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Lightning Returns team reaches development milestone

The Lightning Returns Facebook and Twitter accounts have seen recaps over this past week on topics such as battle customization, time elements, and even day and night cycles.

Today, producer Yoshinori Kitase spoke up for the first time in quite a while, providing a little insight on where Lightning Returns is currently headed, as well as when we can expect some new information.

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Irishguy954604d ago

Wut bout Versus development milestone?

Namikaze_Minato4604d ago

In 2018 we shall hear something about it...

" Please wait a little longer..."

MeetMyHand4604d ago

I did my waiting...12 years of it...in Azkaban!

Ranma14604d ago

Well it looks like this game, which was announced about 6 years after FFvs13 will be released before FFvs13

*sigh*

Square Enix, what are you doing !!

zgoldenlionz4603d ago

So what exactly is getting you so excited for versus? I can barely remember anything about this game anymore. It's hard to understand how often I can read a comment shouting for versus but I don't really see how 1 or 2 trailers and a few blurry screenshots can get so much hype.trust me I was excited for versus when it was announced but that was 6 years ago with almost no news since.

The funny thing is someday this game might just be made and going off SE track record it will more than likely disappoint, so I suggest backing a new horse.

-Mika-4604d ago

This sucks.I hope they fix the problems they're experiencing and give us a gameplay trailer :).

animegamingnerd4604d ago

your the only one who wants this game to exist

Jinkies4604d ago

Can you blame her, she always wants or defends something which the majority of people don't want. She seems to always like being on the side which is loosing.

RE6, FF13, dmc etc

Karlnag34604d ago

@Jinkies: Well you can't have a troll account without a theme.

animegamingnerd4603d ago (Edited 4603d ago )

@Jinkies so in other words she's a hipster

roadkillers4603d ago

So that's what hipster means. I'm might use that from now on, but probably not.

To save my comment from being flagged for off topic conversation... I hate this game and want FF Versus.

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Yui_Suzumiya4604d ago

Don't worry, Mika. I'm with you too.

Lovable4604d ago

Can't wait for this game! I'll enjoy it as much as I enjoy the two previous 13s. 2013 is looking really damn good if we're not dead by the end of 2012.

Jinkies4604d ago (Edited 4604d ago )

Just like FF13-2 big things being hyped up like battle customization, time elements, and even day and night cycles will all be small minor things when you come to play the game....just trying to sucker you in one last time to buy something FF13-3 related.

I hope people learn there lesson this time

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me...fool me three times and I'll just label myself as retarded.

EDIT:

You know whats hillarious the Nova_Crystallis twitter is covered in FF Versus stuff, yet we know hardly nothing about it and they never talk about it themselfs.

Treian4604d ago

I hated 13 and enjoyed 13-2. I think it's just you.

Summons754604d ago

Yeah, hope people learn the should play the game before trolling on things they don't know or quit crying because ff7 isn't as great as people make it out to be

Jinkies4604d ago (Edited 4604d ago )

Says the guy who before the Dmc demo arrived hated on the game without playing it...not complaining since it is crap and I did the same, like many of us but your really trying to say that I can't call a game before it's out when you did exactly the same with dmc....come on man

You know as well as I do that you don't need to play a game to know how bad it's going to be

FF13-3 will be crap and they will do anything to sucker people in one last time for the money

TiberusX874603d ago

You know what, I really enjoyed XIII-2. Shoot me.

shempo4603d ago

ff13 sold 7-8 mil good numbers for the first ff this gen without knowing how the gamplay wil lturn out....

we play it hated it and then came ff13-2....numbers ? only 2mil on both platform combine....PATHETIC

ff13-3 will sale same as ff13-2 if not worse...ppl dont give a fck about the worse ff of the franchise history

we want ffversus-KH3 square enix KNOW this

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It Shouldn't Take Expedition 33's Success to Remind Square Enix That Turn-Based Still Sells

TNS: Expedition 33 was the wake-up call Square Enix needed, telling it turn-based RPGs are still popular, but that shouldn't have been the case.

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Relientk775d ago

True, but if it does get it through their thick skulls, then that works.

Although, the Dragon Quest 1 + 2 HD remakes will be turn-based and (the worst kept secret) Final Fantasy IX remake should be turn-based I would imagine. Let's see if any newer games go turn-based too.

thorstein5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

DQIII HD Remake was turned based and very successful. Then there was a really obscure turn based game came Balder's Gate 3. I heard it might have done well.

Profchaos4d ago

I wouldn't be shocked if they switched ff to the vii remake combat system

PapaBop4d ago

It won't get through to them though, despite E33's success, they still won't risk going fully turn based for their big budget projects simply because they are still in the mindset that it needs to be action combat to appeal to the mainstream audience. I hope I'm wrong but don't underestimate just how stubborn Japanese execs can be

barom4d ago

Ya'll are hyping up Expedition 33 too much. Reminder that FF XVI sold 3 million in a week and it took Expedition 33 approximately a month to get to that (33 days to reach 3.3 million).

barom3d ago

1 platform vs 3 platforms
1 week vs 1 month

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DivineHand1255d ago

While it is true that Sqaure Enix has moved away from turn based games compared to how they were in the past, there is a good reason for it.

Older gamers will know this but during the ps2 era, we were flooded with turned based games from Japanese studios and this created a form of fatigue back then going into the next generation.

When Square released FF13, they received heavy criticism for making the game turned based like every other FF game and not doing enough to innovate. This is why they made FF15, FF7 Remake and FF16 have real time combat. It gave the series a fresh spin and has brought in new fans to the series.

I personally would be happy with either turned based FF or the real-time combat version we see today.

Shane Kim5d ago

Remake and Rebirth have "turn based" if you set it in the settings.

Lexreborn25d ago

Dang wish I saw your post before I made mine because we definitely feel the same way lol

Profchaos4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yeah hit the nail on the head but its like ww2 games we get hundreds of them then a decade of nothing and people start missing them i think we're going to start seeing them return

Claire, dragon quest even yakuza have seen turn based return

Runechaz4d ago

Every Pokémon game is also a Turn Base RPG.. and selling millions

andy855d ago

Only need to look at their own game DQ 11 approaching 10 million to show there's a market. And that's not as big of a name as FF

Runechaz4d ago

you can also look at the Pokemon game number

Tacoboto5d ago

Another article about Expedition 33 and Square Enix and turn-based games? This is starting to sound like propaganda.

The game didn't sell because it's a turn-based game; it sold and is enjoyed because it's a really freaking good game that released completed at a good price without gamer drama attached to it. No Mtx, no wait-until-it's-patched, minimal bloat, a self-contained story, no multiplatform BS. Just a solid original game that absolutely nails what it intended to do.

Redemption-645d ago

I was just about to say the same thing.

anast5d ago

This comment should have a 100 upvotes, at least.

CrimsonWing695d ago

Maybe try actually listening to the fans who have supported the series for decades. This habit of ignoring your core audience just to chase people who were never interested in Final Fantasy in the first place makes no sense. And when that approach fails, doubling down on it is beyond baffling.

The battle system has never been the main reason non-FF or non-JRPG players stayed away. Gutting the series’ identity to chase a broader market doesn’t attract new players. It just alienates the loyal ones.

Keep going down this road and we’ll end up with Final Fantasy Fortnite abomination or a F2P Battle Royale game.. Oh wait…

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Final Fantasy IX 25th Anniversary Lottery Announced

Do not miss the Final Fantasy IX lottery commemorating its 25th anniversary and see the new merch release by Square Enix.

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jznrpg24d ago

It would be nice if they had the lottery in other parts of the world as well.

CrimsonWing6923d ago

I’m hoping Xbox Showcase will be where the Remake gets announced… freaking all this stuff with FF9’s anniversary and still nothing on the Remake…

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Square Enix Sales Drop but Profits Grow as it Aims to Shift from Quantity to Quality

Square Enix announced its financial results and the continued strategy for the Medium-Term Business Plan that will span two more years.

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franwex47d ago

If Capcom managed to turn things around, I’m hoping that Square can too!