Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

[MagnarTheGreat]

Square Enix put the trailers online:

LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII "The Final Journey of Lightning" Trailer (Previous leaked trailer)



LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII Jump Festa 2012 Trailer

 

[Soapy]

I know, right? What makes XIII so much more desirable as to warrant more sequels? I know VII used to be massively popular, and got the film, and the sequel, and prequel and such. But XIII I havent heard a lot of good about, and it just seems like they are going to continue running it into the ground.

You know, I have a strong distaste for the fandom that popped up around Final Fantasy VII, but what I absolutely hate is that Square tried to artificially manufacture that same kind of fervor for Final Fantasy XIII right out of the gate, without ever knowing if fans even wanted a sequel to that game.

For better or worse, VII earned all of those sequels and other ancillary bull****. With XIII Square had the audacity to just assume that it would be this massive success and create the same sort of insatiable hunger among the fans that VII did. Luckily, I feel like people saw right through it and it blew up in Square's face.

*sigh* Don't mind me, I'm just bitter that all those years ago when "Fabula Nova Crystallis" was announced, Versus was and continues to be by far the most intriguing thing about it, and it still hasn't seen the light of day nearly seven years later.

 

[Havok83]

I know, right? What makes XIII so much more desirable as to warrant more sequels? I know VII used to be massively popular, and got the film, and the sequel, and prequel and such. But XIII I havent heard a lot of good about, and it just seems like they are going to continue running it into the ground.

Its bc SE as a company is bleeding for money as their Japanese division hasnt been doing well at all in years. It doesnt help that one of their biggest sellers, Kingdom Hearts has been put on hiatus for this console generation and they are wasting money on FF vs XIII which is taking forever to develop. And of course there was the disastrous launch of XIV and the time and money they threw at it to fix it for its re-launch. With FFXIII, the assets are already done. They have a game world, models, voice actors, battle system, etc... already in place. Instead of spending years in development, they can use all that and quickly turn out sequels to help keep them afloat in the meantime. It has nothing to do with quality or thinking FFXIII is a story worth investing in. I doubt if SE was in a better financial position, that we would be seeing it get 2 sequels.

 

[Soapy]

Yep. They've got all hands on deck fixing FFXIV and cranking out FFXIII sequels is significantly cheaper and less time intensive than developing brand new games. I bet with the FFXIV relaunch they're probably just hoping to break even on what they put into it.

I know they've got that Dragon Quest MMO coming, but hopefully after that they stop dabbling in MMOs, and I say that as one of the few who really enjoyed FFXI.

 

[zenith16]

Lightning Is On A Mission For God In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII January 3, 2013 . 6:16pm

In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning is on a mission from God… a Fabula Nova Crystallis god, that is.


source:Siliconera

 

[X Knight]

please......someone liberate us from the world of Final Fantasy XIII!!!!

 

[The Squirrel]

I'd pay so much money just to get 13 Vs tomorrow.

 

[zenith16]

Rebels Want Lightning Dead In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

By Sato . January 4, 2013 . 1:55pmThis organization isn’t aware of Lightning’s identity, but they plan to lure the Liberator out by any means possible.


source:Siliconera



And they'er not the only ones.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Lightning Returns: first look at Lumina

Hey, Lumina. Have we meet somewhere before?

http://gematsu.com/2013/01/lightning-returns-first-look-at-lumina

FFXIII-2 ending spoiler: [blackout]The writer of the article is referring to Serah Farron (Lightning's sister), who dies at the end of FFXIII-2.[/blackout] Or maybe [blackout]referring to Lightning (Claire Farron)?[/blackout]

 

[zenith16]

New Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Screenshots Show The Mysterious Lumina

January 17, 2013 . 5:46amAlso see artwork of Lightning’s two outfits Shadow Dust and Dark Muse. Wearing garb does more than alter Lightning’s appearance. Lightning’s parameters, magic spells, and abilities change depending on what weapon and garb Lightning has equipped.




Why Are Noel And Lightning Fighting In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII?January 17, 2013 . 9:00am

An extended trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII features a scene with

Noel going after Lightning.


source:Siliconera

 

[Octoberist]

I don't know..It's one thing to have to one sequel..but two sequels to a game that has divivded fans? I feel like Final Fantasy is being mishandled and right now it feels like today's FF era is akin to the later Star Trek Next Generation movies/later Roger Moore 007 movies. It needs help.

 

[Soapy]

The biggest problem with Final Fantasy and Square Enix as a whole at the moment is that they made a one-two punch of very stupid (and costly) mistakes back to back. Fabula Nova Crystallis and Final Fantasy XIV. With FNC they were arrogant enough to assume that people would love Final Fantasy XIII so much that would want it turned into its own sub-franchise. Wrong. And then there was FFXIV which turned out to be an absolutely colossal failure. So now they've got all hands on deck trying to fix that hot garbage, and anyone left is busy ****ting out FFXIII sequels because that engine they spent all that time and money developing isn't going to pay for itself.

 

[zenith16]

Lightning Is Fighting For Noel’s Soul, Lumina Was Designed By Crystal Chronicles Staff. January 23, 2013 . 2:31am

For those of you who’ve been wondering about that fight scene against Noel, apparently Lightning is fighting in an attempt to free his soul.




source:Siliconera

 

[zenith16]

Take A Spin Through Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII’s Dead Dunes. May 27, 2013 . 2:00pm

Square Enix updated the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII site with a tour of the Dead Dunes, a desert and ruins area in the upcoming game.


source:Siliconera

 

[zenith16]

Noel And Snow Clash With Lightning In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. June 6, 2013 . 3:36am

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It looks like everyone is out to fight Lightning in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Noel from Final Fantasy XIII-2 says he wants to fight Lightning and mentions a prophecy will come true.




Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII’s Battle System Is All About Switching Schema. June 6, 2013 . 4:01am

As you saw yesterday, Snow also returns for Lightning Returns. He appears to be an antagonist since Lightning pursues Snow in this mission. Hope explains that the people in Yusnaan call Snow a “patron.”

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source:Siliconera & GI

 

[Destructus86]

I HATE modern Final Fantasy...I find the combat boring and the story nearly
incoherent rambling.

 

[zenith16]

lol yeah it's incoherent rambling cause they are stalling til XIII vursus or as we're suspecting it'll called XV is finally put out on the market .

In other words they have nothing as far as a extended story and they are just dragging it on making stuff up as they went along.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I found the combat in XIII and XIII-2 quite a bit better than XII, it really shines when trying to take down the hardest foes in those games. But the writing is fanfic caliber. Same deal with the Kingdom Hearts games. Fanwank, fanfic material. LR looks even more like one of those wacky KH spin-off games. I don't know why they're doing that but it's disappointing. And the combat looks like a downgrade from the previous two entries though I probably won't know for absolute certain until there's more video of it.

 

[zenith16]

Japan’s Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Ultimate Box Has All Three Final Fantasy XIII Games. June 6, 2013 . 12:00pm



The Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Ultimate Box has all three Final Fantasy XIII games for PS3, a trio of music CDs with selected songs on an acrylic display case, art book with costume drawings, and a Lightning Play Arts

source:Siliconera

 

[zenith16]

Lightning Chases Snow Through A Palace In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. June 10, 2013 . 8:02am

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Square Enix have released a new E3 gameplay video for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.


source:Siliconera




hmm this weird anger towards snow ain't normal. I have a feeling she's mad at him cause he chose her younger more girly sister. lol lighting is the same age a him originally.

 

[zenith16]

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII To Be Last FF On Current Gen Systems. June 11, 2013 . 9:30am

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be the last Final Fantasy game released for current generation consoles.




source:Siliconera

 

[Nathan]

Thank god.

 

[Havok83]

Thank god.

She's going to be announced as the second playable character in FF XV.



J/K, but expect to see her pop up again in Kingdom Hearts 3 no doubt

 

[zenith16]

See How Lightning’s Character Model Is Created In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. June 28, 2013 . 9:00am

One of Square Enix’s E3 streams was a 20-minute-long focus on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, featuring various aspects of the game.

One of Square Enix’s E3 streams was a 20-minute-long focus on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. During the stream, Lightning’s voice actor, Ali Hillis, took part in a short Q&A. This was followed by an artist from Square Enix demonstrating how Lightning’s character model was created. Finally, the stream ended with a brief look at an upcoming Lightining Play Arts Kai figure and Ali Hillis voicing a few of her lines.

You can watch the recorded stream below. Check below it for timestamps.
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00:35 – Lightning Q&A with Ali Hillis
7:55 – Lightning character model feature with Dai Suzuki
13:07 – Lightning Play Arts Kai Feature
15:35 – Ali Hillis reads Lightning’s lines

source:Siliconera

 

[zenith16]

Dress Lightning Up Like Cloud Strife In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. July 2, 2013 . 2:17am

Lightning always felt like Cloud 2.0 and since we’re at the end of Lightning’s saga Square Enix finally made a Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy XIII crossover.

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Lightning always felt like Cloud 2.0 and since we’re at the end of Lightning’s saga Square Enix finally made a Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy XIII crossover. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII has a Cloud Strife costume – Buster Sword included.


Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII’s battle system changes her abilities every time you change her costume. Square Enix confirmed that the Cloud Strife costume will give Lightning specific abilities and Cloud’s sword, Soldier’s Band item, spinning victory pose plus the fanfare music form Final Fantasy VII. You can get the Cloud Strife costume as a pre-order bonus for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII which comes out for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 11, 2014.

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source:Siliconera via youtube