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FFXIII and Versus Will Use Full Specifications of the PS3

Dengeki has interviewed Tetsuya Nomura on the future of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy XIII and he's revealed some more information on the development of the games.

Nomura says that with the help of the disc space on Blu-Ray and the Hard drive in each PS3, The evolution of Final Fantasy XII to XIII will be as big as the evolution of Final Fantasy VI to VII.

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shmee6425d ago

and a max of 20m units

This is the biggest game of this gen

marinelife96424d ago

This one will be the first final fantasy game I've ever played. The hype is too powerful for my will. It's sucking me in to it's promised euphoric goodness.

cloud360-7th_account6424d ago (Edited 6424d ago )

Not rleiable (some data from VG chartz):

FF1 + all remakies= 14 million

FF2+ All remakies= 10 Million

FF3 + remakes= 5 mil

FFIV+ remakes will sell = 5 Million

FFV+ remakes = 4 Mil

FFVI= 5 mil

FFVII= 10 Mil

FFVIII= 7 Mil

FFIX= 6 mil

FFX= 7.95 mil

FFXI= crap

FFXII= worst than above crap

FFXIII and XIII versus and all other FF13's = 35 Mil

marinelife96424d ago

Some developers develop for the art more than the profits. They want to see how much of what's in their mind's eye can be actually put down on canvas or on disc media in this case.

I applaud developers that try to use the best avenue they can to make their artistic dreams a digital reality. Whether it be a Wii remote game or a game that requires bleeding edge console technology to make it happen.

MADGameR6424d ago

MART's ignorant assumption of this game heading to the 360 as well has been put to rest for sure! I am extremely excited about what Square Enix has in store for Final Fantasy XIII. Final Fantasy games always have the habbit to sell millions! So this will be no surprise.

2Negativecool6424d ago

Sounds like they are hyping their own game engine to me. There's no way in hell they are tapping the hardware's full potential this early in the console's life cycle.
It will make as much of an impact on gamers as FFVII did? C'mon that smacks of BS over hype.
It will not be a revolution the way FFVII was. Even if a remake of FFVII came out now it wouldn't be a revolution. FFVII was a revolution for its time.
I wouldn't be suprised if this famed "white engine" is but a shadow of the Unreal3 engine.

jjfunaz6424d ago

If you didn't like XII you probably won't like XIII. FF is moving and evolving past the traditional turnbased RPGs of the past. XII was the first step and except to see something along tose lines.

I've played every final fantasy and of course am SUPER excited about the upcoming games, but I agree that I wasn't a HUGE fan of XII. The open endedness of it all made me feel distracted from the story but overall it still a great game.

Also I don't see FFXIII seling 10+ million. It probably should but we'll see. I believe that it would be out sooner then later if the install base of the ps3 was beyond 6 million even if it releases next fall with 15 million ps3s sold, its not going to sell 10 million copies.

PlayStation3606424d ago

but I must disagree. I would've agreed, but that shot about XII is what changed it. I loved the 12th version. And like JJfunaz, I believe if you didn't like XII for the differences compared to the other versions, you may not like this one. "The evolution of Final Fantasy XII to XIII will be as big as the evolution of Final Fantasy VI to VII." So expect XIII to be just as different.

gamesR4fun6424d ago

is can i reserve the limited edition copy now?

Marceles6424d ago

12 was amazing as hell, I can't believe you (or anyone) wouldn't like it.

On March 16, 2006, Final Fantasy XII became the sixth game to receive a 40/40 score from the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, making it the first Final Fantasy game and the first PlayStation 2 title to do so.

Final Fantasy XII was recognized by the website GameSpot as the "Best Playstation 2 Game" in their Best Games and Worst Games of 2006, as well as nominated in the "Game of the Year" and "Best Role-Playing Game" categories. It also achieved "PS2 Game of the Year" and "PS2 RPG of the Year" in GameSpy's Game of the Year 2006,[and won "Best PS2 RPG" and "PS2 Game of the Year" in the IGN Awards. Final Fantasy XII was named the "Best Game" in the 2006 Edge Awards, and it was also nominated for "Role-Playing Game of the Year" in the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

Famitsu 40 of 40
GamePro 5 of 5
GameSpot 9.0 of 10
IGN 9.5 of 10

...I think you're getting the picture

mesh16424d ago

few keypoints to remeber the maker of FF AND his team have left aquare and when they did the franchise become worse 2nd this game is the game that has been overhyped and yet we see no game play footage no i don class as a trailer as gameplay footage whata joke and ppl say TOOHUMAN WILL NEVER GET REALESED which to me wil be abetter game that this and toohuman sthey have showed THOUSANDS OF SCREEN SHOOTS and actaully gameplay that a lot of game mags can talk about ffxiii will bomb and ps if u think this cant be done on the 360 check

Feihc Retsam6424d ago (Edited 6424d ago )

I wonder how they intend to incorporate the memory card reader....
And the tilt gimmick??

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achira6425d ago

nice! cant wait for this game! this game will write a new chapter in gaming history!

ruibing6424d ago

If Square Enix does a good job and releases it soon, I will thank them by buying all the PS1 FF games I've been holding off on (I already have all the PS2 ones) in addition to preordering these games.

PS3PCFTW6424d ago

IM VERY INTRIGUED.....

I will preorder this as soon as possible.

MUST BUY.

Relcom6425d ago

I cry man tears over how good this game will be.

I bet they are sick of those stupid "is this a PS3 exclusive?" questions.

rukusa6425d ago

yeah, to me that was like the final slap in the hysterical xbox "all-PS3-games-are-on-the -360" group/crowd... there are of course those more sensible 360 owners who dont say that crap.

Either way, That just made my day :).

AIZEN SOZUKE6425d ago

this and killzone 2 hold that crown with Wardevil aswell

ps3

PLAY B3YOND

socsca6424d ago

LOL at you. Take your puny ps3 and shove it, tremble before the power of my 5000$ PC and the graphics it produces. KZ2 FFXIII, you make my PC and empty pockets laugh!

Bet this game is gonna be awesome tho, I'll probably get it allthough I've never played any FF game for more than 5 minutes. Just don't hype it up too much people, you don't wanna experience what a lot of 360 users did with Halo 3.

MANTIIS6424d ago

...will be worth 2500.00 in one year, and a 900.00 mid-level machine in two years. On the other hand, the PS3 will be very much more alive in two years, and since consoles don't multi task like PC's, probably displaying graphics just as good, if not better, than your then aging video card and hardware at that time. Such is the nature of PC gaming. WUS UP?!

Feihc Retsam6424d ago

missed the sarcasm I guess...

MANTIIS6424d ago

...I've been shown the light and now I can see. Amen, hallejuhah baby jesus. lol. You like that sarcasm? :)

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Spike476425d ago

are the ps3's major killer apps, they won't let ms steal them.

now on the subject, I CAN SEE THAT FF13 AND VERSUS USE ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS FROM LOOKING AT THE SCREENS.

BUT GAMEPLAY NEEDS TO BE GOOD TOO.

jjfunaz6424d ago

The majority of the screens are CGI. Square has always done a great job of merging CGI with realtime engine stuff. With the power of the ps3 the line will be blurred even more.

You are right the gameplay has to be good, and even on top of that we need an amazing story!!! I sure am fired up for this game!!!!

MANTIIS6424d ago (Edited 6424d ago )

It is not likely that FFXIII will appear on 360, it is widely known that Nomura (and Square Enix, for that matter)are largely Playstation centric in their views, unlike Kojima or Itaguri, and have gone on record stating how unimpressed they are with the 360 hardware-and that for their vision to come to fruition can only be done on the PS3. An offering of money can change that, and MS can get a dumbed down version of the game, but that's probably unlikely. Sony was smart to start the PR of the game using all of PS3 power, thus, forcing the consumer to realize that since PS3 is the most powerful console, the perception of the game being impossible on another system is...natural.

MGS could more possibly find its way to 360 by Q4 '09 (if 360 is still financially viable at that time), but by then it will be PS3's sloppy seconds and Gran Turismo (the billion dollar franchise) will have everyone's attention, thus, hammering the 360 with the same effect as Halo 3 did to PS3.

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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_Bomb46d ago

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

raWfodog46d ago (Edited 46d 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 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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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_drake181d 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)

TheNamelessOne180d ago

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

Michiel1989180d 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.

CrimsonWing69180d 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.

gurp180d 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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