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No WAY is Square Enix managing to put this game out by the end of 2011 when it took them so long to make the first game.
You do know that when making the first game they had to make everything from the ground up right? The engine the characters the combat all of it.
This time the engine and probably about 80% of the needed assets are already done and it's more or less just tweaking and what not.
Final Fantasy X-2 had similar turn around time and if you look at that game there are plenty new and plenty that was reused. It is the same world after all. They don't need to make everything from the ground up.
This time the engine and probably about 80% of the needed assets are already done and it's more or less just tweaking and what not.
Final Fantasy X-2 had similar turn around time and if you look at that game there are plenty new and plenty that was reused. It is the same world after all. They don't need to make everything from the ground up.
@Bob Muir
They might be able to manage it if they are using the same engine or at least I expect they are thinking that way. I won't be buying or playing it either way though as never bothered to finish the lackluster original.
They might be able to manage it if they are using the same engine or at least I expect they are thinking that way. I won't be buying or playing it either way though as never bothered to finish the lackluster original.
FF X-2 was a travesty, and FF XIII, had serious problems as well, why do we need a second part to a game where they didn't even get the first one correct?
I hope this plays close to what FF X-2 did.... Lightning's new "Half Skirt" thingy (like Yuna wore in X-2) makes me hopeful of that!
Anywho, was glad to hear this is actually something that's happening.
Anywho, was glad to hear this is actually something that's happening.
X-2 had the best battle system of any Final Fantasy to date and I firmly believe and stand by this statement.
With XIII-2 I hope for them to fulfill the promise they made to me 4 years ago and make Lightning the female protagonist I always wanted her to be, once again they pulled me in providing a great character design (I loved her XIII designed since it was first unveiled as well) hopefully this time her personality and actions will pan out just as well.
I'm actually hoping the Dissida Duodecim redeems her before XIII-2 hits.
With XIII-2 I hope for them to fulfill the promise they made to me 4 years ago and make Lightning the female protagonist I always wanted her to be, once again they pulled me in providing a great character design (I loved her XIII designed since it was first unveiled as well) hopefully this time her personality and actions will pan out just as well.
I'm actually hoping the Dissida Duodecim redeems her before XIII-2 hits.
Well, I guess there's no point in saying it to anyone that has already written on square, but to anyone that hasn't already cast their judgement: "You know, there is the possibility that they could fix what was wrong in the first game". Despite what many people scream, 13 was not a bad game. It was slow, restrictive, and possibly insulting to your intelligence, but it wasn't a bad game. Combat worked well and made sense. If you died, you did something horribly wrong and the game showed it. The characters were on the irritating side, but you eventually saw where they were coming from if you managed to sit through their angry/brooding parts. After playing through it, I found that the game wasn't necessarily worth all the time I put in(the ending wasn't the payoff I was expecting), but it wasn't a total waste either(it was fun at times and I actually cared enough see what happened next). So the conclusion that I could draw was that although it wasn't by any stretch a good game, it was not a bad one either.
For those out there saying that this game is gonna suck this and suck that and there is no chance because X-2 Sucked they need to just stop and think.
X-2 was a GREAT game. It had up until Final Fantasy XIII the best battle system BY FAR. It had immense freedom as you could go anywhere you wanted whenever you wanted no matter where you were in the storyline(compared to the very linear FFX which only opened up toward the half way point very similar to FFXIII).
The main issue with X-2 was the entire first half of the story wasn't needed. However once it got into the REAL plot(The one with Shuyin and Len) it gets really good and feels like it belonged in the series.
They learned from X-2 and they learned from XIII. This means there is a very good chance that XIII-2 will be a incredible game(Which I thought XIII was despite some of it's shortcomings)
Personally I expect FFXIII-2 to be what X-2 was to X without the bad parts of a bad opening half. They learned from that and they know what people took issue with in FFXIII and they can easily fix that.
X-2 was a GREAT game. It had up until Final Fantasy XIII the best battle system BY FAR. It had immense freedom as you could go anywhere you wanted whenever you wanted no matter where you were in the storyline(compared to the very linear FFX which only opened up toward the half way point very similar to FFXIII).
The main issue with X-2 was the entire first half of the story wasn't needed. However once it got into the REAL plot(The one with Shuyin and Len) it gets really good and feels like it belonged in the series.
They learned from X-2 and they learned from XIII. This means there is a very good chance that XIII-2 will be a incredible game(Which I thought XIII was despite some of it's shortcomings)
Personally I expect FFXIII-2 to be what X-2 was to X without the bad parts of a bad opening half. They learned from that and they know what people took issue with in FFXIII and they can easily fix that.
Oh, hello, Yuna's X-2 half-skirt.
Oh, hello, Final Fantasy VIII's opening cinematic.
Something tells me I've played this game before...
Oh, hello, Final Fantasy VIII's opening cinematic.
Something tells me I've played this game before...
@MarzGurl: You could make the argument that, if you've played one Final Fantasy, you've played them all.
I love how XIII-2 is now confirmed, and Versus XIII has been in the making since I was in high school a few years back...
Whoops, accidentally pressed the button. But nonetheless, I will still buy this one. XIII is actually one of my favorites and X-2 was as well.
good graphics cannot make up for a bad game, and seeing how 13 was well a bad game in too many areas to count 13-2 will no doubt follow the same path. SE just needs to take a couple year hiatus and get there crap together go back to there roots and make a good game. one of the reasons why i think that this game will fail was a quote i guess you could call it from the 13 director Motomu Toriyama. he said "towns were too much work for Final Fantasy XIII to bother with" i need not to say anything else.
"I really do love the design of Lightning's new armor, though I'm a little sad to see her butt so revealed. It sort of undercuts her whole stoic heroine thing and makes her more of a sex object, but I digress. "
- by Josh
@josh: you are a guy, right?? why wouldnt any dude wanna see a cute character wear more revealing clothes it aint like she's wearing anything too provacative and too out of chracter.
hey josh, BE A MAN!!
- by Josh
@josh: you are a guy, right?? why wouldnt any dude wanna see a cute character wear more revealing clothes it aint like she's wearing anything too provacative and too out of chracter.
hey josh, BE A MAN!!
Is it bad that I beat XIII not even a year ago and can't for the life of me even remember how it ended? >_>
oh shit!! sorry i mixed up authors, was reading two different articles from the same site!! sorry josh YOU ARE A MAN!! LOL!! hey crystal.. BE A MAN!! BWAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
@Nephrite: haha, it's cool. I can appreciate an attractive butt any day, but I just don't want the newfound sex appeal to ruin the great strength I found in the character. If she's hot AND a badass, that's fine.
WHERE IS VERSUS XIII?
seriously that's the only game with 13 in the title that i care about right now.
seriously that's the only game with 13 in the title that i care about right now.
i practically had to force myself to finish XIII. so i don't have high hopes.
but if they are changing things up, then there might be enough changes to make it better.
but if they are changing things up, then there might be enough changes to make it better.
Does the Final Fantasy name cause some kinda of chemical reaction that makes people want this game regardless of how bad it can possibly be? I almost made this mistake with XIII, but rented it instead... Knowing that I rented the game and beat it without paying full price was the best thing about the XIII experience for me...
@crystal: thanks for havin' a great sense of humor and being generally AWESOME!! but i get ya.. i mean i wouldnt wanna see "The Boss" in a J-Lo academy awards type of dress well, actually i would cause the boss.. WHAT A WOMAN!!! but anyways, lightning's armor upgrade seems tasteful to me and i'm kinda glad she's showin' off the goods if just a lil' bit!! :D
@ Reibooi and Lifesong
They will use the same engine, I'm sure, and some character models will be shared. But so much of their time went into crafting those fantastic graphics. And if it's mainly retreads through areas from the first game...no way they can get away with that, not this installment. Though if it's out by the end of the year, perhaps that's what's happening...
They will use the same engine, I'm sure, and some character models will be shared. But so much of their time went into crafting those fantastic graphics. And if it's mainly retreads through areas from the first game...no way they can get away with that, not this installment. Though if it's out by the end of the year, perhaps that's what's happening...
HOnestly, I hope they keep nearly everything the same. I'm not even sure what offense people took with XIII. I suppose they could open things up a bit, but open-world was never synonymous with Final Fantasy in my book. FF10 was super linear. FF6 had some large open-world parts.
I loved FFXIII, hope this one is even better :D
I loved FFXIII, hope this one is even better :D
I really like Final Fantasy 13 and all but damn...a sequel? I could go so far as to say this was the weakest entry in the series and many reviewers seemed to agree. So why, why out of all the great FF games made are they choosing to make a sequel to this one. I just hope it's to make the game they should have made in the first place.
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