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Versus XIII Gameplay: Why Did Square Enix Even Bother?

Final Fantasy Versus XIII has be in Final Fantasy XIII's shadow for quite some time now, as Square Enix have expectedly diverted all their attention towards their biggest asset. People had been hoping to see something new at TGS, but following Square Enix's announcement that Final Fantasy Versus XIII wasn't going to be shown there wasn't any real surprise.

However, there was surprise when reports surfaced that it was actually being shown, and of course Final Fantasy Union had to investigate. It turned out that gameplay footage was being shown in what was essentially their very toned down "Closed Mega Theatre".

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Selyah5736d ago

That does come as a bit of a surprise, doesn't sound particularly thrilling, although it is early days it's not exactly good news.

Hellsvacancy5736d ago (Edited 5736d ago )

They probably just wanted 2 show people that Final Fantasy Versus is alive and work is bein done 2 it rather than release no footage 2 hav people sayin things like "its never cummin out" and things like that

mephman5736d ago

Yea, that's more than likely the reason, but Agito is in the same situation and they showed an awesome trailer for that.

Noct5736d ago

Nomura said in the last Famitsu issue that there will be a media and information blow out for VersusXIII very early next year.

No point hyping a game that will most likely release Winter 2010 or Spring 2011...especially considering XIII is yet to release.

Patience is needed.

gintoki7775736d ago

why did you bother making this article F U!!!!!!

its simple why they did to show the game is still being worked on and that it is progressing

Anorexorcist5736d ago

So no drastic conclusions should be made on the potential of the final Versus XIII product.

"All it did was succeed in making people worry about a product they thought was going to be stellar."

Yeah...maybe for the idiots who don't understand the concept behind "Work-In-Progress"

MEsoJD5736d ago

wheres the leaked footage???

Cold 20005736d ago (Edited 5736d ago )

I dont even know why they bothered making a FF13 spin off in the first place.

Rather than this whole Versus thing they should have just focused on FF13 then after that move on to a true sequel that would be FF15 (since FF14 is a MMO).

Hellsvacancy5736d ago (Edited 5736d ago )

Versus 13 looks (from wot ive seen) FAR more appealin (2me) - FF13 looks 2 girly

LittleBigSackBoy5736d ago

i'll be getting both FF13 and vs 13 day 1. i'm pretty sure i'll enjoy vs 13 more, since i like KH more than FF.

Cold 20005736d ago (Edited 5736d ago )

FF13 is too girly ?

Thats weird nobody said that about the far more "girlier" FF10.

And whats so much more appealing about Versus ? The fake *ss dark emo jap look ??

Anyway I guess it comes down to personal taste. I personnaly prefer FF13's look though a bit too westernish/sci-fi for my likes.

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callahan095736d ago

And why do I care what this website thinks of the footage? I'd like to see the footage for myself before I go on complaining about how crappy it looks.

Cold 20005736d ago (Edited 5736d ago )

geez dude I Ive been following FF13 since the first trailer in 2005 (or 2006 cant remember).

They should simply go back to handling FF like they did in the PS1: that is one FF.Then a sequel. No online, no sub par FF7 spin offs, no dumb FFX-2 crap etc etc.

edit: By the way I didnt disagree with you

WMW5736d ago

its not like those games you mentioned because like MAiKU said it was never a spin off it even has its own team if they removed 13 from the title you wouldn't even think of FF13 when looking at versus. plus versus seems like it will be much better then FF13 with kingdom hearts combat system, darker world characters and story, and they said they are going to have action scenes like advent children aslo the trailer for versus looks way more interesting then FF13 so it is in no way a spin off.

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Ravage275736d ago

you claim that you have been following the news, in that case you would have known that Versus has as much to do with 'spin-off' as 360 with 'reliability'. Why are you even feigning interest for something you can't play anyway?

Pika-pie5736d ago

I really wouldnt be suprised if this game gets cancelled in the end.

The game was announced years ago and we havent seen anything at all, SE arnt pushing it one bit. Doesnt look good.

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Kain815736d ago

it was the main Final fantasy 13, but later they choose to change that, cause Final fantasy vs13 was more mature than usal final fantasy games, so they decided to call it Final Fantasy VS13..."
this is it what i had read in a Magazine 2 years ago
i dont know if it was true, but was plausible

Bodyboarder_VGamer5736d ago (Edited 5736d ago )

FFX far more girly than FFXIII? Are you kidding me?

Just with Serah and Vanille FFXIII is automatically the girliest FF game yet... And not to mention that the principal character's a girl and the same with the antagonist. Did you even watch the latest trailer of FFXIII? That was the very definition of emo, FFX never went that far into that sh1t.

And if you like the Starwarish setting of FFXIII then you must have loved FFXII, worst FF game yet...

I think you're defending this game too much because it is on the X360 while PS3 owners get both. I could say that FFvsXIII looks more interesting but that's my opinion.

ThanatosDMC5735d ago

I cant wait for a more mature Kingdom Hearts type of gameplay! There was blood on the trailer, right?

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somekyle5736d ago

Yeah, Agito is definitely coming before Versus

Fishy Fingers5736d ago

Anyone know where I can see this leaked footage?

mephman5736d ago

There is probably somewhere on YouTube that has it, but Square Enix were pretty strict about stopping people from recording, taking pictures, or even breathing.

UnSelf5736d ago

ur comment is hilarious becuz that sounds exactly like sumthing Garth'll say lol

ZombieNinjaPanda5736d ago

"even breathing."

You had me laughing there hahaha.

Sangria5736d ago

It reminds me that episode of Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, i think it was introducing Kagerō Usui where Itoshiki says that there are always people that lives in other people's shadow, like Pierre Curie, Marie Curie's husband or the power of a Super Sayan compared to Krilin's power.

Final Fantasy XIII always gathered the big hype, even before it was multiplatform and i guess we wont hear much hype about Versus XIII until FFXIII releases, so i guess the game should release a bit more than 8 months after FFXIII.

Saaking5736d ago

FFversusXIII will be the superior FF

Noctis Aftermath5736d ago

LOL@people disagreeing, while i will buy 13, versus has got my full attention and that's something 13 lost with me two times, first when it went multiplatform and then when some of the characters were shown.

I've gotten older from when i played the previous FF(never played XI or XII) games and quite frankly i want a JRPG thats more bloody, more violent, has more freedom and isn't bound to the confinements of your typical JRPG.

TheReaper425730d ago

the people disagreeing only has 1 console.. if you can even call it a "console" or "heater" take your pick.

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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_Bomb42d ago

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

raWfodog42d ago (Edited 42d 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.

NettosGameRoom41d ago

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

Relientk7741d 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_drake177d 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

DivineHand125176d 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.

Z501175d 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)

TheNamelessOne176d ago

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

Michiel1989176d 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.

Cacabunga175d ago

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

Michiel1989175d ago

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

Cacabunga175d ago (Edited 175d 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.

CrimsonWing69176d 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.

Becuzisaid175d 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.

CrimsonWing69175d 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.

gurp176d 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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Here Are The Games Leaving PS Plus Extra & Premium In May 2024

Here are the games that will be leaving the Extra and Premium tiers of the PS Plus subscription service in the month of May, 2024.

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gold_drake428d ago

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

ChasterMies428d 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

Asterphoenix428d ago

Glad that I absolutely can't stand subscription services.

Petebloodyonion428d ago (Edited 428d 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.

SonyStyled428d 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?