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Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII Returns with Snow... to Drive a Nissan in a TV Commercial

Lightning Return alongside with Snow in a new commercial for the Nissan Kicks in China, inspired by Final Fantasy XIII.

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FallenAngel19842850d ago (Edited 2850d ago )

They should've gotten the FFXV cast to do this, especially since a car plays a big part in that game already

andrewsquall2849d ago (Edited 2849d ago )

No way, Lightning and Snow are definitely the NEXT most popular FF characters of all time to pull this off. /s

rainslacker2849d ago

I'd say LIghtning and Snow are probably more popular than Noctis and Cindy. For a while, Lightning was actually rated as the most popular FF female in Japan.

Despite the hate that surrounds the game, there are tons of people who actually enjoy it, and I do think the game had a good sense of style that people could get behind. Bland character presentation aside, there were a lot of people who liked them.

Azurite2849d ago

There's car brand connected to FFXV already, Audi.

cleft52849d ago (Edited 2849d ago )

Lightning is actually an extremely popular character in the East. So it makes sense that she would be in the commercial. I am not sure why Snow is there, Noctis would have been the better choice for that situation but I guess they just wanted to keep with the FF13 theme.

Dark-soul2848d ago

ff15 characters were so gay it almost makes me throw up by looking at them....

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DevilOgreFish2849d ago

A FFXIII trilogy remaster will probably show up some time this year.

PiNkFaIrYbOi2849d ago

Oh please don't even joke about it.

rainslacker2849d ago

You know they are releasing a remaster trilogy right?

Elda2849d ago

I'm hoping for that but personally for me the only game I would play is the first the last 2 I wouldn't bother.

343_Guilty_Spark2849d ago

FF13 was way better than crap 15

Eiyuuou2849d ago

Story - Nope
Storytelling - Yes
Characters - Aw hell no
Gameplay (not just combat) - No
Music - No

F0XHOUND2848d ago

In favour of FF13 over FF15.

Story - Yes
Storytelling - Yes
Characters - Yes
Gameplay - Equal
Music Yes

Story actually had a continuous direction! There was a sense of journey, it also had a far more interesting cast of characters, sure some were annoying like Hope and Vanille, but the way the story branched off with different groups as you explored throughout the game, until eventually reaching Pulse was a far better experience than FF15's. Also, people cry it was all corridors and linear gameplay, sure it had 'tunnels' but most of the old highly rated games in the past FF's have been very similar, the environments were beautiful, and the music equally so. FF15 had a better main villain that's about it, and the overall original lore of the game was better but the execution was shit, they cut too much out of the game. Also, when you reach Oerba in FF13 it has a huge impact after the story and journey to that point. what did ff15 do? Killed off luna with no character depth to her, noct handed over a picture to his so called best friends before he essentially went to die and they didn't give a damn, and prompt said he was created by the empire or w/e and nothing more was said, no big deal bro! Storytelling in 15 was absolutely awful, a disgrace to the FF franchise actually.

Just a few links to some great FF13 music. And each of these songs I can remember the locations being so well designed they looked crazy in comparison to even FF15's huge open world of same old styles. Don't get me wrong, 15 looked insane and had great locations, just overall it isn't better. Find me as many 15 songs that have as much value as any of these... and don't troll me with linking its music player songs from ff13! lol

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I could go on forever tbh but I got bored lmao, well done if you read all this. FF13 is better, don't argue with me lmao!

andrewsquall2849d ago

The first FF game on Xbox and the start of the downfall of the franchise? Of course you would say that lol. I never touched FXV but such is the powerful suckage of FXIII that caused that.

ninsigma2849d ago

Just can't do 13. I've tried multiple times to get into but it's just awful. 15 is certainly rough in some parts but gameplay is fun and interacting with the world is great. Story could have been so much better.

343_Guilty_Spark2849d ago

Noctis would get owned by Lightning

F0XHOUND2848d ago

What did you find so bad about 13?

ninsigma2848d ago

Just didn't find it fun to play and I didn't like the characters.

cleft52849d ago (Edited 2849d ago )

I agree with you, but people have so much hate for FF13 because it was linear in the beginning. Meanwhile, FF15 is open in the beginning and then linear as heck later on. People prefer their illusions to the truth, so there isn't much you can do about it.

Also, yeah Lighting would crush Noctis. There she is off defying gods and Noctis is bending his knees to destiny. It wouldn't even be a contest.

343_Guilty_Spark2849d ago (Edited 2849d ago )

My problem is that FF15 is simply too wide open from the beginning. I absolutely hate the janky combat. The all male party blows. The car driving sucks.

The music is good though. And FF15 in HDR looks incredible

Elda2849d ago (Edited 2849d ago )

Agreed! I was thinking the same thing! Lightning was a badass character & she would mop the floor with simpleton Noctis.

ninsigma2849d ago

Meh, at least Noctis has a better game lol

Elda2849d ago

Don't say that you'll cause a uproar..lol. Personally I like them both though both have their flaws.

rainslacker2849d ago

I actually agree. Biggest problem with FFXIII was the piss poor presentation of the story, which they didn't remedy with FFXV....which was actually much worse. Characters just had bland presentation in FFXIII but outside a couple of them were not that boring, whereas they were just plain bland in FFXV. Game play I think was better in FFXV, but FFXIII wasn't actually that bad overall in this regard outside the repetative trash stuff where it was not even worth bothering with the more detailed stuff.

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Asuka2849d ago

it may not be popular here, but FFXIII characters are quite popular elsewhere. Specifically Lightning. I don't really like most of the characters in FFXIII (especially Hope...just no). Lightning has been used before to model handbags and clothing lines I believe.

As for the commercial i would have preferred to see a Naked Raiden driving a Nissan Rogue lol. Make it happen Japan please xD

MunchMiller002849d ago

Time to sell your Nissan stocks. Sales are most definitely going to take a dive now.

God damn, they look like s**t too. LOL

F0XHOUND2848d ago (Edited 2848d ago )

If anything FF13 has been extremely successful in terms of sales and brand strength. Especially outside of the EU/NA characters like Lightning are very popular.

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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."

Einhander1972506d 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.

Nyxus506d ago

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

Shane Kim505d ago (Edited 505d ago )

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

Elda505d 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_B504d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125505d ago (Edited 505d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic504d ago (Edited 504d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic504d ago (Edited 504d 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.

Gamingsince1981504d ago

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

-Foxtrot504d 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.

Elda504d 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.

-Foxtrot504d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy504d ago

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

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gold_drake506d ago (Edited 506d 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

Eonjay504d ago

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

Snookies12506d 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!

Eonjay504d ago

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

shinoff2183506d ago (Edited 506d 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

KillerB505d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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