Dissidia : Final Fantasy

Raticus · 09/20/07, 08:05 PM

fantasy is endless
fantasy has no limited form

General Information

Announcement : 05 . 09 . 07 @ SEP07
Platform : PlayStation Portable
Media : Universal Media Disc
Genre : Action

Release Schedule

[ JPN ] December 18th, 2008
[ NAR ] tba
[ PAL ] tba

Dissidia Staff

Yōsuke Shiokawa
game director
Tetsuya Nomura
character design
Yoshitaka Amano
title logo design
Takeharu Ishimoto
game composer

Dissidia Storyline

Only small details in regard to Dissidia's plot have been revealed since Square Enix Party 2007. In Dissidia, characters from their respective Final Fantasy games are summoned by the the two beings shown in the logo. Cosmos, Goddess of Order, summons heroes to repel the forces of Chaos that have plagued and overtaken Dissidia's universe. Chaos, not to be outdone, has enlisted the aid of villians from the multiple Final Fantasy games. Dissidia is Latin for "to disagree", and is indicative of the game's heroes and villians in conflict. While the creators are trying to include as many memorable characters as they can, it is said that ten heroes and ten villians may appear. In information obtained from Tokyo Game Show 2007, it was said that the world was made twelve times, and was about to be remade for the thirteenth.

Dissidia Gameplay

Straight from the horse's mouth, Square-Enix describes Dissidia : Final Fantasy to be a "dramatic progressive action" title. One could say "dramatic" for the dramatic way the battles transpire, with dialogue and cutscenes interweaved within bouts of gameplay. "Progressive" in that characters will be able to gain experience and levels based on performance in combat. And finally, "Action" to summarize that the game will feature a brawler-esque battle system in which characters have movesets to unleash upon an enemy or enemies. Brawls will take place in fully three-dimensional and destructible envrionments. Players will also be able to buy equipment ( probably with Gil ) to further customize and upgrade their character. Some battle mechanics include: a "HIT POINT" meter we assume for HP or health, a BRAVE meter which is still somewhat of a mystery, and a short and close range toggle which may expand available movesets to accomodate said factors.

Control Schema:
L | Lock On
R | Guard
R + Cross | Dodge
Pad | Camera
Stick | Movement
Triangle | Action
Circle | BRAVE Attack
Cross | Jump
Square | HP Attack / EX Burst
Square + Cross | EX Mode

Notes : Lock On can be toggled on and off with the L button. Holding R down will guard, and pressing X will make the character dodge to evade attacks. The D-Pad will control the camera whilst the Stick is reserved for character movement. Unknown if these can be switched at this time. Triangle is Action, to execute an interactive action like wall-running or environment manipulation. This can only be executed at certain spots with an icon. Circle is a BRAVE attack, which if it connects, will reduce an enemy's BRAVE. Cross ( or X ) is jump. Square is a standard attack that drains HP, and will execute an EX Burst if the character is in EX Mode. Square and cross buttons together enters a character into EX Mode. It is assumed that in this state, powerful "limit" maneuvers can be executed. Characters will also have costume changes. So far, a "Luneth" from FFIII DS costume change was confirmed for Onion Knight, as are Squall's SeeD uniform, and Firion with a red cape, all borrowed from different designs from Amano, Nomura, and Yoshida throughout the years.

Summoned monsters from the series can be uitilized during battle to invoke various effects; confirmed thus far:

Carbuncle : Reflects current BRAVE onto opponent.
Ifrit : Increases BRAVE by x1.5

EX MODE + EX BURST

Warrior of Light
Class-change from Fighter to Warrior, EX BURST unseen.

Garland
Mashing the Circle button induces a heavy-hitting combo attack.

Firion
EX MODE + EX BURST unseen.

Emperor
EX MODE + EX BURST unseen.

Onion Knight
Class-change into Ninja or Sage, in EX BURST select a spell or item to throw in a menu.

Cloud of Darkness
Shown as the original green palette swap, EX BURST unseen.

Cecil
Class change from Dark Night to Paladin, EX BURST unseen.

Golbez
Fusion with Shadow Dragon, EX BURST unseen.

Bartz
EX MODE + EX BURST unseen.

Exdeath
Transforms into tree form, EX BURST uses the power of Void.

Terra
Transforms into Esper form, EX BURST unseen.

Kefka
EX MODE + EX BURST unseen.

Cloud
EX MODE + EX BURST unseen.

Sephiroth
EX MODE + EX BURST unseen.

Squall
Renzokuken, hitting the trigger as it flashes across screen.

Ultimecia
Similar to Squall, but related to time kompression, must hit triggers on time.

Zidane
Trance Mode form, EX BURST involves a combo attack.

Kuja
Trance Mode, EX BURST unseen.

Tidus
EX BURST is Overdrive Blitz Ace.

Jecht
EX MODE resembles Braska's Final Aeon, EX BURST unseen.

Dissidia Arenas

Two locations in which battles commenced were show in the SEP07 trailer. One of which appeared to be a large castle area, which is rumored to be Cornelia Castle from the original Final Fantasy, and Memoria from Final Fantasy IX, particularly the final area in which the party commences the final battles. Another arena resembels Pandemonium from FFII, while another is a castle from FFV.

Confirmed For Dissidia

Dissidia Voices

Narrarator
Bunta Suwagara
? ? ?

Warrior of Light
Toshihiko Seki
? ? ?

Garland
Kenji Utsumi
? ? ?

Firion
Hikaru Midorikawa
? ? ?

Emperor
Kenyuu Horiuchi
? ? ?

Onion Knight
Jun Fukuyama
? ? ?

Cloud of Darkness
Masako Ikeda
? ? ?

Cecil
Shizuma Hodoshima
? ? ?

Golbez
Takeshi Kaga
? ? ?

Bartz
Sōichirō Hoshi
? ? ?

Exdeath
Tarō Ishida
? ? ?

Terra
Yukari Fukui
? ? ?

Kefka
Shigeru Chiba
? ? ?

Cloud
Takahiro Sakurai
Steve Burton?

Sephiroth
Toshiyuki Morikawa
George Newbern?

Squall
Hideo Ishikawa
? ? ?

Ultimecia
Atsuko Tanaka
? ? ?

Zidane
Romi Paku
? ? ?

Kuja
Akira Ishida
? ? ?

Tidus
Masakazu Morita
James Arnold Taylor?

Jecht
Masuo Amada
Gregg Berger?

Cosmos
Sumi Shimamoto
? ? ?

Chaos
Norio Wakamoto
? ? ?

Dissidia Media

At SEP07, a free CD was given to those attending. On this CD were tracks from Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII and Dissidia : Final Fantasy. You can download and listen to them here:
Overture To Dissidia
( secret )

Also, here is the trailer that was shown at Square-Enix Party 2007:
Dissidia : Final Fantasy

Scans prior to Jump Festa 2007.
Firion and Palamecia.
Final Fantasy IX characters in FMV. + New battle HUD.
Dissidia Control Scheme
Squall Artwork/FMV + Ultimecia Confirmed + Renzokuken Limit

Scans post-JF07.
Famitsu article, shots of CG characters, Firion battling.
Character artwork, new shots of some in-game cutscenes.
More battle system footage and EX Bursts.

Post Jump Festa 07.
Dissidia Villians Poster : Possible Cloud of Darkness/Golbez/Exdeath/Kefka/Jecht confimation.

Famitsu - June 08.
Tidus and Jecht make their first appearance.

Trailer #2
New characters FMV, new battle footage, some story insight.

New Jump Scan - July 30
FFIII's Onion Knight and Cloud of Darkness join the roster.

DJ GloriX · 09/20/07, 08:14 PM

*faints*...this game is going to make my psp worth, I just hope they'll release it in EU or else it'll be import time! =0
Need more..info to...feed..on....*drools*

By ze way, Squall has also been confirmed! Posts tagged Dissidia at PSP Fanboy
Yush! =0

**SuperEclipse** · 09/20/07, 08:17 PM

Squall is another one that will be in it.

GIIIIIIIIIRLZ :D · 09/20/07, 08:34 PM

SQUALL? D:DDDDDDDD SERIOUSLY??! ALRIIGHT!

I hope Seifer's in there, too. Just so I can boot his pathetic little arse.

Koji · 09/20/07, 09:37 PM

Lol, I see Garland and Warrior of Light next to each other. And Kuja and Zidane. Sephiroth.... I bet ya'll know what I'm hoping for. If "he" is in here, against Sephiroth, then this will be like a merge of my 2 favorite games ever - FF7 and Tekken. Dissidia is definitely near the top of my wish list.

**chaywa** · 09/20/07, 09:51 PM

Honestly it looks kinda crappy, both the Bouncer and DoC prove that SE can't pull off action games to an above average calibre and from this trailer i am wholly unimpressed...

Sure the debate on 'lol whose stronger, Cloud or Squall' can finally be solved but quite frankly it looks like a cross breed of Mario 64, SSB and Tekken, which = me unimpressed

**SuperEclipse** · 09/20/07, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaywa

Sure the debate on 'lol whose stronger, Cloud or Squall' can finally be solved but quite frankly it looks like a cross breed of Mario 64, SSB and Tekken, which = me unimpressed

I can finally kick that wuss ass all day and all I want. Then kick that momma's boy ass with a real villian Kuja and Kefka((if his in it))

Thinking about that just now made me want the game, lol..

Sophia Esteed · 09/21/07, 04:39 AM

If Seph's in it, Cloud's a shoo-in fer shur. Uh....Terra and Kefka? 8D I mean, Terra IS the hero(ine) of FFVI, not Locke....And can't forget Lightning (FFXIII) and Nacht (the dude of FFvsXIII; tentative name)...

Raticus · 09/21/07, 04:44 PM

Every time someone calls the hero of FFVXIII "Nacht", a weeaboo gets stronger.

**New2Ya** · 09/21/07, 06:25 PM

Nacht?! LFMAO!! Whoever came up with that name, I worship. xD Hilarious.

Okay anyways, Squall has been seen FIGHTING against Sephiroth.

So maybe, Cloud is not in it? xD That would be great. But my guess is that Cloud is a secret character.

Raticus · 09/21/07, 06:30 PM

Cloud will be in it. He'll probably be revealed later, and fighting a different character. ;P

I mean, it's Cloud.

Chevalier Sombre · 09/21/07, 06:33 PM

Wow, I was wondering about this game. It's definitely another reason for me to invest in a PSP.

Sophia Esteed · 09/21/07, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Every time someone calls the hero of FFVXIII "Nacht", a weeaboo gets stronger.

Well, it sounds more original than his other supposed name, "Storm"...

Quote:

Okay anyways, Squall has been seen FIGHTING against Sephiroth.

oo When?! Show me the dough!!!

Quote:

Cloud will be in it. He'll probably be revealed later, and fighting a different character. ;P

I mean, it's Cloud.

True, true....but it makes more sense for him to fight Seph.

All in all, I can't wait for more infos~

Raticus · 09/21/07, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophia Esteed

Well, it sounds more original than his other supposed name, "Storm"...

New idea: how about we call him "Final Fantasy Versus XIII's unnamed protagonist.".

or we cud call him poppycock because i liek taht name!

**New2Ya** · 09/21/07, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shamdeo

or we cud call him poppycock because i liek taht name!

Love that!! I'm definetly gonna use that name as of this moment.

poppycock.

Quote:

oo When?! Show me the dough!!!

Ugh, search through 1UP/IGN/GameSpot/JoyStig. They all gave their impressions, and at least one of them confirms that Squall was fighting Sephiroth in the trailer of Dissida.

09/20/07, 08:05 PM	#1
Raticus swathed in ever-light Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Harve Age: 22 Posts: 2,615 Rep Power: 8	Dissidia : Final Fantasy fantasy is endless fantasy has no limited form General Information Announcement : 05 . 09 . 07 @ SEP07 Platform : PlayStation Portable Media : Universal Media Disc Genre : Action Release Schedule [ JPN ] December 18th, 2008 [ NAR ] tba [ PAL ] tba Dissidia Staff Yōsuke Shiokawa game director Tetsuya Nomura character design Yoshitaka Amano title logo design Takeharu Ishimoto game composer Dissidia Storyline Only small details in regard to Dissidia's plot have been revealed since Square Enix Party 2007. In Dissidia, characters from their respective Final Fantasy games are summoned by the the two beings shown in the logo. Cosmos, Goddess of Order, summons heroes to repel the forces of Chaos that have plagued and overtaken Dissidia's universe. Chaos, not to be outdone, has enlisted the aid of villians from the multiple Final Fantasy games. Dissidia is Latin for "to disagree", and is indicative of the game's heroes and villians in conflict. While the creators are trying to include as many memorable characters as they can, it is said that ten heroes and ten villians may appear. In information obtained from Tokyo Game Show 2007, it was said that the world was made twelve times, and was about to be remade for the thirteenth. Dissidia Gameplay Straight from the horse's mouth, Square-Enix describes Dissidia : Final Fantasy to be a "dramatic progressive action" title. One could say "dramatic" for the dramatic way the battles transpire, with dialogue and cutscenes interweaved within bouts of gameplay. "Progressive" in that characters will be able to gain experience and levels based on performance in combat. And finally, "Action" to summarize that the game will feature a brawler-esque battle system in which characters have movesets to unleash upon an enemy or enemies. Brawls will take place in fully three-dimensional and destructible envrionments. Players will also be able to buy equipment ( probably with Gil ) to further customize and upgrade their character. Some battle mechanics include: a "HIT POINT" meter we assume for HP or health, a BRAVE meter which is still somewhat of a mystery, and a short and close range toggle which may expand available movesets to accomodate said factors. Control Schema: L \| Lock On R \| Guard R + Cross \| Dodge Pad \| Camera Stick \| Movement Triangle \| Action Circle \| BRAVE Attack Cross \| Jump Square \| HP Attack / EX Burst Square + Cross \| EX Mode Notes : Lock On can be toggled on and off with the L button. Holding R down will guard, and pressing X will make the character dodge to evade attacks. The D-Pad will control the camera whilst the Stick is reserved for character movement. Unknown if these can be switched at this time. Triangle is Action, to execute an interactive action like wall-running or environment manipulation. This can only be executed at certain spots with an icon. Circle is a BRAVE attack, which if it connects, will reduce an enemy's BRAVE. Cross ( or X ) is jump. Square is a standard attack that drains HP, and will execute an EX Burst if the character is in EX Mode. Square and cross buttons together enters a character into EX Mode. It is assumed that in this state, powerful "limit" maneuvers can be executed. Characters will also have costume changes. So far, a "Luneth" from FFIII DS costume change was confirmed for Onion Knight, as are Squall's SeeD uniform, and Firion with a red cape, all borrowed from different designs from Amano, Nomura, and Yoshida throughout the years. Summoned monsters from the series can be uitilized during battle to invoke various effects; confirmed thus far: Carbuncle : Reflects current BRAVE onto opponent. Ifrit : Increases BRAVE by x1.5 EX MODE + EX BURST Warrior of Light Class-change from Fighter to Warrior, EX BURST unseen. Garland Mashing the Circle button induces a heavy-hitting combo attack. Firion EX MODE + EX BURST unseen. Emperor EX MODE + EX BURST unseen. Onion Knight Class-change into Ninja or Sage, in EX BURST select a spell or item to throw in a menu. Cloud of Darkness Shown as the original green palette swap, EX BURST unseen. Cecil Class change from Dark Night to Paladin, EX BURST unseen. Golbez Fusion with Shadow Dragon, EX BURST unseen. Bartz EX MODE + EX BURST unseen. Exdeath Transforms into tree form, EX BURST uses the power of Void. Terra Transforms into Esper form, EX BURST unseen. Kefka EX MODE + EX BURST unseen. Cloud EX MODE + EX BURST unseen. Sephiroth EX MODE + EX BURST unseen. Squall Renzokuken, hitting the trigger as it flashes across screen. Ultimecia Similar to Squall, but related to time kompression, must hit triggers on time. Zidane Trance Mode form, EX BURST involves a combo attack. Kuja Trance Mode, EX BURST unseen. Tidus EX BURST is Overdrive Blitz Ace. Jecht EX MODE resembles Braska's Final Aeon, EX BURST unseen. Dissidia Arenas Two locations in which battles commenced were show in the SEP07 trailer. One of which appeared to be a large castle area, which is rumored to be Cornelia Castle from the original Final Fantasy, and Memoria from Final Fantasy IX, particularly the final area in which the party commences the final battles. Another arena resembels Pandemonium from FFII, while another is a castle from FFV. Confirmed For Dissidia Dissidia Voices Narrarator Bunta Suwagara ? ? ? Warrior of Light Toshihiko Seki ? ? ? Garland Kenji Utsumi ? ? ? Firion Hikaru Midorikawa ? ? ? Emperor Kenyuu Horiuchi ? ? ? Onion Knight Jun Fukuyama ? ? ? Cloud of Darkness Masako Ikeda ? ? ? Cecil Shizuma Hodoshima ? ? ? Golbez Takeshi Kaga ? ? ? Bartz Sōichirō Hoshi ? ? ? Exdeath Tarō Ishida ? ? ? Terra Yukari Fukui ? ? ? Kefka Shigeru Chiba ? ? ? Cloud Takahiro Sakurai Steve Burton? Sephiroth Toshiyuki Morikawa George Newbern? Squall Hideo Ishikawa ? ? ? Ultimecia Atsuko Tanaka ? ? ? Zidane Romi Paku ? ? ? Kuja Akira Ishida ? ? ? Tidus Masakazu Morita James Arnold Taylor? Jecht Masuo Amada Gregg Berger? Cosmos Sumi Shimamoto ? ? ? Chaos Norio Wakamoto ? ? ? Dissidia Media At SEP07, a free CD was given to those attending. On this CD were tracks from Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII and Dissidia : Final Fantasy. You can download and listen to them here: Overture To Dissidia ( secret ) Also, here is the trailer that was shown at Square-Enix Party 2007: Dissidia : Final Fantasy Scans prior to Jump Festa 2007. Firion and Palamecia. Final Fantasy IX characters in FMV. + New battle HUD. Dissidia Control Scheme Squall Artwork/FMV + Ultimecia Confirmed + Renzokuken Limit Scans post-JF07. Famitsu article, shots of CG characters, Firion battling. Character artwork, new shots of some in-game cutscenes. More battle system footage and EX Bursts. Post Jump Festa 07. Dissidia Villians Poster : Possible Cloud of Darkness/Golbez/Exdeath/Kefka/Jecht confimation. Famitsu - June 08. Tidus and Jecht make their first appearance. Trailer #2 New characters FMV, new battle footage, some story insight. New Jump Scan - July 30 FFIII's Onion Knight and Cloud of Darkness join the roster. Last edited by Raticus; 10/21/08 at 04:31 AM.

09/20/07, 08:17 PM	#3
SuperEclipse ~Ichiban~ Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 8,460 Rep Power: 12	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy Squall is another one that will be in it.

09/20/07, 08:34 PM	#4
GIIIIIIIIIRLZ :D Keyblade Wielder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dans la Merde. :/ Posts: 537 Rep Power: 2	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy SQUALL? D:DDDDDDDD SERIOUSLY??! ALRIIGHT! I hope Seifer's in there, too. Just so I can boot his pathetic little arse.

09/20/07, 09:37 PM	#5
Koji I'm Still Here Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere I belong. Age: 19 Posts: 2,731 Rep Power: 6	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy Lol, I see Garland and Warrior of Light next to each other. And Kuja and Zidane. Sephiroth.... I bet ya'll know what I'm hoping for. If "he" is in here, against Sephiroth, then this will be like a merge of my 2 favorite games ever - FF7 and Tekken. Dissidia is definitely near the top of my wish list.

09/20/07, 09:51 PM	#6
chaywa (E)motion Isn't Meaning Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chamber of Guf Age: 19 Posts: 5,532 Rep Power: 12	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy Honestly it looks kinda crappy, both the Bouncer and DoC prove that SE can't pull off action games to an above average calibre and from this trailer i am wholly unimpressed... Sure the debate on 'lol whose stronger, Cloud or Squall' can finally be solved but quite frankly it looks like a cross breed of Mario 64, SSB and Tekken, which = me unimpressed

09/20/07, 08:14 PM	#2
DJ GloriX Organization Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: In oogie boogie's Dice. Age: 18 Posts: 472 Rep Power: 2	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy faints...this game is going to make my psp worth, I just hope they'll release it in EU or else it'll be import time! =0 Need more..info to...feed..on....drools By ze way, Squall has also been confirmed! Posts tagged Dissidia at PSP Fanboy Yush! =0

09/21/07, 04:39 AM	#8
Sophia Esteed m e l o d y . e x e Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: I see Mary Sues...they're everywhere. They don't even know that they're Mary Sues. Age: 19 Posts: 1,045 Rep Power: 4	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy If Seph's in it, Cloud's a shoo-in fer shur. Uh....Terra and Kefka? 8D I mean, Terra IS the hero(ine) of FFVI, not Locke....And can't forget Lightning (FFXIII) and Nacht (the dude of FFvsXIII; tentative name)...

09/21/07, 04:44 PM	#9
Raticus swathed in ever-light Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Harve Age: 22 Posts: 2,615 Rep Power: 8	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy Every time someone calls the hero of FFVXIII "Nacht", a weeaboo gets stronger.

09/21/07, 06:25 PM	#10
New2Ya BBS ftw! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 5,296 Rep Power: 10	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy Nacht?! LFMAO!! Whoever came up with that name, I worship. xD Hilarious. Okay anyways, Squall has been seen FIGHTING against Sephiroth. So maybe, Cloud is not in it? xD That would be great. But my guess is that Cloud is a secret character.

09/21/07, 06:30 PM	#11
Raticus swathed in ever-light Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Harve Age: 22 Posts: 2,615 Rep Power: 8	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy Cloud will be in it. He'll probably be revealed later, and fighting a different character. ;P I mean, it's Cloud.

09/21/07, 06:33 PM	#12
Chevalier Sombre Could You Bite the Hand Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6,500 Rep Power: 15	Re: Dissidia : Final Fantasy Wow, I was wondering about this game. It's definitely another reason for me to invest in a PSP.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode