I'll ask again like in one of the blogs, was it just me or did that look turn based?

Spiffy. Now if only I could understand Japanese...>.>

goddam. start the hype train back up.

After watching the trailer I am still not necessarily sold, I will have to wait till it comes out and I can see more on it. I personally am not totally sold on the art direction of the game. I am still hoping for the best though when it is released.

"I'll ask again like in one of the blogs, was it just me or did that look turn based?"

Based on how the characters were moving around and from what I have seen of FFXII from my roommate it looks like the FFXII battle system with an altered HUD. I have no idea though aside from the impression I got from the trailer.

I've got a question- The trailer was on the japan website, all the talking and boxes during in game combat were in Japanese, except for the "bonus" bar on the top right of the screen. Any idea why that might be?

Looks pretty, awaiting English translation and more information about the gameplay elements. The art direction seems different from the Final Fantasys I played before, and I'm not quite sure I'm sold on it yet. The last FF I played was 10. Anyone else think Metal Gear when the big robot came out just before they showed gameplay footage?

How come at the end it said "For Playstation 3 in 2009." It doesnt mention 360.

Ill have to wait for 2010 for XBox? :( Otherwise the combat looks ep.

yeah thats exactly what it means. It will be released in japan on the PS3 in late 09 everywhere else on the 360/ps3 in early/mid 10

The game looks absolutely gorgeous. The sci-fi theme isn't really working for me though.

Looks pretty good. The combat seems like a good version of XII's.

The combat actually reminds me of Knights of the Old Republic in that the characters don't just stand around in between actions (ala FF XII)--they're weaving and dodging around.

This could break my long-held disinterest in the series. Vanille = <3

Wait... what? The main character's an actual girl this time? (And no, X-II was not a game, it was an interactive music video)

I am trying very hard not to be excited. Key word: trying.

looks good! I hope it isn't a trick that the combat looks really fast and brutal.If they pull it off this could be great, keep trying Topher.

Looks interesting. I'll probably need to wait ten years before I can play it, but the graphics are pretty and at least the main character (wich I assume is the girl) is apparently something new.
Combat looked a little weird, though.

Seems like a weird mash up of a SO 3 and ATB type battle system. Could be alright, but it could be so so awful like XII.

I think I'm more excited to play this game to listen to the music more than anything.

thank the cods I'm getting my Ps3 soon

@Foshi

XII's system was great alright.

A great mess.

The combat seems...interesting at best. I prefer the turn-based combat, and so far have found the system in FFX to be my favorite by far. And from the five hours I've played of FFXII (just got it), I'm not sure about the active battle system at all.

That said, the game looks absolutely gorgeous, and no matter the battle system, I'm buying it day one. I'm excited for this game again now!

I'm trying very hard to care about this. Wait no I'm not, it looks awful. I haven't seen this much techno crap in a FF property since Spirit's Within....

I wasn't a fan of 12 either, but this shit looks cool. I'm excited for this.

you know a game is the hawtness when it gets this many comments in the middle of the day in about 3 hours.

The cutscenes look much better now. It's nice to see that SOMEONE is finally getting the hang of realistic lighting and shadows.

I can't really judge the rest of the game based on what little is shown, but it looks promising at least.

Also, count me in with the people who wish they'd try going back to the older medieval/steampunk settings rather than delving further into the sci-fi/cyberpunk. I'm not going to hold it against the game but it'd still be nice...

For what it's worth, FF XII was actually my favorite in the series, and that goes back to the SNES series (I've only played the NES/PSP ones for a few minutes). The game felt bigger than anything before it (including VII, which seemed absolutely huge at the time, and still does), and I found the combat to be the most refreshing and fun I'd ever played in an RPG.

The story was a bad ripoff of Star Wars, but with the exception of VII, the stories are always bad. On the other hand, the voice acting in XII was some of the best I've heard, and a big improvement over Tidus and company in X.

Whatever the case, I bought a PS3 for this game, long before I knew I'd have an option. And after this trailer, I'll probably stop following new content. I've always liked the game. Surprises in the past have always been positive.