.Final Fantasy Versus XIII (ファイナルファンタジー ヴェルサスXIII, Fainaru Fantajī Verusasu Sātīn^?) is an action role-playing game^[2] developed and published by Square Enix for the Sony PlayStation 3 video game console.^ Final Fantasy Versus XIII - Trailer: Video zum PlayStation 3-exklusiven FFXIII .

• PlayStation 3: Final Fantasy Versus XIII | Rollenspiel | GamePRO.de 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamepro.de [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy XIII's still very much a PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive!

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^ Final Fantasy Versus XIII " On-hold " until FFXIII is finished.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[3][4] .Alongside Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII, the game is a part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII compilation.^ Final Fantasy XIII 3:17 A stunning trailer, with in-game footage .

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^ Rumor also has it that the trailers of Fabula Nova Crystallis (Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII) which were shown at the Tokyo Game Show in September will be revealed to the public a..."

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ First in-game screens from Final Fantasy Versus XIII .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

.Unveiled at E3 2006, the game focuses on a mysterious protagonist who is the last heir of a dynasty ruling over the only remaining city to control crystals.^ The only thing is the Wii’s controls make even last gen and multi-platformers a unique experience.

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^ Buying exclusives leaving the initial userbase who was getting the game in the dark (SO4), or waiting for the exclusivity agreement to end (Last Renmant) those...

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII is “Playstation3 only Worldwide” // Siliconera 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.siliconera.com [Source type: General]

^ I wish that E3 2008 heavily focused on games like Gears of War 2 or Resistance 2.

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Under unforeseen circumstances, he makes a stand against marauders seeking to take the crystal as their own.^[5]

.Final Fantasy Versus XIII is, according to its developers, a wholly independent story unfolding with different characters and a different visual design.^ TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions .

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^ Final Fantasy: Versus 13 .

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^ Final Fantasy Versus XIII is still a PlayStaion 3 exclusive.” .

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.Although it is set within the same Final Fantasy XIII universe, it is unrelated to any other entry within the compilation and is thus neither a sequel nor a prequel to any other entries in Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy XIII.^ Well, the good news is that development on Final Fantasy XIII is doing wonders for that other Fabula Nova Crystallis entry, according to the developer.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy XIII theme song...

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^ Final Fantasy XIII scans!

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[6]

.There is scarcely any information surrounding the gameplay and battle system of Final Fantasy Versus XIII because no formal footage has been shown by Square-Enix of the gameplay online or within video game magazines.^ TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions .

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^ Final Fantasy 13/Final Fantasy Versus 13?

• Amazon.com: Customer Discussions: Final Fantasy 13/Final Fantasy Versus 13? 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Versus XIII for the first time' Wow, I actually thought you meant there was proper gameplay footage in a trailer for a Square Enix game.

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.Within recent interviews in Japanese video game magazines, Tetsuya Nomura has stated that Versus XIII's gameplay will be a realistic derivation of Kingdom Hearts's battle system with some elements of a third-person shooter aspect.^ Versus XIII is suspected to have hack-'n'-slash gameplay similar to that of Kingdom Hearts.

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^ "In fact, the next sequence was a round table style discussion with Motomu Toriyama, Hajime Tabata and others, where they discussed elements of Final Fantasy XIII. The inclusion of Versus XIII was specifically done to highlight that the development on the game was real, as the team had read numerous rumors online that stated that the game didn't exist.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy Versus XIII will have it's score composed by Yoko Shimomura (Front Mission, Parasite Eve, Kingdom Hearts series).

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Nomura has also stated that the game will depart from the light and magical aesthetic of his previous directorial games (i.e. Kingdom Hearts) and opt for a darker, bleaker world that is intended to counter previous Final Fantasy installments. .According to Nomura, the world of Final Fantasy Versus XIII is based on the modern Shinjuku district.^ TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions .

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^ Final Fantasy - Nomura interview .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer " 69 comments .

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^[7] In formulating a realistic world, Nomura has stated that he wants the characters to be "believable" and thus realistic. .As a testament towards his desire for realism, in the PlayStation Premier trailer, in contrast to previous Final Fantasy titles, Versus XIII had a greater display of graphic violence with an instance of blood.^ Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) 10.

• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Boxxet 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.boxxet.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy 13/Final Fantasy Versus 13?

• Amazon.com: Customer Discussions: Final Fantasy 13/Final Fantasy Versus 13? 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer " 69 comments .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[8]

.Nomura has also stated in Dengeki PlayStation that he aims to create previously unseen "tricky" battle sequences, reminiscent of the CGI film, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.^ Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) 10.

• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Boxxet 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.boxxet.com [Source type: General]

^ Following their work on the Final Fantasy VII technical demonstration from last year's E3, the development staff started anew on the PS3 -- tossing everything they'd created for FFXIII up to that point.

• [360, PS3] Final Fantasy XIII - Page 2 - Beyond3D Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.beyond3d.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Crisis Core, Final Fantasy VII, and Advent Children together form the full Final Fantasy VII experience.

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^[5] .He has also stated that the development team have been implementing a traversable world map, used in the main Final Fantasy series up until its removal in Final Fantasy X.^ Question about Final Fantasy Series .

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^ Gamervision writes: "During a trailer released earlier today, Square-Enix talked up the Final Fantasy series like never before, with a huge ...

• Final Fantasy XIII Release Date - PS3 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.vgreleases.com [Source type: General]

^ "In fact, the next sequence was a round table style discussion with Motomu Toriyama, Hajime Tabata and others, where they discussed elements of Final Fantasy XIII. The inclusion of Versus XIII was specifically done to highlight that the development on the game was real, as the team had read numerous rumors online that stated that the game didn't exist.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[9] .Nomura later commented, in an interview conducted via Twitter, that players will be able to control an airship around the world map.^ Master Chief and Arbiter aren't be too safe walking around that world map.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

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^[10]

.On March 17, 2010 the producer Shinji Hashimoto published a small Q&A with the director Tetsuya Nomura asking questions sent in by fans on the Japanese Square Enix twitter page, Nomura confirmed that the world map was in Versus XIII and that the development team had recently got the airship working on it.^ Crystals have a different role in the Versus world, director Tetsuya Nomura explained to Famitsu.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^ How is the development of Versus XIII going?

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ "Square Enix have come out and made a statement on Final Fantasy XIII. Shinji Hashimoto spoke to Japanese gaming magazine Nikkei BP and said that they were developing FF Crystal Chronicles for the Wii, but “as for FF on the Xbox 360, it’s currently a completely blank page.” Given the console situation in Square Enix’s main market of Japan, this wasn’t totally unexpected, but it should put a stop to the usual rumour-mongering.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

.The inclusion of the world map leads many to believe that Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be less linear than Final Fantasy XIII.^ TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions .

• TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.joystiq.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer " 69 comments .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ New Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII summons and characters revealed !

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[11]

.At Tokyo Game Show 2009, Square-Enix showed a brief glimpse of the gameplay in a closed mega-theater, it was also announced the next footage released would be at E3 '10 (June 15-17, 2010).^ Tokyo Game Show 2009 (38) .

• DailyGamesNews.com: Final Fantasy XIII Box Art Revealed 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC dailygamesnews.com [Source type: General]

^ Playstation 3 Tokyo Game Show 2009 .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Playstation 3 Tokyo Game Show 2007 .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^{[citation needed]}

.Very little information regarding the plot of the game has been revealed since E3 2006; however, Square Enix representatives have commented that Versus may be the darkest Final Fantasy game yet.^ However, under a simliar title we have Final Fantasy Versus.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy XIII was first shown at the 2006 E3 convention.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy: Versus 13 .

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^[5][12]

.Final Fantasy Versus XIII involves Noctis Lucis Caelum, the last heir to an isolated nation, which holds the last Crystal protected by kings.^ TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions .

• TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.joystiq.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Final Fantasy 13/Final Fantasy Versus 13?

• Amazon.com: Customer Discussions: Final Fantasy 13/Final Fantasy Versus 13? 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Final Fantasy XIII & Versus characters named; Sarah/Senon - Noctis - Stella !

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

Its isolation is due to the city's resistance to protect itself against invading heretics.^[13] .The game has been said to initiate at the "clearing" of a long cold war between warring nations that revolved around the crystals.^ A long cold war revolving around these crystals, has, as suggested by the news broadcast, at last begun to clear.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^ I mean the xbox top games are Halo, Bioshock and Gears of Wars and they are all running around and shooting, eventhough they are all good games.

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^ It kinda reminds of Silent Hill, where there's a different storyline in each game but they all revolve around the town.

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^[14]

.The official trailer starts with the words, "This is a fantasy based on reality."^ The word “Break” can be seen replacing “Chain” in some screens, still no official words on that but Famitsu says it probably related to Final Fantasy VII’s Limit Break.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy series is starting to really lose its luster or originality.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

.The trailer shows modern technology such as cars, freeways, automatic weapons, and bears a striking resembalence to the real world today.^ Her weapon resembles a modernized bow, and she was seen with the ally, Carbuncle, from a disc in a trailer.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

.The protagonist of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Noctis is the last heir to the Caelum Dynasty, which rules over the only remaining city-state that controls the Crystals.^ TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions .

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^ Final Fantasy XIII & Versus characters named; Sarah/Senon - Noctis - Stella !

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer " 69 comments .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

.Noctis attempts to protect his city-state against those who seek to conquer it and take the Crystals by force.^ Those who come into contact with it are believed to be elements of a plot to invade Cocoon and are banished from the protections of the Cocoon realm by the "holy" government and its army.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^ These guys are probably from the other countries that are at war with the prince's city-state and are attempting to pilfer his crystal.

• TGS 08: Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer impressions 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.joystiq.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Nomura has compared Noctis's family to the modern-day Japanese mafia.^[15][16] The color of his eyes have been shown to change from blue to crimson during battle; according to Nomura, the color changes are both intentional and significant.^[14] Noctis's full name is Dog Latin for "Light of the Night Sky," (lit. "Sky of the Light of Night;" should correctly read Lux Caeli Noctis (or Nocturni)) ^[17][18] and his nickname is "Noct".^[18]

.Noctis wields many weapons, ranging from swords, spears, and lances to guns.^ Then guest people,  Angol Fear, who is a girl who wields a lance-type weapon with a big ball on one end, who was desienged by Mine Yoshizaki.

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^ Which isn't so much an issue, so much as I fully expect the entirety of the party to be wielding melee weapons again against an enemy force of gun equipped soldiers...

• Final Fantasy XIII [Archive] - Atlus U.S.A. Forums 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.atlus.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.He controls them with telekinesis (through the power of the Crystal), using them for both attack and defense.^ Infinite Undiscovery and Star Ocean 4 both use their own ground up 360 engine, not Crystal Tools or UE3.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII is “Playstation3 only Worldwide” // Siliconera 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.siliconera.com [Source type: General]

.Nomura has stated that each weapon has a different usage and is not directly limited by normal standards of attack; for instance, some weapons are also usable as shields.^ The various weapons in the game will have different methods of attack, and some will even be usable as shields.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^[19] Noctis also has the ability to teleport or to suddenly move at a high speed, though it is unknown what role this skill will have in the actual gameplay.

.Noctis's personality is different from other characters in the Final Fantasy franchise and is one that Nomura had wanted to try out for a long time.^ Final Fantasy - Nomura interview .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Today I have my third and last 360 with only 8 games and my PS3 is recipient of 40 games...I can make a list if you want but its a long one.

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^ Spastic 02-21-2008, 5:41 PM They have different battle systems in all their games Dresden, that's one of the things I like about Final Fantasy.

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^[20] In the past, protagonists were given strong personalities while distinctive ones were delegated to the supporting cast, but Nomura states that Noctis's idiosyncrasies mark a departure from this tradition.^[20] .Although his character is said to be hard to define given his complexities,^[18][21] a good measure of his personality can be sensed from his first meeting with Stella.^ Irregardless, the main character's have generally been centered around the Raiden syndrome; good looking and appealing to women, while relatable and appealing (in a different sense) to men.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^[22] Noctis hides his shyness underneath a façade of coolness in front of her, which creates a cold and unsociable impression.^[22] However, he smiles and acts more openly around his friends,^[18][21] a testament to Nomura's statement that "[Noctis] is not the least bit a silent, gloomy little boy."^[20] His appearance seems to change from silver-white hair with red eyes during battles. But then, it is blackish-blue and dark blue eyes when not in battles.

.A young woman with blonde hair, Stella is said to be the daughter of the Fleuret family of the country Tenebrae (Latin for "darkness")^[16][22] and an enemy to Noctis, though her allegiances are under suspicion.^ Sporting dark brown/black hair and a number of tattoos, this woman was definitely on the "cool looking" side, though she might be working against our heroes in some capacity.

• Pre-TGS; Hands on with a new FF13 Demo - SEGA Forum 18 September 2009 6:22 UTC forums.sega.com [Source type: General]

^ Two characters are shown: the hero Noctis Lucis Caelum and heroine Stella Nox Fleuret, and the screens show a scene between the two.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^{[citation needed]} Stella Nox is Latin for "Night Star."^{.August 2009" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]} Fleuret is the French name of the fencing foil, a direct reference to Stella's weapon of choice, a rapier.^ Well we've now gotten a lot more pictures for the lead female protagonist as well as the full name for her Stella Nox Fleuret .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Snow's weapon of choice are his fists of steel and it's been said that his fighting style is "humorous" as he is a wild character.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

.Like Noctis, she is able to materialize weapons from thin air, as she is shown summoning her rapier from a rune similar to one used by Noctis to summon his sword, though Stella's rune is golden while Noctis's is blue.^ The battle system that they used on 12 is similar to the one they used in 11.

• Final Fantasy XIII/Agito/Versus [Archive] - The Explosm Fora 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forums.explosm.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.Like that of Noctis, a good measure of Stella's personality can be sensed during her first meeting with Noctis.^ All of these only makes sense to me if Microsoft gave incentives for these exclusives/timed exclusives, just like Rock Band 2 getting released first on 360.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII is “Playstation3 only Worldwide” // Siliconera 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.siliconera.com [Source type: General]

^[22] .For instance, in their discussion about the power they share and its connection to an old legend,^[16] Stella is very open about the matter while Noctis seems reluctant to talk about it, suggesting that they keep it a secret.^ They can’t talk about Killzone, because the devs got caught photoshopping their screenshots.

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^ Americo 12-13-2008, 08:41 PM Those with power always ride in the back, I don't know what Androc's talking about.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^ Expect Squenix to continue flooding the market with more ports for the DS in the coming year, i'm sure they're feeling very positive about that.

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^[22] Stella is described to be ladylike and extremely polite^[7] but direct in her manner — a reflection of her proper but strong upbringing.^[16][22] She acts according to her beliefs, and doesn't shy away from problems.^[7][16] .Nomura states that she will be the first to stand out from other female characters in the Final Fantasy franchise,^[7] although it is not specified how.^ Final Fantasy - Nomura interview .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ How many people who own a 360 would actually play Final Fantasy?” .

• SDF Sony Defense Force » Blog Archive » Final Fantasy XIII Announced Exclusively for the PS3 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.sonydefenseforce.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ A while ago, Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura revealed that the outfit Noctis is wearing in early promo screens would not be the character's final design.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

.Noctis has three companions who have been revealed in the video game magazine Famitsu.^ Everyone I know in real life who plays video games has an Xbox 360 because they can play with their friends online easily.

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^ Famitsu Magazine revealed that the demo would be over 90 minutes long and be on a separate Blu-ray Disc.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

^[23] .The first is a man with light brown hair and glasses who is seen wearing a suit and driving the protagonist's car.^ In a trailer at the DK Sigma 3173 event in Tokyo in 2008, two antagonistic characters were featured: a high-ranking female commander with knee-length blond hair and glasses who interrogates the captive Vanille in the trailer, and an intimidating man wearing his hair up in a ponytail, who leads the Cocoon army.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

^ Above: This image shows the new long blonde haired, glasses wearing, female from Final Fantasy XIII. More images after the jump !

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

.The second is a bulkier man with dark brown hair and a scar on the left side of his face.^ Sporting dark brown/black hair and a number of tattoos, this woman was definitely on the "cool looking" side, though she might be working against our heroes in some capacity.

• Pre-TGS; Hands on with a new FF13 Demo - SEGA Forum 18 September 2009 6:22 UTC forums.sega.com [Source type: General]

.The third is a younger man with blond hair who is seen carrying a shotgun and teasing Noctis.^ The trailer also served as the debut of a second character, a blonde-haired guy who speeds in on a motorcycle as Lightning finds herself surrounded by government troops.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

These three people are Noctis' friends; they speak casually and amicably with him, and they also accompany him during his travels.

.Another character, shown in a white robe, is seen facing off with Noctis.^ Two characters are shown: the hero Noctis Lucis Caelum and heroine Stella Nox Fleuret, and the screens show a scene between the two.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

Noctis approaches the character with intent, implying that they are enemies.^[24]

.Soldiers have been seen in the trailers as well.^ Well considerin we've not seen any in-game stuff, and both trailers show pretty much the same part of the game, I'm guessing it'll be a long long time.

• Final Fantasy XIII/Agito/Versus [Archive] - The Explosm Fora 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forums.explosm.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.These unknown warriors wear medieval-styled armor but carry assault rifles that resemble modern automatic weapons.^ Her weapon resembles a modernized bow, and she was seen with the ally, Carbuncle, from a disc in a trailer.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

^ She has limited control over gravity and a weapon that can transform from a sword into a semi-automatic rifle.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

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Another man, older than Noctis and dressed in a business suit, is shown leading a meeting with several other men. .He is seated at the head of a long table in a large room that resembles a cathedral.^ The BBEG at the head of the long table of business suits looks like the bad guy from V for Vendetta.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

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.Final Fantasy Versus XIII began development as early as 2003, two or three years prior to E3 2006 in conjunction with Final Fantasy XIII, after the PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy VII Technical Demo was completed.^ Final Fantasy XIII's still very much a PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive!

• Final Fantasy XIII – Released in Japan - Blu-ray Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.blu-ray.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer " 69 comments .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ New Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII summons and characters revealed !

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[26] .Led by Tetsuya Nomura, the game was developed by the team responsible for the Kingdom Hearts games as well as Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.^ Final Fantasy - Nomura interview .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Ghostbusters Final Fantasy VII so far...

• Print Page - What Up-coming Games are you exited about? 18 September 2009 6:22 UTC www.koei.com [Source type: General]

^ But that was the case with Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, and 10 as well.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

.As with Final Fantasy XIII, development initiated on the PlayStation 2 but was later shifted to the PlayStation 3 when the development team determined that the PlayStation 2's hardware would not suffice for the "visual expression" that the team had initially decided upon and that the single DVD format did not have the adequate storage requirements.^ Final Fantasy XIII's still very much a PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive!

• Final Fantasy XIII – Released in Japan - Blu-ray Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.blu-ray.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ How many people who own a 360 would actually play Final Fantasy?” .

• SDF Sony Defense Force » Blog Archive » Final Fantasy XIII Announced Exclusively for the PS3 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.sonydefenseforce.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Final Fantasy Versus XIII: a dash of emo plus a pinch of yaoi minus all the Disney equals Kingdom Hearts 3.

• Final Fantasy XIII [Archive] - Atlus U.S.A. Forums 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.atlus.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.As such, most of the development was restarted on the PlayStation 3.^[26] Versus XIII was considered unsuitable as an iteration of the main Final Fantasy series due to the concept and thinking behind the game's plot and structure.^ Final Fantasy XIII's still very much a PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive!

• Final Fantasy XIII – Released in Japan - Blu-ray Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.blu-ray.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer " 69 comments .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ New Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII summons and characters revealed !

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

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.Along with Final Fantasy XIII, the game utilizes the Crystal Tools engine—an engine specifically designed by Square Enix for the seventh generation of video game consoles.^ Final Fantasy XIII (70) .

• DailyGamesNews.com: Final Fantasy XIII Box Art Revealed 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC dailygamesnews.com [Source type: General]

^ Square Enix have released a truck-load of screenshots from all their newest games: Final Fantasy XIII .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy XIII 3:17 A stunning trailer, with in-game footage .

• Interview: Aliens Versus Predator - ComputerAndVideoGames.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC computerandvideogames.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.However, in early 2007, Square Enix had announced they had licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for use in their future next generation titles, like The Last Remnant.^ Did they announce what the next MMO would be like or something?

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^ None of the games, however, are directly related to each other, nor are they in the same universe either.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

^ PM So...do you think Square will take advantage of Tecmo's breast physics engine in the FFXIII games?

• Final Fantasy XIII [Archive] - Atlus U.S.A. Forums 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.atlus.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.Some speculated that Final Fantasy Versus XIII would be developed using the Unreal Engine 3, however, Square Enix has stressed the White Engine—later renamed Crystal Tools—would be used in Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII in the Fabula Nova Crystallis compilation.^ Well, the good news is that development on Final Fantasy XIII is doing wonders for that other Fabula Nova Crystallis entry, according to the developer.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ "Square Enix has rubbished suggestions that Final Fantasy Versus XIII is on hold.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ New Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII summons and characters revealed !

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[28][29] .It was announced that the game would use the PlayStation 3's motion-sensitive SIXAXIS controller.^ PoP used the “time control” mechanics really quite well and it was a good game from the last gen consoles (if not in my top 5).

• SDF Sony Defense Force » Blog Archive » Final Fantasy 13 - PS3 Exclusive (duh) 18 September 2009 6:22 UTC www.sonydefenseforce.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ While the new motion sensor for the mote is better, they didn’t show any games that use it!

• SDF Sony Defense Force » Blog Archive » Final Fantasy XIII Announced Exclusively for the PS3 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.sonydefenseforce.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Jones: We're always keeping a sharp eye on any new developments available to make games more immersive, and the new motion control developments look very exciting.

• Interview: Aliens Versus Predator - ComputerAndVideoGames.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC computerandvideogames.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

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.Reports of June 2008 that Final Fantasy Versus XIII had been put on hold so that the Versus team could assist work on the main title, Final Fantasy XIII, were later debunked by Square Enix, stating that this was a mistranslation of an interview from Famitsu^[30] and misinterpretation of the article, and that both games are moving along at their original schedules; occasionally, Versus developers assist with Final Fantasy XIII development.^ Occasionally, developers from Final Fantasy Versus XIII assist with the development of Final Fantasy XIII. Final Fantasy X 's battle director Toshiro Tsuchida will return as the battle system director for the game.

• Final Fantasy XIII (video game) - giantbomb.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.giantbomb.com [Source type: General]

^ "The truth of the situation is that when free, some staff from the Versus team have been helping with the XIII team on development of Final Fantasy XIII. Development for both titles is continuing as originally scheduled.""

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy - Nomura interview .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[31] .Square Enix announced at its DKΣ3713 party in August 2008 that the demo of Final Fantasy XIII, as well as new trailers of Versus XIII and Agito XIII, would be released in the highly-anticipated Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Blu-ray Disc.^ AM FFVII "Shocking" News: Advent Children COMPLETE to be released next spring in japan.

• Final Fantasy XIII [Archive] - Atlus U.S.A. Forums 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.atlus.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Blu-ray Technology and News .

• Final Fantasy XIII – Released in Japan - Blu-ray Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.blu-ray.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Blu-ray Movies and Releases .

• Final Fantasy XIII – Released in Japan - Blu-ray Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.blu-ray.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^[32] .Square Enix announced the release date of the new Advent Children Blu-ray release to be some time during March 2009 (later changed to April 16) and asked fans to disregard previous release dates.^ There hasn't been any release dates announced but EGM's predictions are a Summer 2008 release for FFXIII in Japan and a 2009 release for Versus.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ I can't change your opinion of this new itteration of AvP, but I ask you to atleast give it a go when it launches.

• Interview: Aliens Versus Predator - ComputerAndVideoGames.com 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC computerandvideogames.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Today, Square-Enix America released their E3 2007 line up including many of their leading titles.

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^[33] .Famitsu released a 50-minute DVD entitled "Re: Riplai" on December 13, 2008, including trailers from the Fabula Nova Crystallis series and other Square Enix titles.^ It could be the 4th title in the Fabula Nova Crystallis Project.

• Final Fantasy Haeresis XIII - NeoGAF 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.neogaf.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ This may not necessarily be the case for the rest of the games in the Fabula Nova Crystalis series, but the crystals in FFXIII are more than just shiny stones with magic abilities.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

^ XIII is a three part series entitled Fabula Nova Crystallis FF XIII, including a cell phone prequel.

• Final Fantasy XIII and Versus (Pictures) [Archive] - VG Cats Forum 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC forum.vgcats.com [Source type: General]

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.On December 19, 2009, gameplay footage of Final Fantasy Versus XIII was shown as part of a trailer shown at Jump Festa 2010 in Japan.^ Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Final Fantasy Versus XIII Trailer " 69 comments .

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ New Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII summons and characters revealed !

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

^ Final Fantasy XIII scans!

• Final Fantasy Versus XIII News and Media - GameGrep 12 January 2010 10:45 UTC www.gamegrep.com [Source type: General]

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