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  • Final Fantasy XIII trailers

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #130086  by RentCavalier
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:20 am
Right here.

So, we have Star Wars and...um...

Ok, actually, despite my hatred for Tetsuya Nomura and Kingdom Hearts 2 on a whole, I actually think the Versus XIII trailer looks the most interesting of the two. Of course, both are just a regurgitation of CG scenes with absolutely NO actual gameplay shots, so it's all speculation, but the setting in Versus XIII looks pretty cool.

A combination of contemporary modern, dystopian/post apocalypse wasteland, and shiny shiny super-power fights. Judging from the trailer and the title, the whole "Versus" thing is the reason why Emo McHerosan whips out his magical blades of death whenever encountering any seemingly new character in the trailer.

I'm pretty excited for both, though. Will Versus XIII be the breaking point to make me shell out for a PS3? Who knows. Either way, I can get FFXIII on the 360, and that one looks pretty slick.

What do ya'lls think?

 #130087  by Blotus
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:54 am
Meh. Let me know when they're out. No way I'm getting excited over cutscenes.

 #130088  by Anarky
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:13 am
I haven't been interested in a Final Fantasy since 8... and not seeing anything in 13 that will change that.

 #130089  by Eric
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:32 am
I'm more interested in Versus XIII at this point.

Also waiting on gameplay. -_-

 #130101  by SineSwiper
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:55 am
FFXIII: Boy or girl. I can't tell.

FFV13: This looks like the better game. I'm sure they'll make an announcement to port this over to 360 at some point. Unless it actually sucks, in which case, they won't.

 #130114  by Kupek
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:26 pm
I only recently realized that in FFX, Lulu's skirt is actually made of many, many belts. Nomura needs to be stopped.

 #130124  by SineSwiper
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:59 pm
Kupek wrote:I only recently realized that in FFX, Lulu's skirt is actually made of many, many belts. Nomura needs to be stopped.
Well, I'll be damned. Is this guy gay or something, with some sort of accessory addiction?

 #130129  by RentCavalier
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:14 pm
SineSwiper wrote:
Kupek wrote:I only recently realized that in FFX, Lulu's skirt is actually made of many, many belts. Nomura needs to be stopped.
Well, I'll be damned. Is this guy gay or something, with some sort of accessory addiction?
He's Japanese. And shit.

Though, to be fair, when he IS good, he's good. I think FFVIII has a pretty nice aesthetic, as does (old school) FFVII.

The newer versions of FFVII...not so much.

 #130130  by SineSwiper
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:21 pm
RentCavalier wrote:Though, to be fair, when he IS good, he's good. I think FFVIII has a pretty nice aesthetic, as does (old school) FFVII.
Old school FF7 characters were made out of 5 polygons. Not much to work with there...

 #130132  by RentCavalier
 Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:28 pm
SineSwiper wrote:
RentCavalier wrote:Though, to be fair, when he IS good, he's good. I think FFVIII has a pretty nice aesthetic, as does (old school) FFVII.
Old school FF7 characters were made out of 5 polygons. Not much to work with there...
The DESIGNS, like you see in the manual.

Also, I thought they were really well-characterized. I'll accept that FFVII has a lot of flaws, but it's still a pretty damn good RPG.