http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC_vViaUU8o
Looks awesome. Can't wait for March. Not a fan of that song at all though.
Looks awesome. Can't wait for March. Not a fan of that song at all though.
New Final Fantasy XIII International Trailer
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I really hope it's dual audio... because, hey, Bluray and all that... but I have a feeling they won't bother.
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wow, those animated chicks are hot.
Blame Japanese people. 
So was that all shots from cutscenes, or actual gameplay? Every FF since VII looks amazing for its time during the movie bits, but the actual game play graphics aren't nearly as striking. I've been mostly out of the loop during the current "generation" of consoles, so if that's how great every day games look these days, I'm really impressed.
It's hard to tell, but it's both cs and ag in the video, I can't wait for this game to come out.
I find myself less than excited about this one. While the early FF games were groundbreaking, I've grown accustomed to the style and gameplay of western RPGs like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls etc., which have caught up with their Japanese counterparts in recent years, IMO.
Well, if you like the last 5 FF games and are eager to suck down a big pile of the same old shit, it looks like Square Enix has just the thing for you!
Orphaned main characters looking after younger friends or sibling? Check!
Religious and/or corporate persecution of a subset of the population that includes the main character? Check!
Androgynous and stereotypically Japanese character designs? Check!
Second rate voice acting? Check!
Nonsensical gibberish philosophy? Check!
Airships and dude named Cid? Check!
All that's missing from the trailer is a nine foot long sword for the protagonist but I'm sure that will come shorty.
The series is played out.
Orphaned main characters looking after younger friends or sibling? Check!
Religious and/or corporate persecution of a subset of the population that includes the main character? Check!
Androgynous and stereotypically Japanese character designs? Check!
Second rate voice acting? Check!
Nonsensical gibberish philosophy? Check!
Airships and dude named Cid? Check!
All that's missing from the trailer is a nine foot long sword for the protagonist but I'm sure that will come shorty.
The series is played out.
Well, SquareEnix whoring FF13 and 14 aside, JRPG mechanics and storytelling are still different enough from WRPGs that it's still worth playing both.
WRPGs still can't get NPC interactions right, for example, and the further down they go toward the more open gameplay rabbit hole, the less likely they'll be able to make NPC interactions interesting.
Heck, Dragon Age relies on scripted dialog scenes to show the NPCs interacting with each other. The only thing they've done is just have those scenes play while you're walking around the world instead of cutting to a non-interactive scene altogether.
WRPGs still can't get NPC interactions right, for example, and the further down they go toward the more open gameplay rabbit hole, the less likely they'll be able to make NPC interactions interesting.
Heck, Dragon Age relies on scripted dialog scenes to show the NPCs interacting with each other. The only thing they've done is just have those scenes play while you're walking around the world instead of cutting to a non-interactive scene altogether.
Agreed. While WRPGs are awesome and alot of fun, they are fundamentally different from JRPGs; to the point where they really are two different genres. There's enough room in the world for both if you ask me. That being said, I do think that Final Fantasy is losing ground to other JRPGs. I haven't been in love with a Final Fantasy since FFX and I don't think that FFXIII will suck me in. With JRPGs like Persona 3, 4, and Tales of Vesparia, Final Fantasy is no longer the king of JRPGs.
http://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/jrpgs.html
Here's a random bit about how 2ch people responded to an IGN article pointing out all the problems with JRPGs. It's kind of cute to see how people in Japan may see Western games.
Here's a random bit about how 2ch people responded to an IGN article pointing out all the problems with JRPGs. It's kind of cute to see how people in Japan may see Western games.
The only thing those comments told me are that the Japanese make comments just as stupid as the ones I read on Western websites.
Yes they do.
I see that a lot to.
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