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The Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII is imminent, and so Square Enix has wrapped up its promotion for the game in the Eastern part of the world. It's gone out with a bang, however, as Square Enix has revealed its "final" trailer, giving us a whopping five minutes of footage.

Of course, as Square Enix finishes prepping the game for Japan, it must turn its gaze toward we lowly round eyes, so don't expect the coverage to end any time soon. In the mean time, watch this trailer and flick your frenulum over some ludicrously beautiful visuals.

God damn, this game looks good.








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Fiat Mediocrity's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 08:53
Fiat Mediocrity
Oh hey! I'm actually less excited now.
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 08:54
lewness
And now I stay away from Youtube until Mar 9, because some nut is going to put a whole lot of gameplay on that site, possibly spoiling all the juicy bits for me.
X3Ent3nte's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 08:56
X3Ent3nte
urge to kill rising
Starrynight's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:01
Starrynight
Still not sure if I want this game or not...
denjunki's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:04
denjunki
Not everyone in the West is a roundeye.
TechnicolorDewDrop's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:11
TechnicolorDewDrop
I'm so happy I had to learn japanese. I'm putting in my pre-order for the import right now. Then I'll probably buy the english version too.
Korolev's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:32
Korolev
I'll probably get it, as an FF game has not steered me wrong so far, except for X-2, which I maintain is not an actual FF game, but a rather horrible J-pop fangirl's fantasy PRETENDING to be an FF game.

However, I am seeing shades of X-2 in this game. It horrifies me. I still think this game will be good, but the FF series has a whole is edging closer and closer to that dark abyss.

And the fashion is getting more and more ludicrous. It was pretty ludicrous in FFX and FFXII, but now it's just horrendous. I'm not saying that I would prefer it to be brought back to its FANTASY roots (actually I am saying that). I just wish it would return to the style of FFIX and not pretend to be some sort of Japanese Pop Show.
KIDA26's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:45
KIDA26
That might very well be the gheyest trailer I have ever watched. What's with the super-lame music?
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:48
Dale North
KIDA26 is fucking crazy.

I saw this trailer on a 0203948709872304987 ft screen at TGS. Got goosebumps. Incredible trailer.
Squidoris's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:50
Squidoris
afro man's looking a little out of place riding that dragon with that ragtag team of adventurers
Charlietime's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:50
Charlietime
that looks like 3 new summons
Mistwalker's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 09:58
Mistwalker
"God damn, this game looks good."

No. No, it certainly doesn't. It looks absurdly overwrought, and like any other generic JRPG, although with a bit more flash and glitz. We already know a number of things about this game, because we've played other finfan games. We know it will had lots and lots of random encounters, which, despite the flashy fight animations, will become massively tedious and repetitive, and we know that the plot won't make one god damned bit of sense, no matter how you look at it. Also, we know that hordes of sweaty fanboys with poor hygiene will ejaculate praise all over it claiming that it's the best game ever, when it is, in fact, just the latest generic title in the most overrated gaming series of all time.
007's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:06
007
Yeah, this just made me anticipate the game even less. Also... why are the black guys always the goofy ones? fuck you, SE... Fuck you.
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:09
timtheterrible
I'll probably buy it, but Versus looks much more interesting.
Necro BABS's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:20
Necro BABS
I really wish we could block the comments by avatar less people.
Rucksack's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:24
Rucksack
In before, "there's no chainsaw gun, AND THAT'S TEH REASON YOU WESTERN GAMERZ DON'T GET ITZ. I AM SUPERIOR IN MY BAD TASTE AAGAGAGAAGA!!!!"

That trailer makes the game looks really, really horrific. Judging from what I've seen so far, FF XIII looks like it's going to be generic, kitschy, and overly sentimental.

Then again, I stopped playing the series at FF XI. So what do I know?
Django Reinhardt's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:29
Django Reinhardt
I'm embarrassed for this trailer.
SnatchTease's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:37
SnatchTease
Thank you Square Enix for the worst song and video I've seen today. When I am done gouging my eyes and ear drums out with a soldering iron, you can expect a nasty letter... while we all expect a nasty game.
Necro BABS's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:39
Necro BABS
Wow, that is some straight up Transformers shit at the end! Michael Bay most likely consulted.
Buga's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:48
Buga
ppl qq too much about the music

what do u want? death metal??
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:49
Electrium
I'm pumped for this game, it looks really badass.

If you're here to talk trash, STFUAJPG. Ripping on a game on the internet only serves as proof that you're a waste of the air you breathe.
Rucksack's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 10:53
Rucksack
@Electrium

How is ripping on a game, by posting on an internet site devoted to gaming, proof that I'm a waste of the air that I breath?

I think that Destructoid is actually an appropriate place to do this. Would you prefer me to tell the FF XII team my feelings directly?

Help me out, I'm a bit confused.
sylphx's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 11:31
sylphx
I don't care if others aren't stoked for this. Personally, I can't wait; I'm buying a ps3 pretty soon in anticipation.
BulletTrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 11:41
BulletTrain
I'm starting to get a bit hyped about this; The earlier trailer footage made the game look pretty damn generic and lame, but all that new footage at the end has piqued my interest.
Pacopaco's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 11:57
Pacopaco
God dammit, SquareEnix! Enough with the obligatory J-pop songs shoehorned into your Final Fantasy games!

Still gonna buy the game, but point remains. :P
bwonk's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 12:48
bwonk
What an awful trailer. It *looks* so good, but they drowned it out with that yawn inducing song. The score will probably be incredible, so why make it look like a melodrama? FFVIII started a trend with pop star tie ins that desperately needs to FUCK OFF.
Hina's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 12:59
Hina
Well, I LIKE IT. :)
Gilgamesh1317's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 13:21
Gilgamesh1317
Personally I don't see why so many people are so angry at the game, but then I'm a big Final Fantasy fanboy, so whatever.

@ Korolev

"I just wish it would return to the style of FFIX"

If they did this, I think I would just go crazy. FFIX is the best of the bunch, easily...
Ninja In Distress's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 13:32
Ninja In Distress
I don't know whats worse: The sappy, corn-filled first half or the Michael Bay three cuts a second bullshit of the second half.

Either way, it sucked ass.
Quiotu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 13:59
Quiotu
Oh noes!! Japanese voices! Japanese values! Japanese songs! Japanese cinematics! Maybe this is all because the trailer is meant to be for JAPAN you sack of dumbasses.

Despite the way the trailer is made, I can tell it's a game I'll want to get. That was possibly some of the best lip syncing I've seen in a game, FMV or no. Combat looks like a hybrid of X and XII. I'll look for more info on the game when it's closer to release stateside.
Captain Highwind's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 14:01
Captain Highwind
That last segment looks like it's going to be the Autobot Final Fantasy

Roll out motherfuckers!
Pacopaco's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 15:14
Pacopaco
@Quiotu

Pretty weak strawman you've got there.

Still looking forward to the game as much as I was three hours ago.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 15:37
ThunderHeartXI
Some parts of the trailer weirded me out a bit, probably because I have so little context to put them in with the Japanese voices, but I'm still super excited for this.
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 15:40
Syn
Yeah that trailer didn't turn me on at all. I love Final Fantasy and will get this game no matter how bad SE manages to make it look. But I do kind of fear for the over-the-top melodrama. I hope this game doesn't suck. And if so, there's always vs13.
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 17:39
TheDirtyHobo
@Korolev

You didn't even play FFXII, did you? I didn't particularly like it, but saying it's close to becoming a Japanese Pop Show is probably one of the least thought-out insults I can imagine. The tone of the game was incredibly serious and somber, and the amazing voice work helped flesh out that concept. There was no equivalent of the Zell/Zidane/Wakka 'guy that's a jokester always trying to cheer everyone up by not taking things seriously'. It's just a shame the story and gameplay weren't up to snuff with the rest.

I'm pretty excited about XIII, but this trailer didn't really do anything for me. It's getting a little boring seeing cutscene after cutscene after cutscene; I'm already sold, you don't have to keep giving me more. I just want to play the damn game already.
3uho's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2009 09:51
3uho
I just cryed T_T , I might me the only one who love this trailer... thanks jim!
spineshank155's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2010 13:21
spineshank155
This game will be freaking awesome! =)
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