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New Final Fantasy XIII Screens Sure Are Pretty

Famitsu.com have released a batch of gorgeous new Final Fantasy XIII screenshots featuring the new characters, the battle system and some of the beautiful locations in the game.
While we saw many of these scenes in the Tokyo Game Show trailer, it's nice to see the detail that has gone into everything. It looks like FFXIII is shaping up to be an amazing experience!

dgroundwater5289d ago

Ooo. I'd use them as wallpapers if they were at a higher res. That and if there weren't big tags in the corners either.

Sazh looks pretty boss with his summon standing behind him.

Grimm105289d ago

^^ Thanks, really appreciate all the effort =)

You missed this one btw.

http://i37.tinypic.com/2drx...

The location looks so nice and the detail they have put in designing them is great. I know Hamazu will provide excellent music as a backdrop to these locations. He did so with X and one of the reasons XII was lacking in the music department was because he wasn't the composer!

GameGambits5289d ago

I'm digging this new character. She kind of has that Lulu vibe to her. Idk if that was a staff weapon or a polearm she was using. If it was a staff it seems like she'd be a blackmage type of character, but if it's a polearm she's a lancer like Freya from FF9.

Either way it's great to see another character added to the roster. :)

rockleex5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

EVERYONE has slender bodies. No one has any unique physical attributes to their appearance.

The main characters don't stand out because they all have the same body shapes.

For example, in FFX. Auron was the 40 year old kickass guy. Kimari was a beast, literally. Tidus was the weak looking boy. Lulu was all about the curves. Rikku was the skinny little teenage girl. Etc.

Really. As of right now, I can't tell which character I'm most likely looking forward to playing as because they all look the same.

stb5289d ago

tha picture of that gul, turn me on, love that kind of glance. would really break that.

pixelsword5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

...It's a rule: no fatties allowed in games or sci-fi EVAR!

http://webpages.charter.net...

Danja5289d ago

The graphics looks ok... not great just Okay im a little disappointed but the game looks to be similar to FF12 i really hope im wrong though but either I will be buying this when it launches cant wait ...

Ravage275288d ago

FF13 looks good no doubt, but with such a long dev time and an unmatched budget size, it is to be expected.(I expected more actually.)

Maybe it is because they took too long to release this game, it would have the 'FFX-effect' had it launched a year after the PS3, but right now, the FF series no longer set any benchmarks when it comes to graphics.

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blacksniper5289d ago

Man I cant wait till this comes out. It fells like forever since they announced it.

WIIIS15289d ago

Graphics on this game look set to blow away all others.

leeger5289d ago

Yes, the graphics of this game will surely blow away all other 360 games!
(just can't help myself lol)

swiftshot935289d ago

This is one of the best looking games of this generation.

Natsu X FairyTail5289d ago

AFro dude is the black guy

Wave Cap dude is the Badass

The Lead Girl is the CLoud

lmao

moe845289d ago

Pretty indeed.

Time to buy a ps3 this next spring!

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The 7 Best Final Fantasy Characters: Unveiling the Legends

While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.

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The older it gets, the more I respect Final Fantasy XIII

Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."

Einhander1972118d ago

FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.

I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.

I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.

Nyxus118d ago

I always liked this game, and I agree, a rerelease for current gen would be nice.

Shane Kim116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

Gotta take off the nostalgia glasses. It's the worst FF. Shiva as a bike, I mean come on.

Elda116d ago

Shiva as a bike is strange but saying FFXIII is the worst FF is not at all a fact, that's simply your opinion.

Terry_B116d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

When I got my series X a year ago, I bought FF13 for nostalgia reasons but ended up being disappointed. When I first played it around the time it launched, I didn't have a lot of experience with final fantasy games, so I enjoyed it. Fast forward to when I played it again, I found that the game had many unnecessary filler moments instead of just giving us meaningful content.

The game is also very linear and a quote on the article said it best. "It is like a sewage pipe that leads to the ocean until it opens up on Grand Pulse."

The story didn't make much sense either and I believe it is my mistake as I played the FF7 remake on PS5 prior which is a night and day difference in terms of pacing, storytelling and likeable characters even though cloud is aloof.

FinalFantasyFanatic116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

Probably was a mistake to play any of the golden era FFs first (e.g. FF6 through FF10), it makes it harder to enjoy some of the FFs that aren't as good. I think FF12 was where major issues with the series started becoming apparent, and it just got worse from there.

FinalFantasyFanatic116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

I didn't really care for it that much, the only saving grace was that it had a better story than 15 (overall it was better than 15) and possibly 12, and even then, you had to read some of it through primers, like reading a book. Plus the battle system was reasonably fun for what it was, even if it was more the spectacle that was exciting for me (e.g. summoning). And to be fair, the 13 trilogy got better with every games, I still don't like Snow though.

Gamingsince1981116d ago

Ff13 is only good if you haven't played a ff before, or any other games that are decent for that matter.

-Foxtrot116d ago

It is in fact no way the best Final Fantasy game, it's one of the worst

Linear corridors, Cutscene, Fight, Cutscene...rinse and repeat

Dialogue and characters are pretty bad, especially Lightning as the main FF hero, they literally said they tried to make a "Female Cloud" and they failed.

Story was pretty awful

I could go on

I think the only alright thing that came from the game was the music.

Elda115d ago

That's not a fact that's your personal opinion. The game sold 11 million copies between its 2009 release up until 2014 including critically reviewed as an 8 out of 10 or an 80 out of 100. The game does have some issues but it's not at all a fact as one of the worst FF games.

-Foxtrot115d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy115d ago

N4G commenters such as yourself aren't the majority. The game was well received.

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gold_drake118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.

i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.

but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.

but i like 13-2 more :)

i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy

Eonjay116d ago

Xbox kinda did. Besides the video files of course which are still best on PS3 due to bluray.

Snookies12118d ago

XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!

Eonjay116d ago

Totally agree. FF 13 was okay but 13-2 is my favorite FF game ever.

shinoff2183118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.

Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5

KillerB116d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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Interview: Making music with Masashi Hamauzu

Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."

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