[Multiplatform] Official Final Fantasy XIII Thread

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

XIII huh? Well I'm interested to see what kind of style... let's break down some of the previous:

I, II: Pixels
III: AWOL
IV, V: Mideval Fantasy
VI: Modern Fantasy
VII, VIII: Sci-fi
IX: Mideval Fantasy
X: Modern Fantasy
XI: Mideval Fantasy
XII: Modern Fantasy

So... for XIII, the pattern seems to be either a return to Sci-fi, or Mideval Fantasy.

So you've basically concluded that this role-playing game is going to be either sci-fi or fantasy-themed? You don't say. I expected the setting to be a modern-day trailer park in Texas, thanks for the clarification.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Inhert

wow I have to say that the trailer for versus XIII was far more interesting than the FFXIII one.

It was queer as fuck. A ridiculosuly brooding, apathetic-looking guy taking out armoured bad dudes while performing unnecessary acrobatics with opera music in the background, wow just wow.

Bwa-ha-ha, the trailer actually ends with him sitting in his lonely, depressing chair, deep in thought as to how better to convey his inner darkness -- red contact lenses, check; hair dyed gray, check; black combat boots, check; hmm, what to do next? Oh, it seems that it's time for a trip in my black futuromobile to Hot Topic to get some lip piercings!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

XIII Versus looks comically emo, but XIII will probably be pretty awesome, frankly.

At any rate you can't say that they've left storytelling behind, since a) you can't tell shit about the story from a minute-long video; and b) bwahaha yeah, as if Final Fantasy ever had amazing storytelling. Don't even mention VI. SNES-era RPGs trying to present deep story is like a puppet troupe acting out Shakespeare.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by :beardmode:

It will be pretty awesome, frankly? So, you're of the opinion that it's going to be good. Fair enough, that's your call. But I'm of the opinion that SE hasn't given us any reason in the recent past to assume this will be anything but utter garbage. And if you can see the trailer for Final Fantasy: The Crow and assume they're turning things around, you're a bloody delusional, you are.

I'm not expecting them to turn anything around, but yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy the game regardless -- judging from the only thing I can judge from the trailer, that being the art direction. It looks a lot like Final Fantasy VIII. Whether VIII was overall a good game is... debatable, I guess, but its setting is probably my favourite out of all the FF games. If XIII looks like that, but with 3rd generation PS3 graphics, and the story and gameplay are at least passable (they will be, I don't doubt that), then the game'll definitely be worth my sixty dollars.

As for 'The Crow', I already made two posts stating that I think Versus looks like bullshit. At any rate, it's not even an RPG.

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I'd also point out that actually, puppets are a very viable form of theatre, and there have been some very successful marionette-based Shakespeare productions over the year. But hey, good swing, Casey at the bat.

Well, yeah, Final Fantasy VI was very successful as well, right? That doesn't mean I have to take it seriously. To me, Kefka makes great villain in the same way as a sock puppet makes a great Hamlet. I'm not saying VI isn't a good game, I just don't think it's some shining masterpiece of storytelling that still makes all the following games pale in comparison.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I wasn't really talking about the story. I didn't even finish the game, since I was playing it on an emulator, and something got fucked up at the end of the second disc. I meant the setting, as in the futuristic style. Less games set in standard pseudo-medieval fantasy worlds is always a good thing to me.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Shenlon

Also saw the FFvsXIII trailer, I like the darker tone of that a lot better. I'd always prefer a dark story so hopefully it will deliver just that.

It's emo, maybe, not dark. Final Fantasy is rather far removed from anything dark, not that it's a necessarily a problem.

The art direction of XIII is still looking like an HD version of VIII, which is pretty hot. Looking forward to playing it in 2012.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?