Following this morning's announcement of Final Fantasy XIII-2, there's not a lot more information to go on, but we do have the very first screenshot, as well as some quality logo art. If that's not enough for you, we have a trailer too, at least until Square Enix notices!
The screen shows protagonist Lightning in a slightly more revealing garb than her FFXIII attire, with figure-hugging body armor that wouldn't look out of place in several Soho back-alley establishments. Not that I've ever been to such places.
The trailer and logo reveal that Lightning has a rival this time around. Two attractive ladies with giant swords? I must say, that already sounds like an improvement.
Given my feelings toward FFXIII, I'm skeptical about this new game, but I'll try to keep an open mind. So long as they spend less time wanking off the art department and more time writing a decent script, it could turn out well.
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10:00 AM on 01.18.2011 | 
Let it die
@tmanwilly
Your 100% right man. My gf did not like the 1st one very much, though she ended up beating it after 4 or 5 months but I bet she will want this the day it comes out.
Incorrect. I'm completely nonplussed by this announcement. I couldn't even muster up the will to finish XIII; that's how bored I was with the game. Even if Square Enix, having wasted all the resources for the first game on the graphics, decides to make this a true RPG, I won't be purchasing it because I never finished the story from XIII.
Yeah, no thanks. I'll hold out for Versus XIII.
Also, while I did loathe XIII, I'm willing to have an open mind about XIII-2. If they make the story at least somewhat intelligible, that will be a vast improvement.
HURHURHURHUR 3/10
There, review done 10 months early.
I agree. I think it's a dude as well. But, like you said, it's hard to tell with these games. I mean, look at characters like Zidane and Cloud and Ramza and Cecil and Kuja... Yeah...
Either that or scrap the project altogether and remake VII. Your choice Square.
Side note: I can't wait for more stuff to be released about the game, prompting fanboy butthurt, and then a Jimquisition featuring Winston Q Prick all about FFXIII-2
Music sounds promising, though brief. I'm really hoping that Hamauzu is still doing the OST.
The most important question though is whether or not you can change their outfits.
If someone is watching a trailer for a direct sequel to a game they haven't finished yet and doesn't expect to see spoilers, they won't be deterred by a warning.
People are idiots.
The director is a dumbass, Square-Enix never learns from their mistakes, and this game will get a 4/10 or 5/10 score when it comes out on Destructoid while every other gaming site will give it a 9.5/10 trying to make all of the flaws sound positive (I can't believe IGN gave the sound a 9/10 for XIII yet even admitted the music "isn't memorable")
Versus XIII however looks amazing! Simply amazing. I wish that was getting more coverage. I want to hear more about that instead of this crap.
Plus there is the fact that it's coming out this year while XIII (as well as Versus) took several years to put out. From that I have a feeling this game will be badly put together and end up using the same battle system with similar locations. (BUT MAYBE THEY'LL ADD TOWNS THIS TIME!) I could be wrong though.
If the combat system gets opened up a bit more and we get a bit more control over the individual actions of the characters, this game will be really, really solid.
If the combat system gets opened up a bit more and we get a bit more control over the individual actions of the characters, this game will be really, really solid.
The FF series has lost what made 'em great: The music, the characters, and most of all, the story.
Don't think I'll be buying another FF game. At least not 'till the day Jimmy gives one a good review.
@meteorscrap: The previous game is not even a year old, and this seems to play almost inmediately after the end of the previous one. Its not the best put together trailer, as I have seen trailers of sequels handled better that replaying what seems to be the final video; so, to put a "spoiler warning" would not have been so out of place... That is my excuse for being an idiot, what is your for being an asshole?
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The same could be said of those that praise a game that they know nothing about as the second coming of Jesus Christ
I will play FF XIII-2.
Who wants to fight about my gaming choices?
It's a trailer to a sequel of a game you haven't finished. It should go without saying that a direct sequel will have spoilers. If you were unsure, don't fucking watch the thing. The game isn't going to be out for months yet, and I doubt it'll see a simultaneous English/Japanese release, so you could be looking at a year or more to finish Final Fantasy XIII before the internet becomes inundated with spoilers.
If you don't want to be spoiled on something, exercise some self-restraint and don't click on videos you KNOW contain events after the end of the game you're playing. As for why I'm being an asshole... I'm irritated by stupidity, which you seem to have an ample supply of.
Also, I don't care what anyone says, but Lightning is lookin' fine in that armor. I for one will look forward to this (and hopefully more Sazh!).
actually the other one is male soo...
i cannot wait for this, i am willing to give square another chance on this projects, Versus XIII is basically a appetite for KH III.
hopefully they implement X-2 battle system(which is the best in the series)
the music already feels different due to the composer Masashi Hamauzu leaving after XIII's released.
yeah keep on hating haters, you know you'll at least try this game.
Of course I won't be naive and get my hopes up too high.
Plenty of people liked the game. See the positive comments here, and in other articles about XIII? Read any of the many other, more positive reviews, besides Jim's? Even if you had called it a mixed reception, I'd argue that it was still more positive than negative, as a whole.
Just because some people here are very vocal about in their dislike about XIII (and they certainly have a right to their view) doesn't negate all the positive opinions. And they certainly won't stop SE from developing a sequel to a game that received many solid reviews and sold a ton of copies.