Square Enix has announced a new game in the Final Fantasy XIII series at the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Event, bringing Lightnings story to an end.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is out! With it comes a final trailer which neatly compresses all the good bits of FFXIII-2 into one minute.
The long wait is over. We've finished our review copy and had a great time, so come read our impressions of Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Word on the street is that the next DLC Coliseum battle that is going to be available will be the much anticipated Gilgamesh
If the past can tell us anything, it’s that the DLC will cost somewhere in the realm of ¥300-¥400 on PS3 or 240-320 on Xbox 360, It will more than likely be simultaneously released in Japan and other territories, and Clash On The Big Bridge will probably play during the battle.
Of course, along with this news, we have word of the next costumes to be released. They are the Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ezio Auditore da Firenze Costume and the Exposure and Defense costume for Noel and Serah respectively. These costumes were actually announced really early on so it’s nice to see that these will be available soon.
Again, these costumes will likely be the normal price and be available everywhere on the same day.
Here are some shots of the magazine in which these new DLCs are shown
Thanks to forum member Ffamran mied Bunansa for pointing this out to us.
Source: Gaming Everything
Remember Theatrhythm? The Final Fantasy 3DS rhythm game Square released in Japan back in February? You’re probably not the only one who doesn’t, but Square Enix have seen fit to release new DLC for it including several new songs from other Final Fantasy titles. Of course one of the songs isn’t from a game that’s seen the light of day yet.
Yoko Shimomura’s Somnus which was released back in 2008 and feature in the debut Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer in 2006, will be coming to the 3DS game on April 4th. Theatrhythm is currently planned to arrive in Europe and America this summer. See the preview below.
Source: FF-Reunion
Despite the clues I dropped throughout, I still managed to get some of you this year. Yes, Nomura has not said anything about Versus being via DLC (but it was just crazy enough to work as an April Fool’s). Remember, it may be 31 March in your neck of the woods, but some of us live a day in the future.
Things you may also have missed that would have alerted you to this:
- The tags included ‘Legitimate’ and the alt text was “totally legit guys, I swear”. Yes, I lied in alt text. If anyone needs me, I’ll be in confession.
- How often do I post news? Come on!
- BlankChocobo is given a translation credit, despite not having been seen since aught-nine (this one was only for the forum members, really)
- As the particularly dedicated amongst you pointed out, this was the wrong day of the week for a Famitsu leak
- Finally, and most of all, the entire interview was shopped in my broken Japanese (can you believe they never taught me how to say you masturbate to something?) onto an old scan. Had anyone attempted to translate it themselves, it should have been clear that this was not an actual interview; to the best of my knowledge, Tetsuya Nomura does not have a hatred of cows. Head over to the forums for a full transcript of what I was attempting to say.
- Even if you didn’t have a Japanese dictionary handy, the last third of the interview was just copy/pasted from the first third.
Well, that was fun. I’d like to thank staff member Death Penalty for helping me do this, instead of that idea for Versus-themed milk I had. See you next year, folks! By the way, I’ve heard a rumour that there’s a cheat in XIII-2 that turns all your characters into cats, except the moogle.
Scans are beginning to surface on the internet of the latest issue Famitsu, which has more of their interview with Final Fantasy Versus XIII’s director, Tetsuya Nomura. In the page we have, Nomura speaks of announcements being made at this year’s E3, but more significantly, mentions that they’re looking at releasing Versus in three separate parts as a way of bringing forward the release date.
Nomura explains that Square-Enix are aware of the frustration of fans with regards to the length of Versus’ development time. He also says that, after experimenting with DLC in Final Fantasy XIII-2, SE are keen to make regular use of downloadable content and are looking at releasing the last two thirds of Versus as download-only. He does not mention how much these will cost.
If we’re being told this much now, E3 is definitely going to be a big event for Versus fans. Thanks to forum member BlankChocobo for the translation!
That’s right, the Lightning DLC has finally been given a name. “Requiem of the Goddess” will feature Caius and Lightning locked in battle. Reportedly, the DLC will feature a different sort of combat than what we’ve come to expect in XIII-2. What this alludes to remains to be seen; given Lightning’s status as a servant of the goddess and the power that entails, it’s not surprising that we can expect something a bit different. If you’re feeling the strain of that wait, don’t worry. It’s very likely we’ll be hearing a great deal more about this DLC very soon. In the meantime, head on down to the forums to discuss.
Source: Dengeki through andriasang
Famitsu has finally revealed a few screenshots regarding Final Fantasy XIII-2′s upcoming costume and monster DLCs.
The N7 armours for Noel and Serah will be available on the PS3 and Xbox360, priced ¥300 and 240MSP.
Old Final Fantasy fans will also be delighted to see the inclusion of Final Fantasy VI monsters Ultros and Typhon. Similar to the Lightning and Amodar DLC, players will fight Ultros first and will then be joined by Typhon later in the fight. This monster DLC pack is priced ¥400 on PS3 and 320MSP on Xbox 360.
Both DLC packs will be available on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on the 27th of March.
Updated: Now with more screens!
This week’s Famitsu has some interesting comments from Versus XIII director Tetsuya Nomura regarding the game’s progress.
According to him, he has some news on the project and is almost ready to reveal a lot of info for us (finally) – but some some “totally unrelated” reasons, he can’t. He’s also not allowed to talk about the situation stopping him, and all he can do is “continue discussions” – with who, it isn’t said.
Is he being pushed for Multi-Plat maybe? Or do Square want Versus on the down-low to stay out of the spotlight for another game? Maybe it’s being cancelled after all these many years. Who knows? Hopefully, we’ll know very soon. Until then, we’ll have to keep waiting for our next Versus XIII update.
You can discuss the lack of news in our forums here.
Nothing important to us (due to the lack of both Type-0 and UMD Passport outside Japan), but for the people it does apply to, Final Fantasy Type-0 is now available through Sony’s UMD Passport program for the Playstation Vita.
Obviously, the UMD Passport will give you the full game through the one file, as available on the Playstation Network. However, if you’ve been playing the UMD version and have the separate save files used on the two disk Physical Version, I can’t guarantee your saves will cross over properly for the Digital Version. So if anyone can test that out, please do let us know.
As previously announced, Jihl Nabaat is scheduled to be released on the 13th of March in Japan and is yet to be known if it will be released on the rest of the world on the same date. Here are some screenshots that were released today!
Famitsu has recently revealed information regarding Lightning’s episode DLC, which has been confirmed not so long ago in a Square Enix conference. The episode will be about Lightning’s fight against Caius and more story details about the game’s ending will also be explained. It was also stated that it will feature a combat sytem different to the one used in the main game. The episode DLC is planned to be released on May, the exact date yet to be announced.
Thanks to forum member Lymle for notifying us of this information!
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Japan: December 17th 2009
NA: March 9th 2010
Europe: March 9th 2010 Japan: December 15th 2011 NA: January 31st 2012 Europe: February 3rd 2012 Japan: TBA NA: TBA Europe: TBA Japan: October 13th 2011 NA: TBA Europe: TBA
