Games We Love but Wish We Could Love Playing
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It was recently reported that the delay of Dragon Quest IX may have some impact on the Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII, but the developers have now told us this isn't the case, with the game 'still on track for 2009'.
On the demo side of things, the devs have once again confirmed that it will last for around 1 hour, although it will be of an older build of the game, missing some battle features as well as a new character, yet to be revealed!
Also revealed are the names of the resistance members seen in the last trailer; Lebreau, Maqui, and Gadot. However they are only sub-characters, meaning that at least we wouldn't have to put up with their horrendous design for too long...
[ Discussion in the Final Fantasy XIII Forum ]
Ikeda shared some background on Nora, explaining that it was formed by youths who do not like being controlled by the holy government. Their major activity involves fighting off monsters, but they consider their role of protecting the city as somewhat of an enjoyable sport. The residents of the city place great trust in them.
Monsters? Yes, Cocoon has monsters, and one of the holy government army's jobs is to deal with them. The "PSICOM" soldiers, mentioned in the last trailer, deal primarily with fighting monsters and rarely face off against human foes.
The members of Nora have made it their business to save people who are being force migrated to Pulse because it turns out that their city, which is located by the shore, is believed to have taken influence from Pulse and is being purged. The members of Nora hope to stop that.
Those four members mentioned above will be encountered in the demo version of FFXIII. But when playing the final version, players will encounter a fifth member, whom Toriyama joked was too cool to be revealed just yet.
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One of the reasons Sazh's unveiling caused quite the stir was due to the baby Chocobo he keeps in his afro. The Chocobo caused a big reaction, explained Toriyama, and the development staff is now considering giving it more time in the game. He joked that while the Chocobo does not appear in battle, he's currently in negotiations with the battle team about this.
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- "Final Fantasy XIII Development Going Favorably For 2009 ... (kotaku.com)
- FFXIII dev going favourably for 2009 launch, says Square (vg247.com)
- Toriyama: Final Fantasy XIII Development Going Favorably... (scrawlfx.com)
- Final Fantasy XIII: we're still good for 2009, hour-long ... (destructoid.com)
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+ atm the demo is for Japan only.
The demo comes bundled with the FFVII: Advent Children Complete.
So you have to buy it to get the demo.
It will quickly be followed by a copyright infringement suit.
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