Story, Gameplay Details Arise For FF Versus XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIIIThe latest update for Final Fantasy Versus XIII included a very cool 7-minute video, which showed us both story footage and gameplay situations.
And a few more details have been translated from Square-Enix's press event. The info centers on the main character, Noctis, who is a prince; his father rules over a "country that possesses the world's only crystal." For some reason, Noctis can't become king, and there may be some hope for an anti-hero character, in that Noctis might actually be trying to overthrow his father. As for gameplay, Noctis will be able to use "multiple weapons and swords" and although you will only have direct control over one character, you will do battle with different characters as time goes on. Unfortunately, this sort of means we won't have a party; we'll always be fighting solo, even though we won't fight with the same character throughout. As times goes on, it looks and sounds more and more like Square-Enix's Kingdom Hearts franchise, at least in terms of gameplay.
The darker setting and theme is certainly unique to Versus XIII and stands in stark contrast to the colorful Disney atmosphere in KH. But other than that...well, let's just say Versus XIII won't be interesting to those hoping for a more traditional RPG, but the game may still be amazing.
Related Game(s): Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Tags: ff versus xiii, final fantasy versus xiii, square enix
1/24/2011 3:16:57 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (59 posts)
shadowpal2
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 7:52:37 PM
Lead designer: Tetsuya Nomura...Developed by KH Team.
How on earth did anyone get "Traditional Final Fantasy, turn based JRPG?"
I'll definitely be getting the game even if it's an average 7/10. If it's terrible...well ok I may skip it, but I highly doubt it considering I have enormous love for the KH series.
This practically is KHIII...minus Disney characters.
Now I'm just hoping this game comes out before FFXIII-2. How on earth that game got a release date before Versus XIII pisses me the hell off.
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big6
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 3:46:16 PM
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I skipped FFXIII, but if Versus XIII stays this course, then I'll likely be picking this one up.
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LimitedVertigo
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:04:28 PM
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darxed
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:25:42 PM
It got great reviews, but almost everyone of them said, "but is not as great compared to past FFs".... That and what I call the "different than my favorite FF, so it sucks" syndrome...
It's like Ben said all along, had not the game been called Final Fantasy but other name, everyone would have praised it as one of the best of the generation.
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LimitedVertigo
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:47:40 PM
I'm aware of the whole "Great game, bad FF game" mentality. That doesn't justify "skipping" the game. As a huge fan of FF I too was disappointed by the drastic changes in gameplay found in XIII but it is a fun game and I'm not going to "skip" a game simply because it isn't the best game in a certain gaming series.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:54:53 PM
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darxed
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:58:38 PM
Yeah, those were my thoughts exactly when I bought It... I walked away liking it a lot... so far my least liked FF is XII, only because the story/characters didn't quite grab me. Still played through it thou, even if I didn't unlock all things and saw all secrets, It was a great game.
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Highlander
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:18:55 PM
You can go about your business...
Move along...
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darxed
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:28:08 PM
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Jawknee
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:34:03 PM
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darxed
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:49:57 PM
The differences between KHs and FFs were the combat system and the more juvenile direction in the KH series... since this will be have a more mature / darker story, I'd say it has more in common with the FFs than with the KHs. I mean, every FF has had a different combat system, but they all dealt with mature / dark themes (Not saying the KH series was all didn't deal with serious topics, just that it deal't with them in a kinda fairy tale way), and for me the decisive factor for which you can tell if a Final Fantasy game is a Final Fantasy game, it's the story the tell and the character development they let you immerse in.
Last edited by darxed on 1/24/2011 5:52:26 PM
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Temjin001
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:51:05 PM
It's not wise to upset an FF fan.
>But sir, no one ever worries about upsetting a regular gamer.
Yeah, because regular gamers don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. FF fans are known to do that.
> I see your point, let the FF fan win
;)
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Oxvial
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:52:10 PM
Versus til now in all areas is what I expected, such a shame XIII lacked some of the things the spinoff gonna have.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:01:15 PM
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darxed
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:01:30 PM
Je je, that was funny... Was that directed at me? I know I can be a bit of a FFtard sometimes... what can I tell you, ever since I played FFVI, my life hasn't been the same...
"sighs"
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Temjin001
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:09:58 PM
So take this advice.
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side kid ;)
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darxed
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:50:23 PM
Yeah, I get what you're saying... but what can a FFFan do these days?
We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life.
je je
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Highlander
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 12:29:28 AM
LOL! Thank you, I'm glad someone can follow on...
All I have to say is;
They're headed for a new RPG
That's no RPG, that's an action game.
It's too Final Fantasy to be an action game.
I have a very bad feeling about this...
OK, that's not all, but I had to follow from Temjin's posts.
Darxed, this was supposed to be a game that would somehow redress the balance after FFXIII obliterated the FF RPG within. Clearly it's not going to redress that balance at all. That doesn't make it a bad game, but it's not an RPG and I don't have to like it to validate anyone else's opinion of the game.
It's not a Final Fantasy RPG which is what an FF game has been/is/always will be - to me at least. So, this really isn't the FF game I've been looking for, and I doubt I am alone.
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Underdog15
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 8:56:34 AM
*Sound of an engine failing.*
No Turn-based?
No Turn-based!
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Underdog15
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 9:04:07 AM
What? That's impossible! No ship with a level that small has the flee ability!
or
There's something not right here... I feel cold. Death.
That place, is strong with the dark side. A domain of action-RPG's it is. In you must go.
What's in there?
Only what you take with you.
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Underdog15
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 9:08:48 AM
This turn based system has a few surprises left in her, Sweetheart!
More? lol
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darxed
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 3:51:03 PM
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I really liked the trailer... here's hoping for an english subtitled one...
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:00:20 PM
Anyway, just my observation :)
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Stabs88
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 8:09:07 PM
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Underdog15
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 9:14:35 AM
Or in FFVI, Terra starts out as a tool of the empire and attacks Narche (is that the city name? I can't remember off the top of my head)
Or FFIX, Zidane's mission is to kidnap a princess.
Lots of them start off as a sort of anti hero, like Cloud starts out, but if you want my opinion, the same will be true for FFvXIII. The main character will start out as an anti-hero, but eventually be motivated to do something hero-esque. Same old idea, really. They might just prolong the anti-hero approach out a little longer before getting to the motivation right off the bat.
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darxed
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 9:30:57 AM
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Ludicrous_Liam
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 3:53:04 PM
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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/01/21/killzone-3-multiplayer-video-of-mp03-bilgarsk-boulevard/
(Notice how freakin EPIC that level looks!)...ehm, skip to the bottom & it shows that PS move support will be in the open beta released on PSStore on the 2nd Febuary.
This means my first credit on news piece, yesh? :P
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Underdog15
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 9:16:18 AM
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Riku994
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 4:10:28 PM
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However, I'm completely content with this game having the same fighting system as KH, I need a good fix for that. And when KH3 comes out in 4 years, hopefully that'll be just as good as I know Versus will be.
Last edited by Riku994 on 1/24/2011 4:10:41 PM
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Looking Glass
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 4:13:18 PM
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And let me state once again that this design choice is by all accounts NOT part of Square-Enix's effort to appeal to the west. Tetsuya Nomura and his team were dabbling with this sort of gameplay well before the merger happened.
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Temjin001
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 4:42:43 PM
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CHAOS THEORY X
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 4:56:29 PM
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DIsmael85
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:00:23 PM
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LimitedVertigo
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:03:41 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:02:16 PM
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LimitedVertigo
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:32:43 PM
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Dancemachine55
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:19:07 PM
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Well, that's only one issue, if other issues like story, character depth, relationship developments, a world map (which is a must in FF titles) are all done incredibly well in Versus XIII, I may forgive S-E for taking combat into more action oriented areas.
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Jawknee
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:43:25 PM
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Oxvial
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:59:54 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:03:36 PM
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Underdog15
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 9:19:37 AM
Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus, that weird DS FF12 game, Tactics... if it's not the actual number on it's own, you can bet on something not quite famliar in gameplay style.
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Alienange
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:22:20 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:04:26 PM
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Bonampak
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:59:57 PM
Does the Crystal Chronicles spin-off ring a bell?
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 9:11:28 PM
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Oxvial
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 9:48:40 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 5:57:09 PM
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Snaaaake
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 6:42:17 PM
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Then this game may only be an 8.5 by the time it released.
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GuyverLT
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 11:19:56 PM
Last edited by GuyverLT on 1/24/2011 11:25:05 PM
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kraygen
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 7:20:17 PM
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I'm sure I'll love it, but I will still be looking forward to WKC 2 more than this.
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Slycly
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 9:47:55 PM
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Lawless SXE
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 1:37:47 AM
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And the gameplay is entirely expected. I do hope that there are some form of party commands, such as the Paradigm system in FFXIII when they are present though. It's sounding pretty good thus far, just keep the info rolling S-E, and we'll stay friends... Well, provided you don't royally f*** this up.
Peace.
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___________
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 2:05:27 AM
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sorry $E but all you have done this generation is disappoint me to near destruction!
you buying eidos was and always will be the biggest atrocity this world has ever seen!
one of the best studios bought by one of the worst!
god being bought out by the devil, what has the world come to!?
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 7:33:05 AM
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