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Final Fantasy XIII PS3-360 Comparison Screens

After the latest batch of Final Fantasy XIII screens, you can come to a clear choice of which version is going to be the best option for you -- if graphics make the difference.

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bnaked5179d ago (Edited 5179d ago )

both ugly ;-)

n4f5179d ago

we already know ps3 version will look better no need to hate

FamilyGuy5179d ago

No need to compare.

If you're really interested in comparison shots wait for the inevitable Lens of Truth.

ReBurn5179d ago

Honestly, if they didn't have the name of the system next to the tiny picture I would think they were the same version.

I'd really like to see some HD grabs of the same scenes to get a better idea. Doesn't really matter, though. Because if I do get it I'll pick up the PS3 version.

AliTheBrit195179d ago

Well according the Square Enix themselves, the game is going to look identical on both systems

But hey, who you going to believe, the developers who created the game themselves, or some retarded fanboy?...

silverbeld5179d ago

"While the graphics of both versions are solid, the PS3 appears to be the cleaner of the two."

Yep, I agree with that.

under taker 345179d ago

where are these screens exactly? the only ones Ive been seeing are some printscreens.

Aquanox5179d ago

Sure, wait until the worst more compressed screenshot batch of the 360 version is released and make a comparison article.

What a bunch of idiots. How about using the ones before this batch?

Perjoss5179d ago

JRPGs are not so hot anymore, people that thought they loved them just realized that the problem was there were not any good western RPGs, but thts not a problem anymore.

WMW5179d ago

" How about using the ones before this batch?" You mean the ones that were from the ps3 version with the 360 buttons photoshopped in. : )

Rock Bottom5179d ago

Yeah, the best way to compare HD games graphics is by comparing 430x320 images.

VileAndVicious5179d ago

The PS3 version looks brighter, more vivid and just in general alot more crisper. I guess thats because of the blu ray.

The 360 version looks good though the colors look drab and a bit more washed out. Also maybe its just me but everything in the looks a bit boxy. For instance the characters chins dont look as rounded.

While the 360 version looks suprisingly better than I thought it would, youd be a damn fool if you owned both systems and purchased it on the 360. All the DLC in the world wouldnt change my mind.

tinybigman5179d ago

i know it's off topic but does that guy named metalgearrising really have no life, because take a look at his comment on examiner wow.

anyway on topic to ps3 version looks better to me.

Pika-pie5179d ago

Erm will someone please explain to this Examiner.com what a comparison is..

They should be the same screen shots, side by side, in hi res....Not totally diff tiny screen shots on seperate pages.

Saaking5179d ago

uh, even if the PS3 version does look better compared to PS3 exclusives it looks like crap. I will be buying this used.

Bigpappy5179d ago

All conditions need to be the same. The shots are from completely different area of the game. Lens of truth are the best at this.

Saaking5178d ago

LensofTruth won't make a comparison becuase the PS3 version will win. They normally only do comparisons where the 360 wins for stupid reasons.

pixelsword5178d ago

but the PS3 version is already getting nods around the web, so it's hard to counter at this point.

Millah5178d ago (Edited 5178d ago )

There is a very noticeable difference in lighting, specular highlighting, and most importantly anti aliasing. Much more jaggies in the 360 version and textures are not as detailed. Even the color and contrast is a little more vivid on the PS3.

The comparison posted in Neogaf comparing the resolution and anti aliasing gives a much better comparison of the differences.

PS3 has that extra layer of polish that just looks much much better. Its really a bunch of smaller details that all come together to make all the difference. When you see the two games in person on a large screen TV you'll see the difference...well maybe fanboys won't, they'll just trick their minds into thinking the 360 version looks better. Even if Square Enix came out and said it openly (which they won't after all that money MS gave them), the fanboys would still deny that PS3 looks better.

Syronicus5178d ago

So what's the problem? I have been on N4G for some time now and have seen many websites give unfair comparison shots of the PS3 when it came to multiplatform games and now that the tables are turned, you seem to have a problem with this? Sure, go ahead and be a hypocrite.

Consoldtobots5178d ago

"" How about using the ones before this batch?" You mean the ones that were from the ps3 version with the 360 buttons photoshopped in. : )"

and WMW comes around the ring climbs on the turnbuckle and delivers

"MASSIVE PWNAGE"

to the flailing aquanox who is half conscious and even getting into fights with the audience, This fight is over folks.

RAZORLAND5178d ago

yeah, that video "compairison" deserved no hits.

JsonHenry5178d ago

They look too close to call for me. However I bet the uncompressed audio and HD cut-scenes look better on the PS3. But the gameplay itself does not look any different at all to me.

SuperStrokey11235178d ago

could they make the pictures any smaller?

2cents5178d ago

Poorly put together, bad shots. Overall fail.

Im sure there will be many more comparisons in the near future using the same old images to continue this stale fermenting argument.

Hooray!

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SasanovaS19875179d ago

epic fail. your comparison isnt working, and plus, after all that garbage by SE, you really think il believe any comparisons? lost interest after gimped screenshots, lies, linearity, lack of towns, newbie combat system, horrid summons (a motorcycle? what?). plz move on from this multiplatform epic fail of a fantasy game and get on with versus 13

ClownBelt5179d ago

Guys just wait for the game. We won't get any honest comparison if we let SE supply the SS.

koehler835179d ago (Edited 5179d ago )

430 x 233... What are these? PSP screens?

DOMination5179d ago

Yeah, nobody wants to show real comparison screenshots because there would be outrage if people found out the 360 got the better version

GiantEnemyCrab5179d ago (Edited 5179d ago )

These are the screens that have talked about as being some cheap screen captures.. You can even see the mouse pointer in one of them..

http://www.n4g.com/News-477...

EDIT: Disagree all you want doesn't change facts and the truth.

VegaShinra5179d ago

Well Square released them. So they are what they wanted to be released. $hitty capture or not

GiantEnemyCrab5179d ago

So instead of using your brain and realizing something is wrong you just roll with it and accept that this is what the 360 version looks like?

I'm sorry but screen shots are supposed to represent the game and these are not doing it.. Released by SE or not they are still wrong when compared to proper screenshots.

-MD-5179d ago

Giant don't try to reason with them, they're gonna take it and run with it.

Immortal Kaim5179d ago

The only course of action is to wait until both games are released, these cr*ppy 'comparisons' aren't helping anyone...

Godmars2905179d ago

The question is, if they're actually doing it - WHY THE FU*K ARE THEY BOTHERING!?

No fan worth their salt is going to give a damn which system they play it on, I understand this whole mess was because MS wanted the franchise on the 360 giving any 360-only owners no reason to buy a PS3 if they wanted to play it, but I can only imagine those on the fence fans being honestly pissed if the game they get looks worse than press pics.

Nevermind Square throwing their rep away for this.

Consoldtobots5178d ago

"So instead of using your brain and realizing something is wrong you just roll with it and accept that this is what the 360 version looks like?
"

remember all the GameTrailers fiascos that 360 fanboys like yourself would gloat over and then LMAO @ ps3 owners who tried to say what you just said above.

OH THE IRONY. lol

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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."

Einhander1972122d 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.

Nyxus122d ago

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

Shane Kim121d ago (Edited 121d ago )

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

Elda121d 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_B121d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125121d ago (Edited 121d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic121d ago (Edited 121d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic121d ago (Edited 121d 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.

Gamingsince1981121d ago

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

-Foxtrot121d 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.

Elda120d 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.

-Foxtrot120d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy120d ago

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

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gold_drake122d ago (Edited 122d 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

Eonjay121d ago

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

Snookies12122d 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!

Eonjay121d ago

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

shinoff2183122d ago (Edited 122d 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

KillerB121d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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Interview: Making music with Masashi Hamauzu

Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."

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