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Postby Cognitive Gear » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:19 am

New Info at 1up

Uh...

[Quote= 1up]"The fact that the players can summon will not change, but what happens after that will be something totally different." The example they discussed was Shiva, who can transform into a motorcycle.[/quote]

Espers in disguise? This sounds totally lame to me. It's like a horrible attempt at being original. Speaking of being original:

1up wrote:Not only will the battles be seamless, but Toriyama stated that, "since it's on the Playstation 3 we've got our eye on new presentation. The foundation is based on active-time battles, but the waiting time until you choose a command is gone for the most part. The image we presented to the public -- rushing into a real time battle with that kind of force -- we want to continue that overflowing feeling of tension that RPGs up to now haven't had."


Unless, of course, you've played any American RPG's over the last 12 years. Then you've experienced it alot.

Hopefully this game will be good. I hope these things are better in implementation than they look on paper.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:26 am

A Shiva motorcycle? Riiight... What next? An Ifrit Hummer? Maybe a Bahamat jet?
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Postby Nate » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:34 am

Huh. I guess the Final Fantasy series really IS dead to me now.

Oh well. Blue Dragon FTW.
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:51 am

Sounds good, other than the whole motorcycle'd Shiva thing. XD; What are they thinking with that? O_o

Oh well. I'll probably play it (assuming I ever get a PS3...) and end up loving it or something, so I won't make any judgements now. XDD
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Postby Tommy » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:11 pm

Nate wrote:Oh well. Blue Dragon FTW.


Have you played Blue Dragon yet?

The FF series hasn't died for me yet but I now consider it a new series.

FFXII and on will be referred to as the "Sell-Out" FFs.
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Postby MasterDias » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:14 pm

I don't think that this is new info as I read about the Shiva motorcycle thing at RPGFan a few weeks back.
But, regardless...

Motomu Toriyama was the director for Final Fantasy X-2 and event director for Final Fantasy X.
Now, since Final Fantasy XIII is being done by Kitase's division again, I have a strong suspicion that it will have more in common with the previous PS/PS2 Final Fantasy games than it will with Final Fantasy XII.
But, that's just my speculations.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:26 pm

Regarding the battle system, I wouldn't mind it. It isn't necessarily new, but if it can have a fun free-form feel while keeping its rpg elements intact I'd be willing to try it. Of course, I'm fine with action rpgs, so that is part of it. But at the same time, I don't want to play just action rpgs.

Tenshi no Ai wrote:A Shiva motorcycle? Riiight... What next? An Ifrit Hummer? Maybe a Bahamat jet?

Just so long as the game doesn't have you solving puzzles with a Rumah rope or combing your hair with a Leviathan brush.
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Postby Tommy » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:44 pm

Or the limited edition Ixion napkin holder? =D
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Postby Mithrandir » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:10 pm

Tenshi no Ai wrote:A Shiva motorcycle? Riiight... What next? An Ifrit Hummer? Maybe a Bahamat jet?


Hey now... Don't go knockin' the Ifrit Hummer. That would be boss.
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Postby Raiden no Kishi » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:24 pm

As would the Shiva motorcycle.

Ahem.

Shiva = t3h pwnage. Ice summon named after a god of destruction. Boss.

Motorcycle = t3h pwnage. A two-wheeled symbol of freedom, power, and style. Also boss.

An entity that is both Shiva and motorcycle? Double boss.

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Postby Zilch » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:41 pm

What happened to my Carbuncle tricycle?

Looks pretty + Final Fantasy, no matter how it plays = will give it a shot.

And the word "boss" needs to be thrown in here, apparently ;p.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:57 pm

.... This is looking like it will be like a freaken hack and slash game...

Hack and Slash games are for the lose. FOR THE LOSE! FTL! GO AWAY HACK AND SLASH! *Shuns FFXIII*
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Postby Mithrandir » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:02 pm

What planet are you from?

That's pretty much all the level treadmill is, right?

What I reall like is when your guys are so powerful, they can just beat things up on their own. You don't have to select what they'll do, or anything.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:03 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:.... This is looking like it will be like a freaken hack and slash game...

Hack and Slash games are for the lose. FOR THE LOSE! FTL! GO AWAY HACK AND SLASH! *Shuns FFXIII*


They can be fun on occasion though^^ *thinks of .hack & Kingdom Hearts*. I think it can be a bit of a nice change of pace from turn/time battles...
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:42 pm

So, the summons are going to be mecha? At least, that's what I infer from the wording of the article. That actually sounds like it would be pretty sweet!
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Postby uc pseudonym » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:37 pm

Raiden no Kishi wrote:Shiva = t3h pwnage. Ice summon named after a god of destruction. Boss.

Motorcycle = t3h pwnage. A two-wheeled symbol of freedom, power, and style. Also boss.

An entity that is both Shiva and motorcycle? Double boss.

It certainly seems this game will have a lot of bosses.

Mithrandir wrote:That's pretty much all the level treadmill is, right?

What I reall like is when your guys are so powerful, they can just beat things up on their own. You don't have to select what they'll do, or anything.

Generally speaking we're on a similar wavelength, but I have to admit this post confuses me. Could you rephrase it more directly?
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Postby Myoti » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:51 pm

This sounds intriguing (especially if the Espers ARE mecha), but I'll wait to see what comes of it.

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