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8:00 AM on 01.16.2009, Jim Sterling

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No Final Fantasy XIII in 2009 outside of Japan photo

#Final Fantasy #PS3 #Xbox 360

Well there's a kick in the teeth. Those of us waiting for ever-more elusive JRPGs that aren't massively disappointing might have to wait a little longer, as Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has stated that the US and Europe won't be getting Final Fantasy XIII until 2010.

Although the PS3 version is slated for a 2009 release in Japan, Wada is claimed by Reuters as saying that we filthy round eyes won't be getting a sniff of the game. I imagine he'd have put it less racist though.

This game was announced in 2006 and there are only a handful of pictures and trailers to show for it. I was finally getting excited for it, but I'm not sure how long I can keep caring, especially as the JRPG genre has done nothing but irritate and sadden me for the past year.

If I have to deal with one more Infinite Undiscovery between now and FFXIII's release, I'll take a massive sh*t in Wada's hat. This is not a threat.

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47 comments | showing # 1 to 47

Gen Eric Gui

"elusive JRPGs that aren't massively disappointing"

"Final Fantasy XIII"

...whut?

n0brein

I'll just try to play lost odyssey over and over again until 2010

pascuz46

Well maybe Square is doing this strategically. Maybe they don't want Final Fantasy getting lost in the shuffle of the Q4 2009 line up. So they might release it early 2010. That wouldn't be that bad of an idea and hopefully it'll pay off.

seltzermx

At least it'll give me time to play my current backlog of RPGs.

spittinvenom

ugh, i was just talking about FFXIII with a friend. i was looking forward to versus too, i'll finally have something new to play on my PS3 :P

whiteskwirl

Maybe the English translation will be better because of the delay.

the Golden Avatar

@Gen Eric Gui

Have you played FFXIII? Didn't think so.

Noah

...WHAT and the WHERE WAS I!?

That's at least 9 months to find bad voice actors and translate a game....I bet fans could sub it a lot faster than that for free.

covah

I don't think it's coming out in March.

whiteskwirl

The full game isn't being released in March, right? I thought it was only a demo being released then. Am I wrong?

covah

Yeah the Advent Children Bluray (thus the demo) comes out in March.

Pangloss

Cue people screaming about how this is somehow the 360 version's fault. I'm seriously waiting anxiously.

munkee

A VII remake would do for me.

the Golden Avatar

@Pangloss

But it probably is.

Tomasz

This is all the 360 version's fault!!1!!1!!

That being said, if I felt like playing an RPG feautring anreluctant, angsty, eunuch saving the world from twist endings, I'll go play ANY Squeeeeenix game ever.

Seriously, am I the only one who's sick of JRPG main characters?

welkstar

I can wait. It really doesn't bother me. I could use the time to catch up on my backlog. Seriously, it stresses me out.

Lightthrower

Time to import the PS3 version (and buy the demo hihihi)!

Flesh Into Gear

Fuck. By that time the PS3 will have failed as a gaming console and its REALLY going to be inconvenient for me to stop watching movies on it and actually play a game. Shame shame.

GuitarAtomik

After FF12 I was totally expecting this. I'm just glad that people can definitively leave it off their "Most Anticipated Games of 2009" lists now.

Gen Eric Gui

the Golden Avatar: I don't need to have. I've played all 12 games before it. I'm pretty sure there isn't going to be a major change in my attitude toward the series.

Demtor

Good, gives me more time to catch up on a few jRPGs on my list before 13 hits.

the Golden Avatar

@Gen Eric Gui

I've played all 12 because I generally like them. Why would you play all 12 if you didn't?

Pangloss

Golden Av: That's why I was waiting. Here the zealots had a (maybe) legitimate chance to complain about the 360 version, and I still haven't heard from them. Do they only like to whine when there's no good reason to?

Pangloss

Golden Av again: The answer is masochism. Which means he'll play this one too.

wiiwillovercome

I could not play Lost Odyssey after meeting the Phil and Lil twins.

Quiotu

I tend to like the Final Fantasy games lately, but I don't get how Squeenix can get away with showing so little of the game and still be alright. I lots a lot of respect for them when they dropped everything except Final Fantasy, but lately their marketing department seems to be nonexistant.

Same thing happened for FF12. A few fleeting teasers followed by a small demo at least 6 months before the game's release. I'll probably still buy it, but I wouldn't be surprised if more and more fans are giving up the habit because of the company's douchebaggery.

zanthox

And we should be surprised why?
I'm really excited for both the regular and versus, but there are so many things coming out soon to worry about FFXIII now.

Corak

Disappointing but not surprising.

mistic

LAME!!!!

Static Jak

Not surprising at all.

Spectreman

* Square is who more lost with delays. The hype about "new game" warm down when it�s lunched in western.

lubczyk

Isn't the new Xbxo coming out in 2010? Will this game get ported to the new hardware?

Gen Eric Gui

@the Golden Avatar: Because I'm an idiot and I let myself be fooled by their promises over and over again.

I'm not falling for this one.

deiga-the-semivaliant

Persona 4 has been a beacon of light in the dark, redundant nether of JRPGs. Seriously, the genre as a whole is starting to piss me off.

Emrah

A game that is in the making for I don't know how long, I think it is very hard to believe this has anything to do with localisation. Localising a god damn game shouldn't take long, and it could run perfectly parallel to development. FF13 is exclusive in Japan, but it comes out on xbox360 elsewhere. It comes out late elsewhere. Go figure.

Palidi

Based on the quality of recent releases by Square, I have low hopes for Final Fantasy 13 and Final Fantasy Versus 13.

GuitarAtomik

You're not going to see a new "next-gen" console for at least 3 or 4 years. So no.

BulletTrain

I've ceased caring if this game ever comes out. It didn't look very interesting :/

Kalakaua

Come on... did people really expect it in the states in 09? Really??

Look at Square's track record, release in Japan. 4-6 months later, out it comes in the US. There's no way they would have finished localization to release in 09. Square just takes to long, always has and unless they do things smarter, always will. I'm just disappointed there's no US demo. That bummed me out.

Necros

This is really Square's fault for waiting until PS3 development is totally done before even starting on 360 development for America. They really should have known better and allocated resources more appropriately. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if this slips into 2011 for the West; a release in 2011 is practically guaranteed for Europe, of course.

And this is to say nothing of FF Versus XIII.

the Golden Avatar

@Necros

Well, Versus is another team and is (at this point) exclusive to the PS3. So, that might get that one out faster. That's assuming they aren't lying about that as well.

Personally, I think it's just a business move on SE's part.

Pacopaco

Well that pisses me off. I'm a big fan of the Final Fantasy series but Square has been doing such a shoddy job for so long (and getting away with it) that it's incredibly hard to retain much faith in them. Hell, it's been several years since they announced the game and I know next to nothing about the plot. Just the same damn trailer that gets ~6 seconds longer each time they release it.

Damn you Square!

brainderailment

I don't care for trains that much, so I'm not looking forward to this game a whole lot.

Sgt Cheesecake

I tried to get excited about this game, but with the total lack of any lengthly gameplay footage and pure CG nonsense, I've been turned off on the idea completely.

But by 2010 you can have plenty of footage out by then, Square! Let's hop to it!

Vigor

I don't even care for any of these games anymore. I miss the old days of square, when games actually came out and you could actually play them. Now fan boys salivate over new fmv's and get hyped for a game that comes out three years later its bs. Im sorry fuck you square-enix.

Syn

Fantastic, Sloth-Enix. How long has it been since you have put up something that was worthwhile. Both of your recent games sucked apparently. I didn't even bother to play them, but the overall feeling is the same.

Of course that could have been because the 360 is a steaming pile of shit. Which means we aren't going to get to play Star Ocean 4 either, just tired of that fucking console.

We may have completely forgotten about FFXIII by the time it finally shows its ugly face.

Midgetsnowman

Looks like the shit all over the 360 bandwagon is finally arriving. Wondered how long till they got here and used a topic that barely even mentioned the system to take a piss on it.

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