty sure it says that all the people living in the costal region where Snow's village is are Nora(Strays).

And.. maybe some other stuff... I can't remember what I read last night and can't find what I thought I saw anymore other than the above. >_>;

[Zeta_Stryker]

lol. As much as that is "funny". That ain't happenin for obvious reasons.

Mainly that this will mostly be filled with anime voice actors that've done animes in the past.

[Torkass]

And.. maybe some other stuff... I can't remember what I read last night and can't find what I thought I saw anymore other than the above. >_>;Maybe some more here ?
- http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/rs/report-news090227.html

＜電撃PS＞

平和な日常が崩れていくなか、前へ進もうとする心の戦いを描きます


---本作の重要なキーワードとなる、「ファルシ」と「ルシ」について改めてお聞かせください。

鳥山氏：「ファルシ」とはクリスタルを内包する人智を超えた存在です。ファルシは単一ではなく複数存在する もので、そのなかの1つがコクーンを築いたことになります。そして、そのファルシによって選ばれ、使命と烙 印を負う者が「ルシ」です。ライトニングたちも「ルシ」として選ばれることで、それぞれの宿命と対峙してい くことになります。平和な日常が一瞬にして崩れていくなかで、ぶつかりあいながら、前へと進んでいく心の戦 いの物語を描いていきます。ファルシが存在する理由は、クリスタルの神々が定めているので、物語中に語られ る人間視点の解釈は正しいかどうかわかりません。クリスタルの神々にまつわる1つの神話ともとに、『FFX III』では、このような解釈のもと世界が成り立っています。なので『FFヴェルサスXIII』や『FFア ギトXIII』でも「ファルシ」と「ルシ」は登場すると思いますが、それらの定義は作品ごとに 異なります。

---コクーンは序盤の舞台でもありますが、現実で例えると、いったいどのくらいの大きさなのでしょ う？

鳥山氏：わかりやすく例えると、コクーンはだいたいアメリカ大陸くらいの大きさですね。下界であるパルスは 、それこそ地球と同じくらいの大きさに設定されています。コクーンの形は、殻に覆われた球体をイメージして いただければわかりやすいと思います。球体の内壁に築かれた都市や自然が、ファルシの築いた未来的な世界と して広がっているのです。外の世界とコクーンとの境界線には太陽のようなファルシも存在するので、青空など も普通に存在しています。ちなみに、コクーンが宙に浮いているのも、ファルシの力のおかげなのです。コクー ンのファルシは人々の暮らしを豊かにする目的で存在するので、生活を便利にするさまざまな影響を及ぼしてい ます。どんな未来技術のファルシが登場するのか、コクーンでの旅をたのしみにしていてください 。



ガドーはワイルド系、レブロは姉御肌、マーキーは引っ込み思案という設定です。


---池田さんは、本作でスノウ以外のノラのメンバーのデザインを手がけられたということですが。

池田氏：ちょうど『聖剣伝説4』の仕事が終わったあとに『FFXIII』の発注がありました。今まで描いて いたものと世界観や頭身が大きく違うので、最初は試行錯誤しながら着地点を探っていった感じです。今回は次 世代機ということもあり、キャラ1人1人の細かいところまでしっかり作りこんでいますよ。

---では、ノラのメンバーについてお聞かせください。

池田氏：まずマーキーですが、「元々内向的で、家に閉じこもりがちだったのをスノウが引っ張り出してくれた 」という経緯があるので、とにかくスノウをリスペクトしているんです。そのため、衣装もほかのノラメンバー よりスノウに近いテイストになっています。スノウの左袖（二の腕部分）を意識して右腕に腕章を付けていたり 、手袋も似ていたり。少し厚着なのは、スノウと正反対の小柄できゃしゃな体型にコンプレックスを抱いていて 、身体のラインを隠すためでもあるんですよ。また、ヘッドホンは得意の無線傍受をノラの活躍に生かす用途、 ゴーグルと腰の工具入れはノラのメカニック担当の証です。レブロのカラーやモチーフは、アジアのビーチリゾ ートを舞う"蝶"のイメージです。そもそもノラの活動拠点が海辺の町だという点に注目して、水着とホットパンツ+ショトパレ オでまとめました。サバサバしたしっかり者の彼女は、プロポーションも守ってあげたくなる細身系ではなくム チムチ健康系。実年齢よりも大人びた性格や口調で、メンバーたちの母親みたいな言動を見せます（笑）。ガド ーについては、「大柄なスノウより背は低いけど、よりマッチョ。年齢は若く、『FFVII』のバレット級ま ではごつくない」という設定に結構悩みましたね。そこで双方の中間かつ、逆三角を強調した体型にしています 。また、燃えるような髪や右肩の模様など"炎"のモチーフを各所に入れているのですが、これは名前シヴァなどから氷のイメージを持つスノウと対象的なテー マになっています。2人とも熱い男なので、対照的と言っていいのかわかりませんが･･････ （笑）。



『FFXIII』の製品版の開発は順調に進んでいます


---体験版はどれほど遊べるものになっていますか？

鳥山氏：物語の導入部から、普通に遊んで1時間を越えて楽しめるものに仕上がりました、戦闘終了後のリザル トにバトルランクが表示されるようなシステムを入れていて、コンプリートに挑戦しようと思えば、やりこみプ レイで何度でも遊べるものになっています。また、フィールドのシステムとして、ライブ感をコンセプトにして いて、ゲーム中のカメラの自由な操作で意図的にカメラを動かさないと見逃してしまうイベントがあったりもし ます。臨場感あるフィールドを隅々まで眺めて、楽しんでもらえるとうれしいですね。

---バトルは基本的な部分が遊べる感じでしょうか？
鳥山氏：そうですね。バトル部分は、現在公開されている映像のスピード感をそのまま体験できます。もちろん 製品版では、さらにいろいろな要素が詰め込まれていきますが、体験版ではバトルの基本システムとおいしいポ イントの凝縮されたところをお手軽に楽しめる感じです。魔法も本当なら使えるまでにちょっとした段階を踏む のですが、体験版ではバトルのカッコよさを体験してもらうために、最初から使用できるようになっています。 戦略的に戦うことが、ビジュアルとアクションで気持ちよく演出される新しいバトルシステムをぜひ体験してい ただきたいですね。また、製品版ではザッスのヒナチョコボを戦闘に組み込んだりできると楽しいのではと、考 えを膨らませたりしています。あのヒナチョコボは、回想シーンに登場したり、ほかのキャラと仲よくなったり して、じつは重要なキャラクターの1人（？）なんです。要注目の動物ですよ。

---体験版を心待ちにしている人たちへ、メッセージをお願いします。
鳥山氏：長らくお待たせしてしまいましたが、ようやく体験版として手にとってプレイできるものをリリースで きます。『FFVIIACC』とともに。4月16日の発売を期待してお待ちください。製品版のほうの開発も 順調に進んでいます！


（電撃コメント：鳥山氏と池田さんのインタビューの模様は、次号でさらに詳しく掲載予定！体験版やキャラク ターの気になる情報をお届けします。）

[byoushinn]

Maybe some more here ?
- http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/rs/report-news090227.html

from there;
- 'fal'Cie' are beyond all humanity, and are connected to the crystals. One of the fal'Cie created Coccoon
- 'l'Cie' are people chosen by the 'fal'Cie' to take a Focus, and the 'l'Cie' are marked to show their identity
- While the peace of everyday is shattered, Lightning and Co must battle on because they are chosen as 'l'Cie' to carry out a Focus
- The 'fal'Cie' exist only because the crystal desires it so, and because of that the human belief of the 'fal'Cie' existence in the game might not be correct
- Agito and Versus will share 'Fal'Cie'/'l'Cie' terms, but it wont mean the same thing

-Cocoon in real life would be the size of America. and Pulse would be as big as the Earth. Cocoon is basically a massive sphere covered in a shield. The cities and everything within Cocoon are designed to be a technologically advanced world by the 'Fal'Cie'. The 'Fal'Cie' completely influences Cocoon so it can enrich the lives of those within. The 'Fal'Cie' power also is how it is able to float,. On the boundary of Cocoon to the outer world, there's a Sun-like 'Fal'Cie', and so from within looking out, you will see blue skys etc

-Nora is designed by Ikeda. Because the game is 'next gen' she was very conscious of putting in all the details.
-Marqui was originally an introvert, but Snow came and pulled him away from that life, so Marqui began to respect Snow greatly for it. This is why there are similarities between their costume design, because Marqui copied many elements from Snows clothes (such as the gloves, and the arm band etc) Marqui is quite self concious, and wears many clothes to hide his slim frame. The headseat he wears to contact other Nora members, and the goggles are a Nora design creation.
-Lebreau design is inspired by butterflies, and Asia beach resorts. This is also where Nora headquarters are located, a beach. And so this is why Lebreau where's such little clothing. She's mature for her age, and is motherly within Nora.
-Gadot design was quite specific- shorter than Snow, younger, heavily built - but not to Barret (FFVII) proportion. It was tricky to create him correctly. His theme is 'Fire' - which is shown with his hair, and tattoo. His design was created to oppose Snow's 'Ice' (Shiva) design, yet they share similar personality traits (hot blooded) so they're not really all that different.

-Demo lasts just over 1 hour. But there is a Battle Rank system in the battles, so to complete the rankings you need to play through more than once.
-Final product will have more complete battle system, but they will present a lot of depth with the system in the demo. (For instance, they unlock magic within the demo that in the full game you won't get until later on, just to make the demo more fun in battle) Strategic thinking in battle will make battles look cooler, better visuals.
-Baby Chocobo is a character you will want to look out for. And they're thinking of putting it in battle somehow.

The next issue has more information about the demo, and more of this interview.

[Munkya]

-Demo lasts just over 1 hour. But there is a Battle Rank system in the battles, so to complete the rankings you need to play through more than once.



If a "Battle-Ranking-System" makes it to the final game, I'm kinda worried.

[byoushinn]

If a "Battle-Ranking-System" makes it to the final game, I'm kinda worried.

How so? It just adds more variety for battles, and for completionists it adds more playtime =)

[Sabin]

A battle rank system could be fun. Rating you on how much damage your characters receive, how fast you win the battle, etc.

[Munkya]

If they try to do a Devil May Cry kind of ranking system, it'll just suck because this doesn't fit with Final Fantasy at all.
It shouldn't be about how "cool" or fast you beat your opponents just to do a battle over and over again, till you got them down perfectly, thats just a crappy way to make a game "raplay-able".

[byoushinn]

If they try to do a Devil May Cry kind of ranking system, it'll just suck because this doesn't fit with Final Fantasy at all.
It shouldn't be about how "cool" or fast you beat your opponents just to do a battle over and over again, till you got them down perfectly, thats just a crappy way to make a game "raplay-able".

it's probably not really like that
i think maybe they will reward you for thinking more strategically

[Sanji]

It's just something more that doesn't disturb anyone. A side quest just like beating a boss, I don't see the problem.

I had a question though. I remember that someone (I think Blank) said that Lebreau acted like an older sister with Lighting (or Lighting acted like an older sister to her), but how can she if they don't know each other? If Lighting and Snow team up just because of common goals and not because they like each other, how can cold Lighting get attached to her?

[Munkya]

it's probably not really like that
i think maybe they will reward you for thinking more strategically

And that'll suck even more.
You beat the crap out of a real hard boss and you're glad you finally WON the god damn fight and then you get ranked the lowest -> receive a crappy item.
I just think it'll be shitty if you get better stuff if you fight in a different/"better" way, because you might have to fight over and over and over again. I don't wanna do the same boss ten times just to get the fucking sword you get if you get ranked the highest.
You get my point?

[byoushinn]

And that'll suck even more.
You beat the crap out of a real hard boss and you're glad you finally WON the god damn fight and then you get ranked the lowest -> receive a crappy item.
I just think it'll be shitty if you get better stuff if you fight in a different/"better" way, because you might have to fight over and over and over again. I don't wanna do the same boss ten times just to get the fucking sword you get if you get ranked the highest.
You get my point?

Well we dont know that better rank = better items
It could just be experience bonuses, or even nothing at all

[Munkya]

I hope so.
But why should we be ranked if we get nothing?
Ranking system = unnecessary :aldo:

[Sanji]

And that'll suck even more.
You beat the crap out of a real hard boss and you're glad you finally WON the god damn fight and then you get ranked the lowest -> receive a crappy item.
I just think it'll be shitty if you get better stuff if you fight in a different/"better" way, because you might have to fight over and over and over again. I don't wanna do the same boss ten times just to get the fucking sword you get if you get ranked the highest.
You get my point?


Fuck then don't do it. It's like getting the perfect game, you don't have to. Probably if you get the highest score (or however the system works) you'll get the rarest object or the strongest weapon but who cares, you can finish the game even without it. It's just a side quest like everyhing else...
I'd rather have this system to get the cool sword instead of FFXII system with its crazy %-related dropping system.

It's like KH2, when you have to finish the cups in a short amount of time...

[Munkya]

With the difference, that you don't have a choice, do you?
You're gonna get ranked no matter what, the only thing you "decide" is on how high you get ranked.
And it's going to be one hell of a lot fun to rush trough a game at the lowest ranking all the time, best game ever. :thumbsup:

[Sanji]

I can't get your point. Really, I can't. It's a sidequest. If you want to do it, then do it and have fun; if you think it's stupid or you don't find it fun to beat the same boss multiple times then just don't it and go on with the story.

And about the ranking, I can't see your point there too. It's just a reward if you beat the boss in a particular way or if you use certain techniques. In all the previous FF there was no reward and still you play them, don't you? The only difference is that now they give you a reward if you beat that boss in a certain way, otherwise it's just like older FF.

[Munkya]

You're gonna get ranked, even if you think it's stupid and don't want to, you're gonna get ranked. It's not a sidequest to do, because it's going to be troughout the whole game (It's just what I assume here, don't get me wrong).

So yes, if you don't care about rare items and things like that it's fine to walk through a game that constantly tells you that you suck at fighting, you're right.
But if you want to collect these things and make it to 100% (or whatever) you just fight, fight, fight till you fight the perfect way.

Don't get me wrong I don't hate the ranking system itself but if you get rewarded for it (AND you care), you have to fight till the end of days, and that's what bothers me.

[Sanji]

The game doesn't tell you that you suck at fighting. It tells you that you did only what was necessary and nothing more. If you want more, you have to beat it again quicker/using abilites etc. It's a reward for a special thing you do. I think it's quite different.

I still don't get your point on the amount of fighting you have to do. You're gonna have to fight tons of time anyway, ranking system or not. You may get bored of beating the SAME monster all the time. Personally, I couldn't care less. Optional bosses are there just to have their ass kicked, it doesn't really matter what they look like.

[mercy0001]

DengekiPS: Can you explain the keywords of this game, "l'Cie" and "fal'Cie"?

Toriyama: "fal'Cie" is beyond humanity and associated with the crystal. fal'Cie is not only one being but many, and one of them stepped up to created Cocoon. "l'Cie" are people chosen by fal'Cie to take on a Focus and a marking of their identity. Lightning and the others become chosen as "l'Cie" and each of them must take on their destiny and fight. While peaceful everyday lives are shattered at every corner, they must fight, and move forward no matter what the cost is. That is how the story will go. The reason of existence of fal'Cie is only because the crystal desires them, so the explanations given from the human point of view in the story might not be completely true. fal'Cie and l'Cie might exist in "Versus XIII" and "Agito XIII" also, but their purposes will definitely differ in each game.

DengekiPS: Cocoon is the main setting of the beginning of the game, but how large will it be if it existed in real life?

Toriyama: If brought into this world, Cocoon will be about the size of North America. The underworld Pulse is about as large as Earth itself. The shape of Cocoon is close if we describe it as a massive circular object surrounded by a circular shield. The futuristic cities and nature within the shield is the world fal'Cie created as its' technological world. On the border of the outside world and Cocoon exists a sun-like fal'Cie, so a blue sky can be seen from inside. Thanks to fal'Cie's power, Cocoon is able to stay aloft. Cocoon's fal'Cie's purpose is to enrich people's lives, so it influences many unique features of Cocoon. Please look forward to the journey in Cocoon to find out what the other fal'Cie are.



DengekiPS: Ms. Ikeda, we've heard you are the character designer of Snow.

Ikeda: Right after I finished work for Dawn of Mana, I was given the opportunity to design characters for FFXIII. All of these are completely different from what I've done before, so in the beginning I threw in everything I could to find a comfortable spot to start off at. Since this is on a next-gen console, I've designed every little detail possible.

DegekiPS: Please let us know a bit more about the members of Nora.

Ikeda: First of all Maqui, he has a history where he was an introvert and always stayed home until Snow came to pull him out. Since then he started to respect Snow greatly. That's why his outfit is styled like Snow more than other members. For example Maqui has a brassard on to copy how Snow's left sleeve is like, and his gloves are similar also. He is seen in many layers because he wants to hide his slim body that he finds embarrassing, compared to Snow's powerful and muscular body. His pair of headphones are used for radio transmissions between Nora members, and his goggles and tool satchel is his identification as the proud Nora mechanic.
Lebreau's colors and other motifs are inspired from the images of butterflies flying along an asian beach resort. Since the town where Nora's headquarters are located is along the beach, I've designed her to wear a swimsuit with short-shorts and a cardigan-like top. She talks and acts much more mature for her age, and sometimes acts as if she's the mother of Nora (laughs). Gadot was required to be "shorter than Snow, but more macho. On the young side for age, and not as big as FFVII's Barret" and I had a lot of trouble with that. In the end he became in-between the two, and has a reverse-traingle type body. Also like his hair and his tattoo represents, his motif is "fire", and he is supposed to be opposite of Snow who has a motif of ice. They both are hot-blooded, so I can't really say they're truly opposite though... (laughs)



DengekiPS: How much of the game will we enjoy with the demo?

Toriyama: If played normally from the opening of the story, you can enjoy it for a little over an hour. We've included a system where a battle rank is shown after every battle, and if you want to complete that, you would have to play it through a couple times. Also, the field system's concept is "live", so if you don't spin the free camera to look around, you might miss some cutscenes. We'd be happy to have you take time to search through the corners of the field for them.

Dengeki PS: Do we get the basic parts of the battle system?

Toriyama: Yes, and the battles will be at the same speed as shown in recent trailers. Of course we'll include more features in the final product, but you will be able to enjoy the basic but fun mechanics. Magic actually takes some progression into the game until they become available, but in the demo, we wanted you to see how cool the battle system is, so we included them from the start. We want you to see the new battle system where thinking strategically will lead to more cool-looking visuals and actions. Right now we are thinking that including Sazh's baby chocobo in combat somehow in the final product will make it more interesting. That baby chocobo is in many recollection scenes, and interacts and gets along with many other characters, so it actually is one of the important characters in the game. It's one of the characters you'd want to look out for.

Degeki PS: Please give out a message to those waiting for the demo.

Toriyama: Everyone has waited for so long, but we'll finally be able to release something playable. With "FF7ACC". Please wait a bit more for the April 16th release. The development of the product version is going very well also!

(Dengeki comment: In the next issue we'll have more interviews from Mr. Toriyama and Ms. Ikeda! We'll also have more information on the demo and characters.)

From FF-XIII.net.
I like the details from the characters.

[Adam Blade]

Also, the field system's concept is "live", so if you don't spin the free camera to look around, you might miss some cutscenes. We'd be happy to have you take time to search through the corners of the field for them.

Wait.. what?

[Little Miss Scarlett]

THE CHOCOBO'S AN IMPORTANT CHARACTER!!!!<3 :awesome:

Missable cutscenes..? I love/hate them. They're by far the best incentive for me replay a game, and give you the best possible reason to look around places, but I always hate feeling like I'm missing out on something.

[Adam Blade]

Oh I get it...

[LOL]

Also, the field system's concept is "live", so if you don't spin the free camera to look around, you might miss some cutscenes. We'd be happy to have you take time to search through the corners of the field for them.

Free movement during cutscences is cool but I feel like I will miss out on something important.>_<

[Saki Liu]

Free movement during cutscences is cool but I feel like I will miss out on something important.>_<

Care to specify? how are you gonna miss important stuff?

[CaptainCortez]

Haha, nice.

Sounds pretty cool tbh, so hopefully it'll feel really new and fun to play.

I already like the look of the battle system, and how you can do so many moves in one turn. Seems awesome, and the storyline will no doubt be great. :D

Let's just hope Versus is awesome too. It certainly looks it, and Square seem to specialise in love stories, so it'll be awesome. :D

[Ikkin]

Care to specify? how are you gonna miss important stuff?

Well, if they really were talking about the actual cutscenes - the story-critical bits where the camera is highly controlled to show things in as dramatic a way as possible - it'd be possible to miss a lot by having camera control.

However, I'm pretty sure that those are still going to be completely controlled, and the field cutscenes are something different. They'd be kind of like easter eggs - if you're looking in the right place at the right time, you'll see extra little scenes or something. In that case, you might be able to miss some of those little scenes if you're not looking when they happen.

[mercy0001]

I think it will be something like the "Tales of" games. In those games sometimes an icon appeared at the bottom and when you press it. The characters start talking with each other about what's currently going on.

And my favorite part:
"Maqui, he has a history where he was an introvert and always stayed home:D until Snow came to pull him out^_^. Since then he started to respect Snow greatly. That's why his outfit is styled like Snow more than other members."
" he wants to hide his slim body that he finds embarrassing>_<, compared to Snow's powerful and muscular body. :):blink:

If I look at my life. I'm just as Maqui^_^ (I'm serious. And I hope the SNow who who's going to pull my out of my house will be female.

And more:

" Since the town where Nora's headquarters are located is along the beach."

"The reason why Lebro is sexy looking is because her motion actress was sexy"
"Nora comes off of norainu, or stray dog in Japanese."
"The demo doesn't go up to the point where Lightning and Snow meet.":nag:

[Shiranui Reborn]

the demos are probs gonna run out before i even own a ps3 so i might as well not even bother haha

[Moklin]

Thanks Merci! Someone should post that interview on the main page.

[Neophoton]

the demos are probs gonna run out before i even own a ps3 so i might as well not even bother haha

Better to save your money than waste it on the demo bundled with the movie. For how much it costs, that's the entire game itself right there if you were to import.

I'm saving my money for the import. Beats wasting it on a movie that sucked, and gameplay videos of the demo will be up on YouTube in hours after the movie's release. So... no sense in wasting money.

[mercy0001]

IGN: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/957/957010p1.html

"Don't like Sazh? Well, you'd better get used to him, because Toriyama also revealed that Sazh has the most lines in the game! "

Damn. I really don't like him.

"Those four members mentioned above will be encountered in the demo version of FFXIII. But when playing the final version, players will encounter a fifth member, whom Toriyama joked was too cool to be revealed just yet. "

Damn. I'm already curious...

"There's actually a hidden meaning in the name, Toriyama explained, but players will not learn it until events that take place after the demo. "

I hope we'll get to see at least one new trailer this month. Something like the E3 08 trailler. With some new content.

[LOL]

Care to specify? how are you gonna miss important stuff?

It says you have to spin the camera around to catch everything in the cutscences and well I have slow reactions.

[Moklin]

Im confused. What is Nora? Is Nora=Nomura?

[Acerbus]

It says you have to spin the camera around to catch everything in the cutscences and well I have slow reactions.

Depends how they handle it. In the MGS series (in 2-4) you can mess with the camera a little and in 3 and 4 they'd give a little hint button so you knew when you should start looking for something and I think aside from one or two most of the little "secrets" aren't too hard to see.

[OmiVersusXIV]

so does thing mean we dont get to play as lightning?

[Shiranui Reborn]

Im confused. What is Nora? Is Nora=Nomura?

nora is the resistance team that snow leads it means stray dog or something like that and its supposed to have some sort of strange significance

[Sweet Shot Usopp]

Not surprised about Nora. The only thing that has me thinking is why Marqui was screaming about being a l'cie at the end of the trailer.

[Adam Blade]

so does thing mean we dont get to play as lightning?

No. I think it means its split into two parts? first half IS Lightning's because Sazh is there and a small part is with Snow as well than idk.

[Shiranui Reborn]

Not surprised about Nora. The only thing that has me thinking is why Marqui was screaming about being a l'cie at the end of the trailer.

yeah that confused the hell out of me too haha

[mercy0001]

yeah that confused the hell out of me too haha

:blink: Isn't it Lightning saying that at the end of the trailer??

[Moklin]

:blink: Isn't it Lightning saying that at the end of the trailer??

Right. I think it is Lightning. Dont know why are they saying its Marquis.
Wasnt supose to be Nomura the character designer?


I never played a MGS game. Can someone post a video showing an example of this "free camera movement during cutscenes". I cant imagine it.

[Thunder]

:blink: Isn't it Lightning saying that at the end of the trailer??
Its clearly not her. It could possibly be him, but is not sure.

[Aurelia]

Im confused. What is Nora? Is Nora=Nomura?

I want to stab your face.

[Moklin]

I want to stab your face.

post that on my profile, instead of screwing up this thread.

Im 90% sure its Lightning voice.

[Aurelia]

post that on my profile, instead of screwing up this thread.

Im 90% sure its Lightning voice.


Don't get your panties up in a notch just because I have this inherent urge to plunge a sharp object upon your visage due to your most repugnant association with Nora being Nomura, and somehow ruined a topic by a silly tangent that can easily be remediated by myself.


And as for the Lightning voice thing, I quite agree with you. Well at least I had the impression that the voice was Lightning. It may be some other woman's.

[Fenryr]

The voice sounded more like Maqui to me. Lightning was supposed to be some cool, collected action girl. Not some screaming, nervous wreck.

[Shiranui Reborn]

blank said its marky or whatever the hell it is so i believe that :awesome:
but i thought it was lightning as well before she told me thats what she got from the trailer and translating it or whatever

[Sweet Shot Usopp]

In the trailer, Lightning talks after Snow. Ya know, in the bit of conversation about Serah? I only think it's Marqui since we've heard everyone else talk in the trailer except for him, and the voice sounds like a distressed teenage boy.

(I'm entering speculation mode now.) I wouldn't be surprised if he had some importance later in the game. I think in the interview, it said that Gadot and Lebreau had interesting and unique movements and battle but couldn't be used whenever. Meaning they're temps. But Marqui doesn't fight at all. Also, it seems like he has the most back story of the 3 and a deep connectiopn with Snow. Just look at his description in comparison to the other two. I also wonder what he means by, "That was a l'cie's power... WE'RE l'cie now." Looking at the trailer, Snow doesn't have the l'cie mark he has at the crystal lake (http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/008/928790_20090109_screen017.jpg). Could he be talking about himself and Snow suddenly being made l'cie? Hmm...<_<

Damn. All this speculation makes me hope SE starts to get scatterbrained with their advertising like with Versus. I don't wanna correctly guess half the plot points before I play the game.

[Sanji]

Who tells you it's half? From what we now it could just be the beginning...

[Sweet Shot Usopp]

I mean over time, not just right now. Steady leaks of "random" story info can very well lead to that kind of thing happening. But I doubt it'll be the case here. SE is smart with hiding things from the public. I think we're all well aware of this.

[Shiranui Reborn]

In the trailer, Lightning talks after Snow. Ya know, in the bit of conversation about Serah? I only think it's Marqui since we've heard everyone else talk in the trailer except for him, and the voice sounds like a distressed teenage boy.


who hasn't hit puberty yet haha thats why i was confused:D

[Sweet Shot Usopp]

who hasn't hit puberty yet haha thats why i was confused:D

Yeah, his voice is high. But he is just a scrawny Japanese boy who's only about 15. What do you expect?:lol: Him screaming madly didn't help at all either. I'm sure it's easier to discern when he isn't panicing.

[StrangeCat]

in the trailer it's both Lightning and Snow that are talking in the trailer.

[Cassette Assassin]

in the trailer it's both Lightning and Snow that are talking in the trailer.

There's more than those two talking. I'm pretty sure I heard Gadou, Maqui and Lebreau in the trailer.

[BlankChocobo]

I had a question though. I remember that someone (I think Blank) said that Lebreau acted like an older sister with Lighting (or Lighting acted like an older sister to her)

Wasn't me. She's described as a "big sister type" but not in conjunction with Lightning specifically, and I only saw that in the newest magazine..

I like the details from the characters.

^That was awesome, thank you.

blank said its marky or whatever the hell it is so i believe that :awesome:
but i thought it was lightning as well before she told me thats what she got from the trailer and translating it or whatever

I think it's Marqui. There's two different voices in the last lines.. right?

There's more than those two talking. I'm pretty sure I heard Gadou, Maqui and Lebreau in the trailer.

There are indeed lines for all our named characters.. except for Sazh? His voice was in the CMT but I can't remember if we have it anywhere. =/ Maybe in a stolen audio track..

[Sanji]

Wasn't me. She's described as a "big sister type" but not in conjunction with Lightning specifically, and I only saw that in the newest magazine..

I think I misunderstood then, thanks

[Thunder]

So the frozen lake part won't be in the demo :c [/obvious]

[mercy0001]

So the frozen lake part won't be in the demo :c [/obvious]

The demo contains trailers from Versus and Agito. Maybe there's a new FFXIII trailer as well with that frozen lake part and other things which aren't included in the demo.

[Milyc]

I think a new trailer may be in order. FFXII demo, which came bundled with DQVIII, had a new awesome trailer.

Just a month and a half for the demo to come out, and for us to have a big impression of the game.

[mercy0001]

Just a month and a half for the demo to come out, and for us to have a big impression of the game.

Or a big dissapointment>_<

[StrangeCat]

There's more than those two talking. I'm pretty sure I heard Gadou, Maqui and Lebreau in the trailer.

Snow says We'er fighting Psicom! The best the Sanctum's got!
Lighting says These are the best? They're no match for us!

Now I would actually think that Lightning line would got to the girl in the swimwear(Lebreau)

and that Snow's line would got to the fire head guy(Gadot). But the voices match there Folly sounds when fighting.

There is not to much you can get out of this video it's such a tease.

[StrangeCat]

I think a new trailer may be in order. FFXII demo, which came bundled with DQVIII, had a new awesome trailer.

Just a month and a half for the demo to come out, and for us to have a big impression of the game.

but the Demo it's self was just a joke you just ran around and fought stuff plus you couldn't go anywhere in the area.

[LOL]

Snow says We'er fighting Psicom! The best the Sanctum's got!
Lighting says These are the best? They're no match for us!

Now I would actually think that Lightning line would got to the girl in the swimwear(Lebreau)

and that Snow's line would got to the fire head guy(Gadot). But the voices match there Folly sounds when fighting.

There is not to much you can get out of this video it's such a tease.

It's definitely Lebreau's voice saying the line about the soldiers being no match for them. Sound like Snow's voice though for the Psicom line. The full length version of the JF trailer was more in sync with the voices according to Blank too.

[CloudStrife1992]

I think it's Marqui. There's two different voices in the last lines.. right?

I thought Lightning said that when she got angry at Snow when they were in the ice-area from the Jump Festa trailer. It does sound like two different voices, but one is fairly calm, while the other is yelling. I actually think it sounds like Lightning.

[elqueff]

The demo contains trailers from Versus and Agito. Maybe there's a new FFXIII trailer as well with that frozen lake part and other things which aren't included in the demo.

My guess is that we'll get the long version of the jf trailer. don't know if the lake part was in that one though:P but i guess it would only be logical that we would see some stuff in the new trailer that we won't see in the demo...

[BlankChocobo]

So the frozen lake part won't be in the demo :c [/obvious]

No, you prolly won't get to see Lightning smack the crap out of Snow. Disappointing, I know. :aldo:

I thought Lightning said that when she got angry at Snow when they were in the ice-area from the Jump Festa trailer. It does sound like two different voices, but one is fairly calm, while the other is yelling. I actually think it sounds like Lightning.

I can tell for 99% sure the line about turning into L'cie was not part of the ice area bitchslapping fest. They were fighting over what happened in the past to someone else, who is named Sera, who we know nothing about.

Oh yeah, also I think I recall reading that the green thing at the beginning of the trailer is what starts the whole story.

Edit:
My guess is that we'll get the long version of the jf trailer. don't know if the lake part was in that one though:P but i guess it would only be logical that we would see some stuff in the new trailer that we won't see in the demo...

My guess is that that trailer will never be shown again un-edited/in that exact format, as SE was presenting it as a 'special gift' type thing to the Jump Festa attendees. It smelled pretty exclusive. They may show something that has the exact same contents, just rearranged though.

[CloudStrife1992]

I can tell for 99% sure the line about turning into L'cie was not part of the ice area bitchslapping fest. They were fighting over what happened in the past to someone else, who is named Sera, who we know nothing about.

Oh yeah, also I think I recall reading that the green thing at the beginning of the trailer is what starts the whole story.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. :)

The green thing probably either is, or has some close relation to Sera (from what i can tell and what seems to make sense to me), so that seems likely. It'll be interesting to see if that thing is the crystal, or maybe protects the crystal. I still can't decide if I think it's alive or an intelligent machine or not, assuming it isn't the crystal.

[BlankChocobo]

My guess is that we'll get the long version of the jf trailer. don't know if the lake part was in that one though:P but i guess it would only be logical that we would see some stuff in the new trailer that we won't see in the demo...

Thanks for clearing that up for me. :)

The green thing probably either is, or has some close relation to Sera (from what i can tell and what seems to make sense to me), so that seems likely. It'll be interesting to see if that thing is the crystal, or maybe protects the crystal. I still can't decide if I think it's alive or an intelligent machine or not, assuming it isn't the crystal.

Well maybe the crystal is alive? Also, from info way back, I think we're supposed to have two crystals. I'm betting that thing is a Fal'cie though.

I thought I read somewhere that the thing in the green thing was a Fal'cie but THAT COULD BE A TOTAL LIE, so don't believe this sentence. :cookie:

[chaosblade77]

Well maybe the crystal is alive? Also, from info way back, I think we're supposed to have two crystals. I'm betting that thing is a Fal'cie though.

I thought I read somewhere that the thing in the green thing was a Fal'cie but THAT COULD BE A TOTAL LIE, so don't believe this sentence. :cookie:
Whatever it was that I read made it seem like the Fal'cie were more spiritual than physical, but that was just what I got out of it. Then the relationship between the crystals and the Fal'cie was something about one existing because the other wanted them to, but I don't remember which had which role. In either case, the crystals being alive in some sense does fit.

Two crystals also sounds right. I thought I saw something about Cocoon and Pulse each having a crystal.

I don't remember where I saw those though, it may have been here, or some crap on Wikipedia or something.

Off topic, since this is the news section, earlier someone on NeoGAF mentioned new Famitsu scans showing team Nora. I'm not sure if they meant new to them (old scans) or actual new scans though. Since they haven't shown up here I'm guessing they aren't actually new, but I figured I'd mention it.

[rutea7]

Snow says We'er fighting Psicom! The best the Sanctum's got!
Lighting says These are the best? They're no match for us!

Now I would actually think that Lightning line would got to the girl in the swimwear(Lebreau)

and that Snow's line would got to the fire head guy(Gadot). But the voices match there Folly sounds when fighting.

There is not to much you can get out of this video it's such a tease.


if you LISTEN to what shes saying instead of just reading the subs you'l notice she didnt say "they are no match for us" because she says NORA, she must have said "they are no match for nora" or "no match for us nora" that means its Lebreau talking

[Hynad]

Random thought:

I always thought Sera was actually one of the Crystals...

[elqueff]

My guess is that that trailer will never be shown again un-edited/in that exact format, as SE was presenting it as a 'special gift' type thing to the Jump Festa attendees. It smelled pretty exclusive. They may show something that has the exact same contents, just rearranged though.

didn't know it was a "special gift":blink: though even if it is a remake of the jf trailer (my god, now they're even doing remakes of trailers nowadays;)) it's still almost the same thing as the original, and I think it would be more unlikely for them to show a trailer that's completely new rather than showing something that has already been shown at the CMT. I mean come on, getting a 1 hour demo AND a brand new trailer would really be too much for SE to pull out of their hat.... or would it.....?:shifty: