Final Fantasy 13 Megathread - Games

Demonstration of battle mechanics: [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/#"]View YouTUBE video[/URL] Characters: [URL="http:// [URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=9dIRHotCf3Q [URL="http://img97.imageshack.us/i/finalfantasyxiiilightnin.jpg/"][IMG]http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7616/finalfantasyxiiilightnin.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Lightning: Former sergeant of the Guardian Corps, Lightning sought the Pulse fal'Cie, Anima, in order to ask it to save her sister Serah, whom the fal'Cie had turned into a l'Cie. However, much to her dismay, Lightning was turned into a l'Cie herself. Her l'Cie mark is in the center of her chest. Lightning has long pink hair and is 171 cm tall (5'7"). Originally named Éclair Farron (エクレール・ファロン, [I]Ekurēru Faron[/I]), she discarded her birth name after her parents died in an attempt to emotionally reinforce herself so that she could protect Serah, although this only caused tensions to rise between them. Lightning is very independent and determined, but she is also shown to have a compassionate side. Lightning's visual design was influenced by Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII , as Tetsuya Nomura was asked to design a female version of him to be the protagonist of [I]Final Fantasy XIII[/I]. However,Yoshinori Kitase has contradicted this, saying the only similarities between the two are their pasts as soldiers, as Lightning has a more fragile side to her that Cloud does not.Lightning wields a weapon called the Blaze Edge which is a combination of a gun and a sword (one collapsing into the other), similar to the gunblade wielded by Squall in Final Fantasy VIII. She can also manipulate gravity with a device on her thumb (though due to Sazh's interference, this device becomes damaged). In battle, Lightning is very agile and uses acrobatic moves. As a l'Cie, she can summon the Eidolon Odin to fight by her side in battle, who can assume a horse-like form that she can ride on. While riding, Lightning dual wields Odin's detachable sword. Her strongest unique special attack is called Scene Drive in the Japanese version and Army of One in the North American version. Snow Villers: [URL="http://img189.imageshack.us/i/snowvillierspictureboxa.jpg/"][IMG]http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8304/snowvillierspictureboxa.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Prior to becoming a l'Cie, Snow is the head of Team Nora, a resistance group fighting against the government of Cocoon. Standing at a massive 200 cm (6'5"), Snow is a large character and is capable of running full speed while carrying two people at once. He has light blonde hair and wears a black bandanna. He was nicknamed "Mr. 33 cm" by the development team of [I]Final Fantasy XIII[/I] as a nod to his shoe size. He uses his fists to take down opponents, focusing on brute force compared to the fast and agile Lightning. Snow bears the mark of the l'Cie on his lower left arm, through which he has the power to summon the twin Shiva Sister (シバシスター, [I]Shiba Sisutā[/I]) Eidolons, Nix (二クス, [I]Nikusu[/I]) andStiria (スティリア, [I]Sutiria[/I]), who can combine into a motorcycle form for Snow to ride while toting a large gun. Unlike most grapplers, Snow changes his runes on his coat rather than buying new gloves. [URL="http://img193.imageshack.us/i/ff13oerbadiavanillej.jpg/"][IMG]http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9811/ff13oerbadiavanillej.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Oerba Dia Vanille: Vanille is a mysterious but upbeat young girl with red-brown hair worn in pigtails. Originally residing from Oerba Village located on Gran Pulse, Vanille is among those being exiled from Cocoon at the start of the game and is subsequently rescued by Team Nora. She has a childlike innocence and is shown to be very compassionate, but at times she can also be very stubborn. Vanille also serves as the game's narrator. Her weapon is a form of foldable fishing rod with multiple lines that can be reeled and used to attack enemies. She has been a l'Cie for a long time, one of two l'Cie given the Focus to summon the Eidolon Ragnarok, and her l'Cie mark is located on her upper left thigh. In battle, Vanille excels at using magic based attacks from a distance. Her Eidolon is Hecatoncheir, a multiple-limbed, earth-elemental summon who can transform into a bipedal mech armed with machine guns that she can pilot. This thread is completely devoted to the discussion of FF13 post your thoughts about the story, characters, battle mechanics, or anything realated to the game. Note: I am not in anyway affiliated with Square Enix I'm simply a fan that wants to get the word out about this awesome game

Going to buy it although i seem to get bored with FF games at the point of no return right before the final boss.

Thread is missing ALOT OF INFO

This is nowhere near a megathread

[QUOTE=Pinut;20620583]Going to buy it although i seem to get bored with FF games at the point of no return right before the final boss.[/QUOTE] Yeah. I usually try and progress through the story and then right before the final boss do all the mini games.

I will buy this game if it's a good time waster. I need those.

Wow that dude looks so stupid kicking and using fists to hit the monster.

some megathread this turned out to be

Sorry OP, but prepare for LOTS AND LOTS of boxes because: 1. Bad thread 2. Final Fantasy + Facepunch

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=801787]Didn't look very hard, did you?[/url]

final fantasy is alright the gameplay isn't great but i like to know what happens next they should just make movies

I heard it was bad in Japan unless that's a rumor.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZEumwQvDc4[/media] Even on the 360 these graphics look amazing. :aaaaa: BTW :siren:[b]DON'T WATCH IT IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS[/b]:siren: But seriously watch like the first 45 seconds at least... [editline]09:58PM[/editline] Fuck I was saving up for a Gp2X Wiz but I just might have to get this...

everyone knows that final fantasty 7 was the only and best ff game evar LOL ^_^

Lightning is one of the sexiest characters, I've ever seen. :buddy:

Is it just me or is it more colourful, cheerful and happy than, say, FF7? And yeah I'll probably get it. [editline]08:36PM[/editline] [QUOTE=ramma gay;20624282]everyone knows that final fantasty 7 was the only and best ff game evar LOL ^_^[/QUOTE] It won't work here, there aren't many (if any) FF6 fanboys here. For example I could say "Sephiroth is the best FF villain ever, Kefka sucks" without starting a huge flamewar that spans several pages (though I admit it would be fun to see fanboys (or girls) flame eachother on how one is a gay clown and the other is a homosexual bondage freak).

When does this come out in Europe? Well, Wiki says March 9th.

Played for 4 hours today fantastic game but the story is the most confusing storyline ever they have named things a bit to similar. Would anyone care to explain who the good guys are etc?

[QUOTE=JesterUK;20632800]When does this come out in Europe?[/QUOTE] 9th, so tomorrow.

This generation seems to be a little sequel heavy, but... Thirteen? REALLY? Maybe I'm just getting old, and this generation of Final Fantasy's just aren't for me, but I used to love this series. When I was but a wee little kid, I got a subscription to Nintendo power and my first issue was the Final Fantasy strategy guide. I basically wouldn't rest until I had that game. 2(4) was probably my favorite, 3(6) was awesome, I liked 7 and 8, back when they weren't the holy grail of weeabo culture, but then it took a turn for the worst soon afterward. Now the series is just a creepy cluster of androgynous emo quasi-japanese-race-neutral characters crying and whining over any and everything with 20+ hours of cut-scenes repeated ad nauseum with very little interaction from the player. Final Fantasy 13 is almost literally a straight line from the start of teh game to the end boss. I dunno, they just have just dropped the series at 6 and made a whole different name/game

I just bought it for xbox. It has THREE fucking dvd:s. Unbelievable.

God this game is boring.. I've only played about 30-40 minutes and already I want to put it down and never pick it up again. It feels like I'm watching a movie and just pressing X a few times every few minutes.

[QUOTE=Irma;20646226]I just bought it for xbox. It has THREE fucking dvd:s. Unbelievable.[/QUOTE] How are you surprised by this?

A shame that Square Enix rarely port their games to the PC. [QUOTE=Caps lock;20646237]God this game is boring.. I've only played about 30-40 minutes and already I want to put it down and never pick it up again. It feels like I'm watching a movie and just pressing X a few times every few minutes.[/QUOTE] That's Final Fantasy for you, some people love it, some people don't.

[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;20646286]How are you surprised by this?[/QUOTE] Well I'm not actually. Just that I haven't seen an xbox 360 game with even just two dvds

[QUOTE=Barrowsx;20620504]Note: I am not in anyway affiliated with Square Enix[/QUOTE] Oh okay, for a second I wasn't sure there

[QUOTE=Caps lock;20646237]God this game is boring.. I've only played about 30-40 minutes and already I want to put it down and never pick it up again. It feels like I'm watching a movie and just pressing X a few times every few minutes.[/QUOTE] The beginning of the game is essentially a huge tutorial that eases you in so slowly. Hell you don't get all of your party functionality until around 20 hours. It gets better.

[QUOTE=Irma;20647554]Well I'm not actually. Just that I haven't seen an xbox 360 game with even just two dvds[/QUOTE] Fair enough. Anyway, I can't believe this game was released and I didn't notice.

[QUOTE=Irma;20647554]Well I'm not actually. Just that I haven't seen an xbox 360 game with even just two dvds[/QUOTE] Lost Odyssey has 4 DVD's.

[QUOTE=Aurain;20647875]Lost Odyssey has 4 DVD's.[/QUOTE] Holy fuck. I dunno about you guys but the concept of console games with multiple disks in the year 2010 silly.