Final Fantasy Versus XIII was announced in 2006. It is now 2012. These are facts.
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Arxisz
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It's definitely possible. Games with long dev times like this one go through lots of storyboard and script revisions/rehauls, they might have intended for it to be in the FNC universe but as time goes by they could also have went a different route, seeing as there's hardly any info, and especially all the vague answers to questions lately I'd say it's hard to know the exact state of the game at this point.
APZonerunner
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From a PR perspective if this was the intention though they'd have just stopped commenting on it entirely and do a 're-announce'. The fact Nomura is still talking about "Versus" and calling it Versus - even in passing during interviews for KH3D and the like - indicates it still is what it was.
Expect Square Enix's E3 to be very Tomb Raider/Hitman/Thief focused, with a handful of handheld titles and a push on the FF14 PS3/2.0. Traditionally they do three 'big' games plus handheld stuff, and I expect that to continue this year, really.
True. I forgot about Eidos. Wouldn't bet on Thief being there in much capacity though.
APZonerunner
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Thief is a guess, really, but I don't expect them to show any AAA HD titles from Japan at E3 this year, which'll be a really big step for the company.
Not including Wii U in that prediction, so DQX could be shown, as could WiiU ports of existing AAA titles, I guess.
I still remain hopeful. I mean this game couldn't possibly miss an entire generation could it? What with Durango/PS4 aiming for Holiday season 2013.
APZonerunner
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Eh, I'd say that Versus is going to come out before the next gen, I just don't think it'll be at E3. The game's a bit of a development disaster at this point; not putting it out would be worse than putting it out even if it sucked, I think.
SE Japan really shit the bed this gen.
SE Japan really shit the bed this gen.
We will probably see their AAA Japan titles announced at the Tokyo Game Show. Count on that.
There's only three months between E3 and TGS, I don't think that's nearly enough time for anything being worked on for Versus.
if there would be any substantial news you would see a new topic about it
throwawayname
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"..or is Square just waiting until the Tokyo Game Show (in September)?"
yeah that must be it.. better make more KH games Nomura.
yeah that must be it.. better make more KH games Nomura.
Well, a little part of me just died. Nomura, people need to know that the game exists, even just stopping by and dropping some screenshots or even a nice trailer would suffice. I guess will have to just be patient some more, right?
There's something seriously fucked up going on with this game's development.
I got the same list, but you all should have expected this to happen anyway.
or its planned for Sony or MS's conference? I wouldn't hold my breath though.
The more interesting thing is that FFXIV is missing from there, which is a game I though SE would want to push.
FFXIV is probably trailer only.
Riposte
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Hmm, that could be a bad sign. It was more or less said that there would be a new trailer for E3 and large amount of information on the "2.0" relaunch.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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From the latest GameInformer:
Doesn't sound good for coming out anytime soon.
Nomura said:
Doesn't sound good for coming out anytime soon.
Father_Brain
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Kagari - do you know if SE is booking demos/interviews for any TBA titles, like they were for KH3D in 2010? Or is it too early to know?
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ZombieFred
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I wonder if the next Deus Ex game will come out before versus does? That'd be incredibly funny and yet sad to think about when you think that was a studio created during the games development and then releasing two titles...
We will, but it'll be far too late to care.
The whole FF13 Crystal dubbing thing has been an outright disaster. What the fuck is going on at Square?
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I know it's a win for you and loss for me but in reality, it's a loss for all of us, if you know what I mean.
Paracelsus
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I think this is gonna be the launch title of like ten or so platforms.
I haven't heard anything yet... sometimes stuff can be added up to two weeks before the showw, but Versus is 99.9999% certain not to show.
FFXIV should have a new trailer as Yoshida-san already mentioned they'd show a new one at E3.
BlueSummers
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I hate life.
Viola of the Abyss
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As I expected, this most certainly means that we won't be seeing the game until late 2013 / early 2014.
TGS will be the next showing, maybe even December.
TGS will be the next showing, maybe even December.
I know it's a win for you and loss for me but in reality, it's a loss for all of us, if you know what I mean.
Trust me, I want to see the game revealed as much as the next person ;-; It'll have been 6 years from the announcement exactly in a couple days here.
Yeah hopefully there'll be a trailer that will fully show off the 2.0 version. I get why they can't do playble demos of that, but a nice trailer would be great. I wonder if Sony gives them a spot during their conference or will they have to stream it in their booths.
The game is in full development for about 3/4 of a year. Give it time...I know that might seem harsh to say but really think of Versus as a game that was just announced last year at the SE conference as that is about the time when real work started on the title. I know it doesn't excuse SE for their over eagerness with the announcement of Versus or handling the announcement (like they could have said, we have this thing called FNC. FFXIII will be our first title but we'll also include other titles in the saga and here's two concept trailers for those two games) but it helps to deal with the waiting.
Also Nomura said that next time he talks Versus he wants there to be a playable demo sort-of-event. So I'd expect a custom SE conference (kinda like what they did with DQX last year)
The Praiseworthy
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I feel so much rage and pain that for the very first time since E3 2006............ I stopped caring about the game.
If they didn't show it this E3 then I'm assuming it won't hit Japan in Holidays 2012 and the Western world in spring 2013.
At this rate it might me Fall 2013.
If they didn't show it this E3 then I'm assuming it won't hit Japan in Holidays 2012 and the Western world in spring 2013.
At this rate it might me Fall 2013.
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ZombieFred
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PS2 era was golden too.
Outside FF12, no it wasn't.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
PS2 era was golden too.
Half golden actually. 1/4 of the PS2 era was Squaresoft and they made awesome stuff (FFX and KH1 to name a notable few), 3/4 was SE era and half of the stuff they made were good and half the stuff they made were subpar.
Manmademan
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At this rate im expecting it to be retooled into a vita game. Ps3 will be dead by the time its finished
So much irony in this post.
Schobeleth
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Whole-heartedly agree with this. Square had so many amazing games during and leading up to that era. Then it all seemed to go downhill after key/important people left and everything went to shit. It honestly disheartens me that they're treating Versus like an unwanted step child when it should be the forerunner for their RPGs...
XIII and XIII-2 were a joke IMO and the fact that XIII-2 was announced, finished AND released before Versus is an insult to the fans. If they're smart they'll at least show it at TGS with a full press disclosure and a solid release date for early next year.
It wouldn't be the first time a major Final Fantasy title launched around the launch of a successor system. See: FFIX, FFXII.
after how 13-2 sold that'd be really fucking stupid but well here we are
I'm pretty much expecting FF12, KH1&2 and everything else they possibly can HD rerelease before vs
Terrible with the exception of Auron.
lol MMO doesn't count.
Uh... okaygirllooksdisgusted.jpg If you want to enjoy a convoluted story with homoerotica you might as well go whole hog with MGS.
...Mayyyyybe. But no one cares about DQ in the West, so uh... your point?
FFXII is still the only "classic" Square made in the past decade, as far as I'm concerned. Anything else has been tolerable to plain bad.
TheMan
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does dragon quest VIII really count?
i mean ps1 era- THREE mainline final fantasies, xenogears, vagrant story, parasite eve, final fantasy tactics, etc.
used to be that if square's name was on the box, i could rest assured that the game would at least be decent, but most likely awesome. ps2 era had classics, but not as many.
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