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Lightning Returns: FFXIII Continues To Sound Disappointing With New Details

Posted on Tuesday, December 25 @ 09:57:54 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

The fact that there's a third Final Fantasy XIII is mind-boggling, but the least we can do is give it a chance.

The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed information for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and the details make it appear that Square Enix still has no idea how to cater to its audience. Here are some of the main points Famitsu hit on:
  • Lightning can collect and equip pretty costumes.
  • There's a full day/night cycle which makes NPCs and quests only available at certain times.
  • Lightning is the only character you use in combat.
  • The new "Style" mechanic lets you register equipment for quick-swapping mid-combat.
  • The new combat system is called "ATB Amazing".
  • Bonus points are earned for being flashy.
When you compare Square Enix's latest work with the Final Fantasy classics, it almost feels like these new titles should be under a completely different IP. Not even gorgeous visuals and charming symphonies can save a JRPG that you don't become engrossed in.
Related Games:   Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Tags:   final fantasy, Square Enix


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  • Lien
    Lien
    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 10:48 am
    Darn it, Square-Enix! You are the reason i drink early on X-mas!
    0 2
  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 11:05 am
    I doubt that
    0 1
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 10:54 am
    Sounds like they want to recapture the mechanics of FFX-2
    0 1
  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 11:06 am
    As much as we like lightning, can we please stop with making me need to switch roles in combat. That **** is ****ing stupid
    0 1
  • Klandathu
    Klandathu
    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 11:58 am
    It's been a while since I've played it, but didn't Kingdom Hearts 2 have a "style" mechanic or something like that?
    0 1
  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
    Looks like the Final Fantasy brand is just getting weaker and weaker.
    0 2
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
    If you miss the old Final Fantasy style and wish a new game would try it out...

    Get Ni no Kuni this January.
    0 4
  • uptown710
    uptown710
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 26th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
    Ki no uni's demo was better than the last 4 FF games...

    I honestly don't get where this franchise is going. It seriously needs to take a breather and look at itself before its next iteration. It seems that once Sakaguchi left, everyone just decided that the brand would sell itself, regardless of what was put on the disc. 10 was the last good one IMO and once Matsumoto fled, 12 went to ****

    What's more disheartening is the fact that there is some talent left at SE( TWEWY is proof of this ). I'm just wondering what are they doing with it?
    0 0
  • uptown710
    uptown710
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 26th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
    Ni no Kuni! Damn you tiny keyboard!!!!
    0 0
  • BRostigraben
    BRostigraben
    Joined: Jul 2012
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
    Square Enix, I shall start caring about Lightning Returns the moment I hear anything about Versus XIII or X HD.
    0 0
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
    That's the thing, you probably. Square likes to keep one or two games (usually not on the same platform) in the spotlight at once. After one releases, you'll hear more about the other. They don't want people to get all hyped up for Versus (the one they know could sell serious units) to the point where LR:FF13 looks unappealing and therefore gets no sale. They're gonna put everything they've got into marketing LR first. And THEN they'll show or tell you something about Versus...

    ...that is, if there's anything to show or tell.

    We all though Versus was coming right after XIII...but then we all thought it was coming after XIII-2...
    but then we all thought...gah, yeah. It might never even come out. Square has gotten so, so damn cocky since, say, somewhere in the mid 2000's and now the company's boneheaded decisions are catching up with it. Without Eidos, they'd be making negative $ AGAIN. Eidos saved SE's ass this year, after SE as a whole lost like 120 million last year.
    0 1
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 25th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
    There should be a "won't" after "you probably." I don't know what happened there.
    0 0
  • BRostigraben
    BRostigraben
    Joined: Jul 2012
    Posted: Dec 26th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
    Thou hast raised a good point, sire.
    0 0
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 26th, 2012 at 3:45 am
    Also, I just looked at this again and read:
    ->
    The new combat system is called "ATB Amazing".

    ...and promptly laughed out loud. When I develop and release a game, I'm going to call it, "Sure Glad I Spent Money On This. It Was Great."
    0 1
  • EpicPeon
    EpicPeon
    Joined: Apr 2009
    Posted: Dec 26th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
    Yeah, ATB Amazing is pretty laugh out loud funny Seems like they aren't putting much effort into this just looking to quickly wrap it up with a "happy ending".

    Also thank you very much for that recommendation, I am feeling some serious JRPG withdrawal as it seems like they just don't release in NA like they used to, or I need to look harder. Konami pretty much killed any hope for Suikoden but praying the future brings more downloadable PS2 games to PSN. My PS2 is about toast and it seems like they just stopped making them recently?
    0 0
  • Jessica_Vazquez
    Jessica_Vazquez
    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Dec 26th, 2012 at 10:35 am
    So you get points for flare? Is there a VGA award for ruining a franchise?
    0 1
  • EpicPeon
    EpicPeon
    Joined: Apr 2009
    Posted: Dec 26th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
    I'm not too excited for a single-character FF title, but I think that's why some DMC style stuff like this is needed to actually make it interesting. We'll see I guess. Apparently it's Amazing. lol
    0 1
  • azrim
    azrim
    Joined: Dec 2012
    Posted: Dec 27th, 2012 at 10:24 am
    What FF fans like GR editors want:

    - Annoying I will destroy the world for the millionth time boss
    -boringly slow turn based battle system
    -Cast of characters who spend a majority of the game crying about their issues(You sound like chapters out of a self help book) and spend less time dealing with them.
    -Selecting each characters attack while a enemy pounds your team into dust.
    -Getting lost in a open world with no clue where to head next or how to find quests.
    -Bares a strong similarity to FF6
    -Will scare away all newcomers to the FF series with its difficulty and time investment

    Does that some it up guys?
    1 0
  • azrim
    azrim
    Joined: Dec 2012
    Posted: Dec 27th, 2012 at 10:31 am
    Not to be a downer but bashing a game you have not played is lame, just as lame as the people out there praising Versus without playing it first. How can you call a game good or bad without playing it, especially versus 13 all we have seen is a few trailers and gotten little to no detail and people are worshiping itgive me a break.Learn to play a game first then Judge it this goes to you mister Editor just like the last editor. Don't bash something until you try itcause assuming makes you look stupid.
    0 0
  • azrim
    azrim
    Joined: Dec 2012
    Posted: Dec 27th, 2012 at 10:35 am
    Not to be a downer but bashing a game you have not played is lame, just as lame as the people out there praising Versus without playing it first. How can you call a game good or bad without playing it, especially versus 13 all we have seen is a few trailers and gotten little to no detail and people are worshiping itgive me a break.Learn to play a game first then Judge it this goes to you mister Editor just like the last editor. Don't bash something until you try itcause assuming makes you look stupid.
    0 0
  • THEundying27
    THEundying27
    Joined: Sep 2012
    Posted: Dec 27th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
    Double posting the same thing makes you look worse than stupid! I'm just kidding. :)
    0 0
  • azrim
    azrim
    Joined: Dec 2012
    Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
    Double posted by accident...net browser was being screwy at the time I would remove the second post if there was way to do so.
    0 0
  • MattAY
    MattAY
    Joined: Mar 2006
    Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 6:06 am
    I LOVE pretty costumes!
    0 1

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