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Cloud Message: New Information Highly Unlikely

Final Fantasy XIII news has been slow recently and even though speculation about the famed 'Cloud Message' was initially centered around Final Fantasy VII, it hasn't taken long for fansites to attempt to capitalise on it by regurgitating news and claiming that this book will provide great things. The question is, should we actually care?

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TheColbertinator6056d ago

The problem is that its difficult now to take anything SE says seriously.A 100 page artbook is really unnecessary since the SE fans would rather be playing some real games or getting some footage of some trailers.You would think that SE would finally unload something after interesting 1 year...2 years...3 years...4 years... but all I see is delays and lack of info.

mephman6056d ago

Unfortunately, I don't think Square Enix can be blamed for this, as it's being produced by Dengeki Magazine (to the best of my knowledge).

TheColbertinator6055d ago

Its up to Square Enix what they want to show.They could blow everything on an issue on Gamepro right now and get the hype train rolling but this lack of info is just unbearable

xenogamer6055d ago (Edited 6055d ago )

nothing to do with ff7 on blu ray? and everyone went crazy and we all stayed up the whole night, while the square enix event went on in japan, then it broke that the announcement, that was going to swing the ball back in sonys court!!! a ff13 demo with FF AC blu ray... SE has made the best games ive played in my life (xenogears, ff7 8 9 10) but this gen, their a fvcking joke.

Keele6055d ago

NO DAMNIT. NO FF7 REMAKE.

Somnus6055d ago

An article to spite me and my site. Whatever shall I do ;(

mephman6054d ago (Edited 6054d ago )

Quit complaining?

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Final Fantasy and SaGa series veteran Kazuyuki Shindo leaves Square Enix after 27 years

Kazuyuki Shindo, who worked on games including Legend of Mana, Final Fantasy XIII, and SaGa: Emerald Beyond, has left Square Enix.

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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."

Einhander1972556d 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.

Nyxus556d ago

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

Shane Kim555d ago (Edited 555d ago )

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

Elda555d 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_B554d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125555d ago (Edited 555d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic554d ago (Edited 554d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic554d ago (Edited 554d 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.

Gamingsince1981554d ago

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

-Foxtrot554d 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.

Elda554d 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.

-Foxtrot554d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy554d ago

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

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gold_drake556d ago (Edited 556d 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

Eonjay554d ago

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

Snookies12556d 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!

Eonjay554d ago

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

shinoff2183556d ago (Edited 556d 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

KillerB555d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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