Call me crazy, but I just haven't felt a lot of excitement this year about Final Fantasy XIII (or last year, for that matter). Square-Enix has fallen short of my expectations more than they have met them as of late, and I just didn't want to expect too much. That is, until I saw this trailer. At that point, for some reason I found all the excitement at the same time, and ever since I've been genuinely hyped for this game.
You can see a few of the new battle screens in the gallery and the full batch over at Famitsu, and there's a lot to look at. They look great, but best of all, fairly uncluttered, which is an issue I've had with a lot of recent RPGs. If I could somehow play one Dead Space style with my health displayed physically on my body, I'd be absolutely thrilled, although I'm not holding my breath.
According to Square, the game is still slated to come out sometime this year. Excited?
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I'm still keeping an eye out on AC:Complete for the demo, though, and I'll be scouring ebay for one if it doesn't come in the US version.
You're in luck! This time, the hero is a girl, though I'm sure she's not 14. But she's also girl-Cloud. ....yeah...D:
Square, you have a lot to do, to trump Persona 3 and 4 and really impress me. I'll keep my fingers crossed, after Infinite Undiscovery and Last Remnant.
Lame, I know. But anyway, I'm looking pretty forward to this. I think Square is done with their man-girl games for a little while. Star Ocean is out the door, and Final Fantasy 9, 10, and 12 were a long time ago. Plus, with a girl lead I have faith that some maturity could be brought to the series.
Just look at Final Fantasy 6. That one had one of the best, most mature stories in the series with characters that... well... there was a homicidal clown, a ninja, a grungy thief and a perv king! COME ON!