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.
The promised Final Fantasy XIII-2 demo has been released on the US Playstation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold Members. The demo is the final build of the Atlas demo which has been playable at various gameshows around the world. It includes full monster taming mechanics and even gives you access to the Crystarium system.
The full game will be available in the US in exactly three weeks, leaving us in Europe a few days extra to anxiously wait. If you’ve got a US PSN account or an Xbox Live Gold account, you can grab the 1.7GB demo right now.
Scans of Final Fantasy XIII-2′s Ultimanias’ covers have emerged on the net today! Have a good look at them right below.
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Get your controllers charged and ready, people! Siliconera has just confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII-2, along with a multitude of other titles, will have a playable demo before the game’s launch.
As of this moment, no details concerning the content of the demo have been released, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted, as always!
Thanks to forum member Meowster for finding the information.
Square-Enix released a new trailer today that features Serah and Noel’s little friend Mog. While most of the information in the trailer is old news, it does shed some light on exactly how some of Mog’s features work. And if you watch it until the very end, there is a surprising development. As always, comments and discussion are welcome in the forums!
Microsoft and Square Enix have just recently announced that they are collaborating. They plan to release a DLC weapon for Serah for Final Fantasy XIII-2 exclusively on the Xbox 360 consoles.
The weapon, named Azrael will be available on day one when the game is released, meaning January 31st, 2012 for North America and Asia and it should be available day one when the game is released in Europe on February 3rd. It will be sold for 80 MS Points
Source: Square-Enix Press Twitter
Final Fantasy XIII-2′s first week sales have been released by Media Create today. As many would expect after the disappointment many fans had with the first game, sales are drastically lower than FFXIII’s first week.
The Playstation 3 version of FFXIII-2 appeared at the top of last weeks Japanese chart, selling 525,271 copies between last Thursday and Sunday. The first game sold 1,501,964 copies in the same period at it’s launch. The Xbox 360 version failed to break into the top 20 meaning it’s sold under 28,406 copies.
Although these kind of numbers are incredible, for a Final Fantasy game, these sales make it the worst performing numbered title in recent history. It could be attributed to multiple factors. The disillusion of fans who were incredibly disappointed in XIII, the fact it’s a sequel therefore alienating new fans, or changes in the audiences taste. Whatever the cause, perfect review scores don’t seem to be helping it shift more numbers. Maybe if Square can win back some fans trust with the improvements made to the game, word of mouth could help it attain more sales over the next few weeks.
Square Enix have released a trailer showing off five pieces of upcoming Downloadable Content for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII-2. Check it out below.
In order of appearance:
* Noel’s ‘Brave in Blaze’ Costume
* Serah’s ‘Evening Calm’ Costume
* Serah’s ‘Resort Style’ Costume
* Omega Colosseum Battle
* Lightning Colosseum Battle
Square Enix’s line of Ultimania guides continues still with the Scenario and Battle Ultimania books being released on the 31st of January.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Scenario Ultimania will cost 1575 yen (~20 USD) and consists of 512 pages. Final Fantasy XIII-2 Battle Ultimania is slightly more expensive, at 1785 yen (~22 USD) with a bulkier 704 pages. Both books are A5 size.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Scenario Ultimania at Square Enix e-Store
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Battle Ultimania at Square Enix e-Store
A Q&A has been posted over at the PlayStation Blog featuring the game’s director Motomu Toriyama.
Unfortunately, no new information was revealed, although, for those chomping at the bit for anything FFXIII-2 related, you might want to read it.
In response to the PlayStation Blog’s last question pertaining to Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Toriyama had this to say:
The PlayStation Blog: “When will we finally be able to play Final Fantasy Versus XIII? You know, the game has been in development for eons. Do you have anything to share at this time? Anything!”
Motomu Toriyama: “First, please enjoy XIII-2 while you wait for additional information.”
Curt, but not unexpected. You can read the full Q&A here.
The DLC boss Omega has finally been revealed in all its glory, and it’s looking good. In a nice callback, its XIII-2 design largely mirrors Omega’s original designs in its earliest appearances in the Final Fantasy series. Omega will be available as DLC in Japan, and in the west as a pre-order bonus from certain stores. Once the optional boss is defeated, it can be recruited into your party to fight by your side along with the other monsters you’ve collected throughout the game.
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