Final Fantasy Versus XIII - "bearsauce"

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Looks like FF-Reunion updated with some news about tonight's big spread. Don't know what it says, but they mentioned E3.

[Shamdeo]

Final Fantasy Network

[Hamster Lord]

i see potential for first english trailer

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Final Fantasy Network

Interesting bit about how magic works. Different effects depending on the user? Sweet~
I'm loving how they're differentiating gameplay between characters. :3

[Roronoa Zoro]

I wonder what Nomura considers to be 'massive'. If he means compared to the parties in Star Ocean that's ok, but FF games don't generally have a lot of party members in the first place. I for one want more female characters, not including Stella.

[madammina]

Final Fantasy Games traditionally have at least 3 permanent female party members (at least from IV and beyond) so, if it follows in that tradition, we should see a few more girls.

[Shamdeo]

Updated with more info.

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Yay for time progression and Chocobo riding!
Eh, I didn't think it was Stella anyways :P

[Shamdeo]

+ The actual battle screen in the final game will show character names.
+ Some areas regarding how the battle screen shows commands will probably change for the final.
+ Magic has different effects depending on the character who uses it.
+ A young blonde male character shown in the magazine’s screenshots is good with guns. He alone has aiming controls and can aim for enemy weak spots.
+ When other characters use guns, they have just a normal lock-on.
+ The game has a large number of weapons. Main character Noctis can use them all.
+ Your battle party can have up to three members. However, the members who aren’t taking part in the battle will join in on conversations.
+ There are more party members than the four shown in the magazine. However, the game doesn’t have a massive number of party members.

+ Main character Noctis is not “cool.” He’s just a normal youth. He feels “I am strong,” but he’s not as strong as he thinks.
+ Some segments of the trailer show natural landscapes. These are like the fields you encounter in other games. The game will have time progression: morning, afternoon, evening and night.
+ Contrary to some theories, the dragon rider character who appears in the trailer is not heroine Stella. Nomura says he wouldn’t show Stella in such a state. The character you see in that sequence is an enemy.
+ You can steal army vehicles for your use. You can ride air ships, cars and Chocobos.
The blonde character shown in the trailer is Noctis’s friend. The other two characters are friends from Noctis’s childhood. The person with glasses is like Noctis’s tactician.
+ You’ll recall that someone in the trailer says “You’re not fit to be king,” or something to that effect. This statement is not directed at Noctis. (I think everyone assumed it was!)
+ Nomura says something along the lines of: This year, we have Type-0 and XIII-2, so please forget about Versus for a while. He asked that people be patient and understand that they’re trying to do something incredible.
+ At the earliest, we could see more from Versus XIII at E3.

[Ikkin]

+ Contrary to some theories, the dragon rider character who appears in the trailer is not heroine Stella. Nomura says he wouldn’t show Stella in such a state. The character you see in that sequence is an enemy.

This part made me laugh. xD I've got this mental image of Nomura saying something like, "seriously, did you really think I'd dress Stella like that?" XD

(I still think that enemy is an Eidolon. The proportions seem overly-exaggerated for a human character -- she's got really long legs and virtually no feet).

[madammina]

^I'm thinking it's Lightning turned into an Eidolen.

Also, the time changing has me more excited then I should be.

And I wonder who that king line is directed to? Noctis' dad?

[Tempus]

Nomura says something along the lines of: This year, we have Type-0 and XIII-2, so please forget about Versus for a while.

;_; but Nomura-san.... what if I don't want to?

we could see more from Versus XIII at E3.

^_^

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[rpgangel]

+ Nomura says something along the lines of: This year, we have Type-0 and XIII-2, so please forget about Versus for a while. He asked that people be patient and understand that they’re trying to do something incredible.

Well, he just crushed my hopes and dreams. THANKS NOMURA YOU BASTARD. *cries*

Type-0 better be good.

[Eliwood]

+ The game has a large number of weapons. Main character Noctis can use them all.
+ However, the game doesn’t have a massive number of party members.

i hate these. i want THOUSANDS of characters and i was particularly hoping for maybe a couple of secret characters like vincent and yuffie :(