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Lightning Returns Isn't The End of Fabula Nova Crystallis

IGN: "There's still hope that both Type-0 and Versus XIII will eventually release."

zerocrossing4537d ago (Edited 4537d ago )

I have a bad feeling Type-0 may not make its way westwards, well not without issue at least, as for Versus XIII it may be part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series for now, but I think many fans would like it as far removed from anything Final Fantasy XIII related as possible.

ayabrea934537d ago

yeah I think it would be best if they changed the versus xiii name. I think this could easily be called final fantasy 15 with its ambition.

Root4537d ago (Edited 4537d ago )

You know it wouldn't surprise me, but you want to know what i think they're doing....waiting untill next gen when the nextbox can handle the game so they won't have to strip it of any content and then release it as a multi platform game....AKA, the next FF game...FF15

Nomura said he didn't want to cut anything but I think Square Enix are trying to find a loophole so they can get around Nomura's word to release it on both platforms.

Square Enix have become greedy...they would plan something like this and the FF13 games are just fillers untill next gen

USEYOURFIST4537d ago (Edited 4537d ago )

@root, I agree, I've thought that it's been pushed to ps4 for a long time but it makes sense that it would also go 720 aswell now! Spose at least if this happens we wouldn't get a gimped game tho I do hope it stays PlayStation exclusive and is used to give the ps4 a brilliant launch exclusive, probably wishful thinking lol

NukaCola4537d ago (Edited 4537d ago )

Square do this:

1. FFversusXIII release
2. FF Type 0 Vita release in the NA/EU
3. FF HD remake and KH2.5D finished
4. Then Kingdom Hearts III

Don't do this:
-Publish COD
-Release 50 iOS titles while abandoning everyone else
-Make another XIII game
-Lie to us over and over again

iamtehpwn4537d ago

Could Final Fantasy Versus XIII be renamed FFXV? Yes.
Will it lose it's Fabula Nova Crystallis roots? Not likely.

I also do not understand why anyone hates Fabula Nova Crystallis. It's actually not bad at all then again, none of you have ever played a game in the FNC other than the Lightning Saga--if you know enough Japanese to try Type-0, then I highly recommend it.

Root4537d ago

@iamtehpwn

People hate it because it's just a bunch of crappy nonsense thats why and if they force it into other FF games then it's going to ruin them aswell because your always going to link it to FF13 the worst FF game out there

"Will it lose it's Fabula Nova Crystallis roots? Not likely."

Why not....they've had plenty of time to change everything.

ABizzel14537d ago

@Useyourfist

There's no point in 3rd party games being exclusive anymore, especially with the PS4 and Xbox 1080 being practically the saem console with a different OS.

And in the end it doesn't matter, because both consoles will have it, and if sales are what you care about then the PS4 version will outsell the Xbox 1080 version because of Japan.

If it's being built for the PS4 then there's a good chance it's coming to the Xbox 1080, which uses a near identical CPU and more than likely the same GPU. Only real difference is RAM.

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CatXFlash4536d ago (Edited 4536d ago )

Not possible. Anyone who knows anything about XIII's story knows this just take a look at the trailer for Versus... who do you see? ..Etro she is the godess who everyone looks up to in Noctis's world. XIII's elements will be in Versus's world just with different names do to the fact that times are more modern and is set in XIII's far future.

If they were to take that out they would have to go back and re write the whole story and re do the game.

Its not impossible that they are doing that but.. it would be lame.

badz1494537d ago

of course it won't be! looks like SE has taken a page from Activision's CoD with XIII! I totally called that there will be XIII-3 (although they changed the name to Lightning Returns) and I won't be surprised if they announce XIII-4 for next year!

Hicken4537d ago (Edited 4537d ago )

It's not the end of FNC because Versus and Type-0 are part of it.

Did you even KNOW what Fabula Nova Crystallis was before now?

Edit: after looking over more comments, it's evident how many people just don't know what the hell they're talking about, and are instead jumping on the hate bandwagon. Pathetic.

Root4537d ago

It better be, it's the reason I havent been as ticked off with the new Lightning game. I thought that would conlcuded the Fabula Nova Crystallis series and FF13 Versus would be renamed so it can move away from all that Fabula Nova Crystallis crap.

Seriously they've been working on it so long they have had plenty of time to remove any trace of the Fabula Nova Crystallis mytho.

Type 0 would of done the same if Square had more time but because it was nearly finished when they found out FF13 hadn't done as well as they had hoped, the only thing they could do was give it a name change.

contradictory4537d ago

Square, are you fucking braindead?
nobody, NOBODY liked XIII
do you deliberately want people to stop caring about final fantasy? well good job. you're halfway there for sure.

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Six Times When Games Turned Into A Horror Game

Ever play a game a game only to discover at some point it transforms into a horror game? No? Well Netto's Game Room shares six games that do just that!

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P_Bomb45d ago

Immediately thought of the El Dorado zombie dudes in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

raWfodog45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Not necessarily a ‘horror’ moment, but I remember feeling really tense and anxious when the Flood were first introduced in the original Halo. I never felt more on edge or nervous in that whole game as that moment. I think it was the whole buildup that something terrible was coming but you didn’t know exactly what.

Another non-horror game that had me feeling it was Subnautica. The deep dark depths, and knowing that sea monsters were lurking nearby, had me jumping at every sound.

NettosGameRoom45d ago

That scene where you first see them attack is pretty crazy!

Relientk7745d ago

I remember being scared of the Asylum level in the most recent Thief game from 2014.

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Final Fantasy XV Datamine Reveals Hidden Chapter 14 Scene That Was Cut

A new datamine of game files from Final Fantasy XV has revealed a cut scene from Chapter 14 that didn't make it into the final release.

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gold_drake180d ago

always liked 15, but the development was shch a shitshow. it could have been so much more.

but Tabata did a good job with what he had regardless

DivineHand125180d ago

Ff15 was a missed opportunity from square as they transitioned from turn based to real time.

One of the issues is that it was 30 fps. The combat mechanics required precision dodges to activate Noctis teleport ability and it was difficult to do at 30 fps. I am glad they rectified that in FF16. The story and flow also felt like it went through a chopshop similar to how some live service games end up when they are trying to meet a deadline. Those extra episodes they sold as dlc should have been in the maingame.

FF15 is one of the weaker entries in the series.

Z501179d ago

Dodges don't activate the teleport ability. Teleport was R1 + O. Dodge was just the O button. Explain the Black Hood (the item that automatically Dodges for you)

TheNamelessOne179d ago

Ah yes; FF XV.
The beginning of me coming to the realization the series was no longer for me.

Michiel1989179d ago

16 was a lot better, I think 15 was just a big mess with how development went and all. The music though, one of the best in the series, probably the only reason I finished the game.

Cacabunga179d ago

At least FF15 had RPG elements . 16 was just an action game from beginning to end.

Michiel1989179d ago

I rather have a good action game than a bad rpg with 2 button combat

Cacabunga179d ago (Edited 179d ago )

Then call it something else then FF. I got scammed with FF16. Nothing of what i expected it to be.
Even the action is bad in it, especially after the demo section where absolutely nothing happens until the very end.

FF15 isnt a great game but it has some variety at least.

CrimsonWing69179d ago

That initial trailer with the Leviathan fight was the game I wish we got. The actual retail release was watchdogged to all Hell and while there’s enjoyment to be had in the game, it’s such an incomplete product and so many elements feel so slapped together without any cohesion.

Like, don’t get me wrong, I loved fishing, cooking, and the first third of the game, but I much rather they made a story that didn’t feel barely there and the the last third of the game didn’t feel so rushed and unfinished.

Becuzisaid179d ago

Every time a party member left for a period of time screamed future paid dlc. It was horrible.

Imagine Dagger and Steiner making the party go to sleep in Lindblum in FF9 disc 1 and then taking off to Alexandria by foot themselves, but then never playing their side of the adventure in disc 2 when they smuggle her through the South Gate in pickles, take the cable car and fight the Waltz, head to Treno and start the quest to find Supersoft. They just eventually reunite with the main party in the future without explanation of what went on in their adventure.

Or Sephiroth's backstory in the famous Kalm flashback being added as a dlc pack. Same goes for Vincent, Cid, or Yuffie for that matter.

Oh and anything to do with Jenova, the Ancients, Aerith, her mom and Gast, shoved into a 2 hour CG movie or 5 hour anime ministries that's considered required viewing for anything in the main game to make sense or have characters actually be interesting.

I enjoyed FF15 at the time, and finished it, but it's bright spots are marred by a bad development cycle and a worse marketing scheme.

CrimsonWing69179d ago

What’s sad is when I watched a vid on the entire story (that wasn’t properly told in the actual game)!it was really solid and could’ve been one of the most epic stories in any FF. I think a lot of the compilation and cross-media stuff really f*cked it all up.

gurp179d ago

FFXV was underrated in my opinion
I have played all of the final fantasy games, and I loved this game
turn based to me takes too long, I like active battle
the extra dlc and chapters should have been included in the original release, but it is nice that they fixed the game later

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gold_drake432d ago

crazy, glad i own the ones i wanted to revisit and play

ChasterMies431d ago

Absolver Downfall
Abzu
Adrift
Ashen
Elex
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X | X-2
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
How To Survive 2
I Am Dead
Jotun
Last Stop
Minit
Moster Jam Steel Titans 2
My Friend Pedro
Observation
Sundered Eldritch Edition
The Artful Escape
The Messenger
This Is The Police
This Is The Police 2
World of Final Fantasy

Asterphoenix431d ago

Glad that I absolutely can't stand subscription services.

Petebloodyonion431d ago (Edited 431d ago )

I don't recall Sony forcing you to subscribe like nobody forced you to go to Blockbuster to rent games instead of buying them.

SonyStyled431d ago

Pay-per-view was almost cheaper than the cost of gas and rental fee from Blockbuster. Blockbuster doesn’t exist today. Are you being sarcastic?