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"While “interactive cutsenes” are by no means something that the fans have been clamoring for it does put up a notice, albeit a small one, that Square may in fact be hearing the fans, but by giving us what we want in a totally new and innovative way. The reason we haven’t been asking for it is simply because most of us never even considered it."
New screenshots and trailer here as well as what is perhaps the Final Fantasy Versus XIII PS3 exclusive's feature, live action battle system, being shown off.
Square Enix's recent unveiling of various games has ignited speculation and interest worldwide. Piqued by what she saw, TK-Nation's Cassandra Khaw has compiled a listing of information and more importantly, a bunch of reasonably high quality trailers.
Many may have jumped the gun assuming FF Versus XIII would go multi-platform like FFXIII did, FF Versus XIII developer speaks his mind on the matter stating that IF it were to ever reach the Xbox 360 it would be merely as a port, and a direct quotation confirms this.
Tetsuya Nomura posted a comment on Twitter about the possibility of the Playstation 3 exclusive Final Fantasy Versus XIII coming to Xbox 360 in the future.
"Square Enix has one major title to show at TGS this year and it's Final Fantasy Versus XIII. This title has been shrouded in mystery and darkness for too long now and after a couple minor trailers, Square Enix will finally show the world what this is all about. To get gamers hyped, Square Enix has made a statement about the trailer and, if what they say is true, this trailer will be of epic proportions."
Eat your heart out Duke Nukem Forever, Final Fantasy Versus XIII is coming for your title. FF13/3rd Birthday/FF VS XII producer Yoshinori Kitase announced in an interview with GamingUnion that he has "no release date information to update" and that "we can't commit ourselves to 2011 either."
On one hand developers should take their time to produce a quality game and on the other hand taking 6-7 years to do so is a bit ridiculous. Dont be surprised if this becomes a common theme with SE, when...
Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura provides a status update on the development of the upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive role-playing game, Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
In an interview with Dengeki Playstation, Tetsuya Nomura gives a status update on the development of the upcoming Playstation 3 RPG, Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
Despite being a no-show at this year's E3, a bunch of new Final Fantasy Versus XIII info was released today, and according to Nomura the game's graphics will be "unbelievable."
[Discuss in the Final Fantasy Versus XIII forum]
Leaks from this week's Famitsu are steadily coming, with the information-lacking NomuRPG Final Fantasy Versus XIII finally getting some new information.
Versus XIII will have a Shinjuku-like environment, with seamless battles in an open-field environment. The items in the environment will be destructible, including roads and buildings.
No clue if there will be actual towns yet. Though, to be fair, Square has a hard time with those in HD.
[Discuss in the Final Fantasy Versus XIII fo...
Yoichi Wada, the CEO of Square Enix, has released a statement clarifying the comments he made yesterday about the possibility of Final Fantasy Versus XIII going to the Xbox 360.
Nothing like Square Enix yet again adding fuel to the fire that could cause message boards around the internet to burn once again.
In a Q&A session during an investor's meeting following the release of their numbers for the last fiscal year, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada stated that the as-of-right-now PlayStation 3 exclusive RPG Final Fantasy Versus XIII is currently under consideration to becoming a multiplatform release. S-E will making a decision by the game's formal unveiling.
Squar...
Always good to see FNC news.
In a recent interview with Motomu Toriyama, he revealed some small information about the upcoming games in the Fabula Nova Crystallis Series, FINAL FANTASY Versus XIII and FINAL FANTASY Agito XIII.
He stated that Versus and Agito wont be Sequels to the recently released title FINAL FANTASY XIII. They will be their own stories, but will follow a Common Mythos. Players of FFXIII will already be aware of the Fal'Cie and L'Cie. These are set to appear in the upc...
"In a recent interview on the Japanese Square Enix Members area, Tetsuya Nomura has revealed further information regarding the upcoming Final Fantasy Versus XIII title – currently set to be released exclusively on PlayStation 3.
In a response to a question as to how much of the game is complete, Nomura responds “Things are not connected yet, every part is moving along separately. However, we have gotten airships working over the world map.”"
Way back in 2008, it was revealed that Final Fantasy Versus XIII would be a more "traditional" Final Fantasy game and would even have a world map of some sort. But what sort of world map? Well, Square Enix's Tetuya Nomura recently revealed that its set-up will resemble the world map of a certain previous FF game.
[Discuss in Final Fantasy Versus XIII forum]
In the latest issue of Famitsu, there was a brief interview with Tetsuya Nomura. During the interview, there is a small segment about Final Fantasy Versus XIII and, unfortunately, it doesn't look like the game will be making a presence at E3 this year.
It's been a while since any new info on Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been revealed, but fans won't have to wait much longer, with Sony's Jeff Rubenstein announcing that some big news is coming this February.
Update: The article at the source had been updated, and it looks like there was a misinterpretation in Rubenstein's statement. He was talking about FFXIII, not Versus XIII. Does this mean we'll be hearing some big Final Fantasy XIII news this month, instead?
It looks like we might see some Western-developed Final Fantasy games in future. In a recent interview with Edge, Square Enix's president Yoichi Wada revealed that he is open to the idea of a Final Fantasy game being created in the West, provided it is overseen by their Japanese developers.
If this Western developed Final Fantasy does come into fruition, Wada said that he hoped it would fare similarly to Batman: Arkham Asylum, a Western game that "caters very much to the Japanese taste".
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In a recent interview, Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura revealed that FFXIII's graphics engine has been updated, allowing his team to make Final Fantasy Versus XIII's real-time graphics identical to its CGI cutscenes.
[Discuss in the Final Fantasy Versus XIII forum]
"In the most recent issue of Famitsu, Nomura reveals that he is working on two unannounced titles. He gives some updates, saying that they are working to bring up the quality so that the difference between real time and pre-renders in the upcoming Final Fantasy Versus XIII is seamless. He also says that development for Agito is going favorably."
In the latest Famitsu, Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura and Motomu Toriyama discussed Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy Agito XIII and a little bit of Parasite Eve: Third Birthday. Most of it wasn't overly new information, though it was mentioned that FFXIII will be install-free on the PS3.
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"In the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, Square Enix has confirmed that we will get new information on the second title in the Fabula Nova Crystallis series, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, at the beginning of next year; which makes a hell lot of sense.
Nomura says it will be an information blowout. He wants to reveal details sooner, but the development team doesn't want to reveal anything until the quality of the game is better improved."
Tired of waiting 3-4 or more years for each Final Fantasy game to be released? Well, wait no more. Square Enix's Yoshi Kitase and Motomu Toriyama recently told vg247.com that, now that they have the engine built for it the basics are covered, they are aiming to shorten development time for future Final Fantasy games.
With Final Fantasy XIII overshadowing Versus XIII in the news over the past few months, it might be reassuring to hear that Versus manages to benefit from the focus being put into FFXIII. Yoshinori Kitase of Square Enix says that the time being put into the development of FF Versus XIII has become "comparatively faster" thanks to the development progress on the the main title.
Whilst many were hoping that Square Enix would divulge some new information regarding certain titles, particularly Final Fantasy Versus XIII, at the Tokyo Game Show, it appears that Square have no plans to do so, rather their TGS line-up will focus solely on their Winter line-up of Final Fantasy XIII and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep.
"The biggest rumour to hit this week that has some substance behind it is the PS3 Slim; Images surfaced this week of the supposed system on a Chinese manufacturing line, I do have to say that the system looks like a cheap Chinese knock-off that might not totally be up to scratch yet, however the box does look very convincing, too good for a Photoshop job. The new PS3 logo threw me off however, but as it was shown at the end of a trailer the other day it may be true. From the looks of this pict..."
"Yusuke Naora, one of the developers who worked on the Japanese company's latest RPG, The Last Remnant, goes on to defend especially the teenage main characters...
The format of the RPG lends itself well to having a teenage protagonist. Usually youre playing for many hours, taking a character on a journey from a relatively weak state to one of power and maturity, a gameplay journey that mirrors that of a teenager moving into adulthood. Thats certainly one of the reasons it works well hav..."
"Because of legal complications were not able to go into full details here, but you should know that Blend Games will no longer cover Square Enix game trailers. Not because we dont want to, but because they wont let us. All we can say is that our recent coverage of Final Fantasy XIII was not something that Square Enix wanted. It wasnt anything we said, they simply didnt want us showing you their trailer. At all."
Due for release tommorow, it seems that scans of CLOUD have already leaked the internet containing Final Fantasy XIII Compilation, and we've got them all for you below.
[ Discuss In the Forums ]
While I think Square Enix are getting kind of greedy to be forcing people to buy a book to learn info about their titles I'm sure most fans won't matter. On Amazon Japan a second Cloud book is up, to be released on December 12th, already announced to be packed with screenshots, art and info on all the games and products mentioned below. Let's hope its actually something substantial this time, rather than the tiny fragments we usually get.
If your an RPG gamer then you most certainly know who Bahamut is, and if you don't... where have you been living? One of the popular Summons from the Final Fantasy Series, it seems that he may very well be getting a game of his own. With "Blood of Bahamut" a trademarked name by Square-Enix a website for the game has gone live, and we have to wait 5 days to uncover the truth as to what the game will be about, and most importantly what platforms:- Consoles or Handheld.
Within the past several years, Square Enix has been on the ball with remakes of their classic Final Fantasy games. And rumors of a remake for the huge and popular Final Fantasy 7 have been been buzzing around the net.
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada explains how there has been a remake boom lately, "The price of games is high, and consumers tend to be wary of buying games they are unfamiliar with".
That's an interesting reason for the increase of remake talk, but SE fans hope they do...
Neoseeker's own Shuyin's Girl has translated the latest edition of Weekly Shonen Jump, which reveals the official name of Final Fantasy XIII's blonde character who the fans have dubbed "Mr 33cm" (due to the size of his feet).
You would never have guessed his real name, not in a million years.
His official name is ... Snow!
Discuss in the Final Fantasy XIII forum
Nomura promised names and he has delivered. Finally fans can stop using nicknames to describe the character's of Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII
Versus Protagonist ( Nacht/Storm ) = Noctis; Latin for Night.
Versus Female Protagonist = Stella
XIII Red-haired Female ( Nomchan ) = Sarah/Senon
Discuss in the Final Fantasy XIII forum
Square Enix has created their website for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, and has uploaded their show lineup:
[NDS] Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and His Friends [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu DS+ [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Pingu's WakuWaku Carnival [Playable, Video]
[360] The Last Remnant
[NDS] Chrono Trigger [Video]
[PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Cho...
According to a interview translated by FinalFantasy-XIII.net with Square Enix designer Tetsuya Nomura, Final Fantasy XIII Agito, which is coming out for the PSP and mobile phones, won't hit shelves in Japan until FFXIII and Versus are finished.
One thing that almost all Final Fantasy fans have wanted ever since FFX was released was a more traditional Final Fantasy game. But what do I mean by traditional? Well, I mean a world map through which the character goes through and enters cities on... and it seems that TalkPlaystation.com have gotten word that Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be traditional in that sense.
Discuss in the Final Fantasy Versus XIII forum
Square-Enix's/FFXIII's Director, Motomu Toriyama has said in a recent report that his team are currently not in the developing of the Xbox 360 port version of the game at the moment becuase the development kits needed are yet to arrive.
In addition to this he has said that his team are "fully concentrating on the PS3 version".
Discuss in the Final Fantasy XIII forum
Brand new trailers for Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII were shown at this years Square Enix Party, but fans were also treated to a behind-the-scenes documentary presented by Tetsuya Nomura, that not only shed some new light on the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII demo, but also showed gameplay footage of both FFXIII and Versus XIII.
Cosplayers and Final Fantasy fans rejoice! Square Enix is currently working with clothing designers "ROEN" to create some outfits for the characters of Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
These outfits will also be sold in "ROEN" clothing stores after the game's release.
[Discuss in the forum]
Gemaga has been liveblogging Square Enix's DKΣ3713 Private Party that is currently underway right now, with a bunch of megatons and other news to report (via GAF and other blogs):
"Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has told GamesIndustry.biz that the RPG specialist is neutral when it comes to dealing with publishing and platform partners.
"We always consider the territory and hardware for titles, and I just want to make sure that we're neutral about dealing with companies," said Wada speaking in an exclusive interview published today.
"In Japan we know that the Xbox 360 isn't really that strong yet, but for me I feel very calm about dealing with any company, and w..."
""One of our forum members HBJ5, has found a leaked version of the Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer shown at Jump Festa 2007 which has never seen public eyes outside of Square-Enix's evi Closed Mega Theater. We're not sure where this video has been leaked from but we can only thank the Photobucket user a thousand times for uploading it for us. Thank god they have a good quality camera.""
Tetsuya Nomura, one of the main character designers and directors at Square Enix has recently dished out some juicy Final Fantasy info on a variety of games. Apparent Advent Children complete the Blu ray update of the CGI film feature is a lot more than just a coat of paint and that a release date has already been decided for the Japanese release, though we will have wait for DK Σ3713 in August to find out when we'll get it. He also says a big announcement will accompany the release date.
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It's no secret that Square Enix are working on a truck load of games at the moment... maybe more than they should be at one time. So fans were very happy to hear that Final Fantasy Versus XIII had been put on hold so that both teams could focus on FFXIII.
Well it looks like that was just a rumor and FFvsXIII hasn't been put on hold ...
Whilst Final Fantasy Versus XIII may be the " fan favourite ", it seems its finally taken a back seat to the development of Final Fantasy XIII, which is now of top priority to Square Enix. In this writers opinion, it's about time !
This information was released in a new interview within the latest edition of Famitsu. A translation of the major area's cover in the interview is below :
Square Enix decided to do something different for their party this year. DK Σ 3713 isn't just a random combination of letters, numbers and symbols. It's actually the initials of all the major games that will be attending The Square Enix Party 2008 ! And those games are :
PS3 :
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy Versus XIII
PSP :
- Dissidia Final Fantasy
- Kingdom Hearts : Birth by Sleep
DS :
- Kingdom Hearts :358/2 Days
- Sigma Harmonics
Next Gen. Mobile Phones :
- Final...
The rumor of a remake of Final Fantasy 7 has been running wild ever since the release of Square Enix's tech-demo a few years ago and this rumor has been put down and recovered numerous times over the past years.
This time however, we get probably the most definitive answer yet, until the game is either officially announced or officially canned.
This makes the most sense, the possibility of a FF7 remake is completely dependent on Square-Enix's schedule. Mostly the completion of FF13 and...
As Final Fantasy fans would know, Square Enix have been pretty stingy when it comes to releasing their new trailers to the general public. The most recent Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII trailers at TGS were only revealed to a closed theatre, so fans have had to settle with listening to descriptions of the trailers written by the few people who were lucky enough to be allowed in the theatre.
Well, it looks like the fan's prayers have finally been answered. With Square Enix launching the...
In an interview with Tetsuya Nomura, they talked about what Final Fantasy and how it will utilize the PS3. He said thanks to the blu-ray and a hard drive in every PS3, The evolution of Final Fantasy XII to XIII will be as big as the evolution of Final Fantasy VI to VII. He also said that Final Fantasy will be the first game to use the full Specifications of the PS3. Final question was if the game will be exclusive to the PS3 and he responded with "Of course"
In the recent Famitsu issue here are the top 20 games most wanted from Japan's biggest games magazine. It's a really interesting list as what dominates the list in being No.1 is Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS and then followed by Final Fantasy XIII which was at No.1. Third place comes the highly anticipated Resident Evil 5. A list containing top notch games. Too bad only one game from 360 makes it.
We've all been waiting a long time for news regarding the game, and the hopes that we may even get a Release Date for the much awaited Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII, however the game was missing from E3 (as said by Square that it would be) and so very little new information has come recently.
However, in today's PlayStation Premier press conference in Tokyo, Square have revealed information regarding to the status of both the games, and currently they are only 13% and 1...
Square-Enix' final line-up for E3 2007 ! But guess what ... ??
No Final Fantasy XIII ! Or any other Final Fantasy game that's in the Nova Crystallis compilation either ...
The rumour has finally been proven true today, when Square announced there Line-up for E3 2007, with the absence of Final Fantasy XIII etc.
Theres still some nice games of course, but you can't help but feel that the main attraction has been taken away from us - yet again ...
"On the heels of news that the PS3 wont see a Square-Enix release until 2008, Tetsuya Nomura, game and character designer who played a large role on games such as the Kingdom Hearts series as well as a number of other successful Square-Enix titles and now working on the Final Fantasy XIII line, has expressed his fondness of the PS3s capabilities. In a recent interview with Dengeki Playstation Magazine, Nomura stated (as translated by qj.net) It's not just about how pretty the graphics are b..."
"Square Enix have come out and made a statement on Final Fantasy XIII. Shinji Hashimoto spoke to Japanese gaming magazine Nikkei BP and said that they were developing FF Crystal Chronicles for the Wii, but as for FF on the Xbox 360, its currently a completely blank page.
Given the console situation in Square Enixs main market of Japan, this wasnt totally unexpected, but it should put a stop to the usual rumour-mongering. Its worth noting that he didnt totally rule it out for some poi..."
"-- How is the development of Versus XIII going?
Nomura: Everyone is very excited over this so I think we can make something good out of this. Part of our team has been together since the FF7 days but since we've spent such a long time working on KH, a lot of spirit is going into the development of a long-awaited FF for us.
-- What kind of FF will it turn out to be like?
Nomura: The action elements will be high in the game but instead of defeating the enemies from an audience's view, I wa..."