Need a new television? The folks at Square Enix think you do. They don’t want their masterpiece being played on that busted old standard definition set you got at a garage sale. It’s like getting a beautifully prepared New York strip steak and topping it with ketchup and eating it with a plastic spork.
Square Enix went as far as to create a guide for television buyers, laying out their picks for what sets their game would look best on. There’s four categories to pick from as far as their recommendations go. From the top, after the primer on high-definition, is High Cost/Peformance, Standard, PC Monitor, and High End types. To check out their guide (in Japanese), hit up the Special section of the FFXIII webpage.
Sony’s Bravia, Sharp’s Aquos, Panasonic Viera and Toshiba’s Regza are all fantastic Japanese televisions. Couldn’t go wrong with any, really, as long as you’re getting 1080p and something that can display solid blacks and has even backlighting. Funny, they didn’t recommend the Korean powerhouse, Samsung. I’d avoid the LED TVs unless you want glare-o-vision, or live in a cave. Their other TVs are fine, though.
In Japan, I played Final Fantasy XIII on Sony’s KDL-W5 series. It looked fantastic, especially in the Blu ray sequences. At home, when the game finally comes here, I’m going to play it on a Sony Bravia 52″ XBR9. What are you going to play Final Fantasy XIII on?
