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Home News New Final Fantasy: Final Chapter In Final Final Fantasy XIII Character's Story To Be Final Outing

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New Final Fantasy: Final Chapter In Final Final Fantasy XIII Character's Story To Be Final Outing

Posted on Sunday, September 2 @ 03:49:56 Eastern by Heath_Hindman

Square Enix has officially revealed another game in the Final Fantasy XIII saga, entitled Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. This third tale in the story of Final Fantasy XIII's cover character will once again appear on both PS3 and Xbox 360 and is currently expected to debut in 2013.

Lightning Returns is said to be more of an action RPG than either of the two previous FFXIII games, and the title character will be the one and only party member. Time travel will be a key to the gameplay once again, but used in a different way. Similar to what players did in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, there is a doomsday clock ticking, and players will take Lightning through a certain time period multiple times in order to do what needs to be done. There are 13 days from the beginning of the game to the end, but more time can be gained by defeating enemies.

Lightning will have several different costumes available right away, and smart money would bet on more outfits becoming available by DLC later on, because that's how the game industry rolls.

Square Enix said that this will be the final chapter in Lightning's story, adding "Seriously" and "Really, we mean that" and eventually asking the journalists present: "Why isn't anyone writing that down"? 


 

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  • spartan317
    spartan317
    Joined: Dec 2005
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 6:22 am
    Finally Finalized the Final Final Fantasy XIII Chapter Finale
    0 2
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 7:04 am
    FF XIII 2

    Give it a year.
    0 1
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 10:07 am
    Sorry I meant FXIII 2 2
    0 1
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 6:08 pm
    Surely you mean FFXIII-3 or 4?
    0 1
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 7:24 am
    Lightning returns... but lightning never strikes twice. How dare you trivialize atmospheric electrostatic discharge Squeenix, how dare you.
    0 3
  • Lien
    Lien
    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 7:25 am
    GOD DARN IT! Right by the milli-second!
    0 3
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Sep 3rd, 2012 at 5:59 pm
    Thumbs up for everyone!!!
    0 0
  • Lien
    Lien
    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 7:24 am
    I'm sorry squaresoft but lightning...
    *puts shades on*
    Never strike twice!
    0 3
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Sep 3rd, 2012 at 6:41 am
    Thats creepy we think the same thing and post it at the same time... perhaps you are a long lost sibling? My father has slept around in his youth.
    0 1
  • MattAY
    MattAY
    Joined: Mar 2006
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 7:36 am
    It's kind of refreshing to hear they're going a different way about it. But only party member in an action RPG just doesn't sound very "Final Fantasy". It's intruiging though, and I cant wait to see what the gameplay will be like.
    0 1
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 8:25 am
    That's kinda where I'm at. I want to hate this pretty hard, but am still interested because of the newness of things >_< Like, FFXIII-2 had a lot wrong with it. But the time travel mechanic was what made its gameplay pretty good. If this can improve that aspect yet again, damn them, why are they using these ideas in a universe I've grown to dislike? >_
    0 2
  • lifewish
    lifewish
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 9:21 am
    One character only works if you have an intriguing and awesome main character. I am sorry, but Lightning does not fit that bill and she never has. Since Heath is having a hard time hating on this, I will do it for him. This sounds and looks stupid to be honest and it might even be worse than FF XIII-2 and that is really saying something...

    I give up.
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Sep 3rd, 2012 at 6:00 pm
    I love you.
    0 1
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 8:50 am
    I will admit the world looks cool.
    0 1
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 8:57 am
    I couldn't be less interested.
    0 2
  • oblivion437
    oblivion437
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 3rd, 2012 at 12:43 pm
    I could so be less interested if you paid me enough. For enough cash I'll be even less interested in this game than you.
    0 1
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 12:44 pm
    I tried so hard to finish FF13 but go to the second to last chapter and couldn't stomach the level grinding. I may go back eventually, but right now. Completely uninterested in Final Fantasy until they do something Earth shatteringly original.
    0 1
  • DrToasty
    DrToasty
    Joined: Dec 2005
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 12:45 pm
    I don't think Square really wants to do a new FF IP until the next generation. Thoughts?
    0 1
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 4:28 pm
    So it's kinda like um.......what was the PSP game called?
    0 1
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Sep 3rd, 2012 at 1:44 am
    Half-Minute Hero?
    0 1
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 5:28 pm
    This news is so uninteresting that I can't even be bothered to make a joke about it.
    0 1
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2012 at 5:54 pm
    The next Final Fantasy game I will buy is XV. I won't get any more bullshit spinoffs.
    0 1
  • damo_rox619
    damo_rox619
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Sep 3rd, 2012 at 4:05 am
    Loved XIII but XIII-2 was average. Admittedly the world looks cool, and some ideas seam pretty good. but things like a one person party and a more action based combat system have me completely uninterested in this. Yes, even someone in the small minotiry of people who liked XIII isn't excited for this.
    0 1
  • BRostigraben
    BRostigraben
    Joined: Jul 2012
    Posted: Sep 4th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
    Still waiting for Final Fantasy Versus XIII.....
    0 0

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