Final Fantasy XIII

[schild]

Looks like we didn't have a general thread for this. Anyway, European release date announced, from PR:

Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announced today the highly anticipated street date for FINAL FANTASY® XIII. This latest project in the multi-platinum FINAL FANTASY series promises to be intensely compelling and will be available for both the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on 9th March 2010.

Much faster than expected given we've seen no 360 footage yet. So uhhhhhhh, YEA. I bet the languages besides English are going to get a top quality product.

[stray]

I bet the languages besides English are going to get a top quality product.

Random: Italians and French have good dubbed anime, I hear.  So maybe in this case too.


Anyways, I can't wait. I admit though, XII didn't appeal to me. Glad they're going back to a more traditional combat mode..

[Nonentity]

I'm sad they are going back to the traditional combat model. I would have hoped they would refine what they did in 11.

[stray]

Umm, 11 was an MMO? A very social (ie solo punishing) one at that.

If you mean 12, no I wouldn't mind them perfecting that take on things.. But I also like the old school mechanics too.

[Rasix]

I'm sad they are going back to the traditional combat model. I would have hoped they would refine what they did in 11.

 

[Cyrrex]

We should probably use the remainder of this thread to discuss the wonders of all things FFXI, and how this game should be like that game.  I'm pretty sure we don't have a thread like that, so I say we go for it.

[stray]

I don't really have much to say (despite posting 3 times already!). I'm really not asking for much. Same ole gameplay, but with new story and graphics is quite fine by me.

Besides, I'll emphasize graphics here because this will probably be appealing just on a visual/color level. So many drab looking titles these days.. Not all bad titles either, don't get me wrong. I just feel like something needs to come out already with up-to-date stylized visuals (as opposed to realism) AND color.

[Musashi]

All that matters is Afro-Bird.  We needn't have any more nostalgia threads.

[Simond]

FFIX was the best post-SNES Final Fantasy.
There, I said it.

[Vision]

Overal I find most FF combat systems to be extrememly boring, which isn't to say they weren't great games. Therefore I could care less about the combat system in XIII as long as it has an interesting storyline.

[caladein]

I just feel like something needs to come out already with up-to-date stylized visuals (as opposed to realism) AND color.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEwKj6W14Jo

[Rasix]

FFIX was the best post-SNES Final Fantasy.
There, I said it.

 

Do you have severe head trauma?

[ghost]

FF VIII was much better than IX.

[Merusk]

Therefore I could care less about the combat system in XIII as long as it has an interesting storyline.

I'm not counting on it at all.  VIII was mildly interesting until I got control of the school/airship then I found I didn't care at all.  IX was only O.K. because of some of the side characters, the main story was awful and I put it down in favor of something else. I only finished X because I was unemployed for a while and had nothing else to do. XII stopped soon after I figured out I could just bot the whole damn game; the story never grabbed me.  /sadf.

[stray]

I just feel like something needs to come out already with up-to-date stylized visuals (as opposed to realism) AND color.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEwKj6W14Jo

I love that game, but by up-to-date I mean this "gen". I will do a jig though if Atlus announces a PS3 Persona title. It isn't official yet. :\

[Velorath]

Looks like we didn't have a general thread for this. Anyway, European release date announced, from PR:

This is also the NA release date.  Pretty much going to be the biggest Q1 ever as far as games go.

[Simond]

FF VIII was much better than IX.

FFVIII was the worst Final Fantasy game in the history of all things, and if you like it you are a bad person and should be ashamed.

[Nightblade]

Final Fantasy, or rather, anything square-enix has put out hasn't been good for a long damn time. I doubt this game will be the one breaking their shit streak...

Though I'm probably the minority here, my interests aren't held by Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy teaming up with generic anime cast to fight a band of equally generic anime antagonists.

[stray]

^ Those are pretty good games, but they have nothing to do with FF so not sure why you mention them. That's more about Disney, not Squeenix. Nobody thinks of Square and says "Mickey Mouse".

As for things not being good in a long time, fair enough. The last thing I liked was 10, but I'm sure you mean something even further back.

Nobody likes to say they liked 10 for some reason, but I did. Nonentity has me beat for liking 11 though

[Amaron]

We should probably use the remainder of this thread to discuss the wonders of all things FFXI, and how this game should be like that game.  I'm pretty sure we don't have a thread like that, so I say we go for it.

Someone take away Grunks meds and summon him to this thread stat.

[Musashi]

[ghost]

FF VIII was much better than IX.

FFVIII was the worst Final Fantasy game in the history of all things, and if you like it you are a bad person and should be ashamed.

It actually took 2 hours to get this reply.  I'm shocked .

[K9]

I enjoyed X, never got the hate. VIII had a nice plot and characters, but was saddled with a truly dire set of game mechanics.

[AutomaticZen]

I'm merely hoping Simond is talking about XI not IX.

[Draegan]

FFIX was the best post-SNES Final Fantasy.
There, I said it.

This.

[Trippy]

Overal I find most FF combat systems to be extrememly boring, which isn't to say they weren't great games. Therefore I could care less about the combat system in XIII as long as it has an interesting storyline.

The Tokyo Game Show trailer is available on PSN. The storyline/dialog looks/sounds hokey even by JRPG standards. It doesn't help that there's a cheesy Asian soap opera-sounding song playing the background as well.

[Fabricated]

FFIX was the best post-SNES Final Fantasy.
There, I said it.

This.

FF12 gets my vote barely over 9, despite 99% of FF12 being you plundering musty tombs and dicking off while everything awesome happens elsewhere.

[schild]

I would say the bar was set so low post VI that it doesn't even matter which one is the best.

[Hoax]

Overal I find most FF combat systems to be extrememly boring, which isn't to say they weren't great games. Therefore I could care less about the combat system in XIII as long as it has an interesting storyline.

The Tokyo Game Show trailer is available on PSN. The storyline/dialog looks/sounds hokey even by JRPG standards. It doesn't help that there's a cheesy Asian soap opera-sounding song playing the background as well.

It does but the visuals are fucking amazing and the combat looks like it will be so much fun unless they make it so every attack takes a long time to complete and you can't speed/skip them so every fight is long even the trash mobs.  Totally a first day purchase for me whenever it comes out.

[Simond]

I'm merely hoping Simond is talking about XI not IX.

Nine was fucking awesome and the only reasons it's not hyped up as the true successor to VI & IV were:
1) Released on the PS1 after the PS2 launched.
2) A large and retarded part of the fanbase wanted it to be more like The Abomination Known As FFVIII and less like, you know, an actual Final Fantasy game.
3) Insanely stupid guidebook/website deal.

And, well, here we are. Squeenix decides that graphics > plot, and also "Hey, people liked all the flashy cutscenes in VIII so let's make a movie!  " which directly resulted in their bankruptcy.

tl;dr - If you don't like FFIX you are the reason why Square are shit nowadays.

[schild]

tl;dr - If you don't like FFIX you are the reason why Square are shit nowadays.

That's absolutely silly.

[Velorath]

I'm merely hoping Simond is talking about XI not IX.

Nine was fucking awesome and the only reasons it's not hyped up as the true successor to VI & IV were:
1) Released on the PS1 after the PS2 launched.
2) A large and retarded part of the fanbase wanted it to be more like The Abomination Known As FFVIII and less like, you know, an actual Final Fantasy game.
3) Insanely stupid guidebook/website deal.

And, well, here we are. Squeenix decides that graphics > plot, and also "Hey, people liked all the flashy cutscenes in VIII so let's make a movie!  " which directly resulted in their bankruptcy.

tl;dr - If you don't like FFIX you are the reason why Square are shit nowadays.

Sorry but FFIX was the beginning of the end of Square for me.  It was the blandest, most forgettable FF game ever made, with ViVi as the only bright spot.  For the life of me, I couldn't tell you one thing about any of the other characters, or the plot.  Also, while I realize that the character's in FF games have never really looked much like Amano's concept art, whoever came up with the in-game character designs for IX needs to be shot.

[ghost]

VIII and IX are just completely different games.  Not sure why people get so bent out of shape about it. 

[Mosesandstick]

Isn't it because IX was supposed to be a return to "tradition" for square?

[Lantyssa]

My only problem with IX is I got bored with it.  I made it to where I got an airship and just couldn't be bothered anymore.  Freya was the only character that grabbed me, and I think that was because I love Dragoons.  Eight was only marginally better for the same reasons, though I would have finished it were it not for a bug halting my progress.