Yeah, I just hit the Gapra Whitewood in my replay. Considering his dynamic with Lightning, I'm really wondering what Hope's been up to as well.Jeels said:I just want to see Snow, Sahz, and Hope though.
Yeah, I just hit the Gapra Whitewood in my replay. Considering his dynamic with Lightning, I'm really wondering what Hope's been up to as well.Jeels said:I just want to see Snow, Sahz, and Hope though.
Yeah, it's not like FFX-2 where they slightly tweaked it to let more stuff happen onscreen. FFXIII already has a SHITLOAD of stuff happening onscreen and the effects are already gorgeous; if there's anything more taxing in terms of in-battle graphics, it'll likely/hopefully come from having parties that are (eventually) three party members PLUS a captured monster.ZephyrFate said:Yeah I don't think they need to do much to improve the graphics, the game and engine still looks gorgeous as fuck.
Good work. Some stuff I agree with there.Kagari said:http://ps3.rpgsite.net/articles/286-e3-2011-final-fantasy-xiii2-impressions
My super detailed impressions, over 3100 words.
I'm spent.
Heh, same. But my hair's at shoulder length now, so I can't pull it off.Aeana said:So tempted to see how awful I'd look with that.
Teknoman said:Persona style rap huh? Shame that no one has a playthrough video with all the music/sound intact.
Teknoman said:Persona style rap huh? Shame that no one has a playthrough video with all the music/sound intact.
Dark Schala said:I'd be far too lazy to all the teasing and slight curling for that every single day (and early mornings? FORGET IT). It'd probably look awful while trying to walk around campus with it...
I still think it would've made sense in the original for each weapon to use one mode for Commando physical attacks and the other for Ravager physical attacks (assuming they had access to physical attacks in both modes). Would've added an extra layer of variety to the characters if it made a genuine difference in battle (I mean, having Lightning switch between ranged and up-close for her physical attacks depending on her current role would be pretty neat).Fimbulvetr said:I hope there is a point to transforming weapons beyond having alternate animations.
My hair is naturally curly, which is usually more of a blessing than a curse, but I guess not for some situations.Dark Schala said:Good work. Some stuff I agree with there.
Heh, same. But my hair's at shoulder length now, so I can't pull it off.
I'd be far too lazy to all the teasing and slight curling for that every single day (and early mornings? FORGET IT). It'd probably look awful while trying to walk around campus with it...
Naw, I think I'll stick to my blonde/brown highlights in my black hair, though it's too bad that there aren't a lot of female characters with shorter hair.ULTROS! said:You could try Lightning's hair... Together with a pink dye.
Yes. The shinies in the demo look nice, but the backgrounds were underwhelming. Given that we've seen beautiful backgrounds/setpieces like Lake Bresha, the Gapra Whitewood, the Sunleth Waterscape and Sulyya Springs, it's disappointing that the first thing we see is something so... dull. It's a cityscape, yes, but it's unfortunate that it looks so dull in comparison to Nautilus or Eden.Cheska said:I understand that they are trying to give us a feel of that state the world is in, but I wasn't too impressed with Bresha ruins as a setting. It was hard for me to focus on the game because of the muddy colors and atmosphere, especially when I was already in a crowded area. It would have been nice if more of the demo had been more lively and colorful. Even so, I'm really looking forward to what we see from TGS
Dark Schala said:Heh, same. But my hair's at shoulder length now, so I can't pull it off.
I'd be far too lazy to all the teasing and slight curling for that every single day (and early mornings? FORGET IT). It'd probably look awful while trying to walk around campus with it...
badcrumble said:Yeah, it's not like FFX-2 where they slightly tweaked it to let more stuff happen onscreen. FFXIII already has a SHITLOAD of stuff happening onscreen and the effects are already gorgeous; if there's anything more taxing in terms of in-battle graphics, it'll likely/hopefully come from having parties that are (eventually) three party members PLUS a captured monster.
I just tried to style my hair like that because I was curious. Whatever I had successfully gotten in the ponytail and clip just looks kind of dumb. You're right--the style does cry out "I'm a 16-year-old". Not exactly the kind of look I want to pull off right now. XDAeana said:My hair is naturally curly, which is usually more of a blessing than a curse, but I guess not for some situations.
I did try to do my hair up that way and it actually looks pretty cute, but it also makes me look like I'm 16 years old. Definitely not something to wear around the office. It also took a really long time to get right.
Ah, so it is in the video description. LOL, oh wow. I can just imagine theZoe said:I guess I should clarify that that's listed as a "date" hairstyle
Well, Toriyama said he wanted to choose Serah this time around because it underscores "family ties" or something like that. She played an important role in FFXIII (spurring Lightning and Snow on in their travels), so they figured that they'd give Serah her time to shine. Their reasons to include Noel make sense.Die Squirrel Die said:I just have a really bad feeling about all this anomlies nonsense. They left so much of the background to the world unexplored in XIII that they could probably have done a perfectly fine simple story about the survivors rebuilding after the purge and discovering what happened on Pulse. That they chose Serah of all the returning characters makes me very nervous that Toriyama is going to fuck it up, again.
Brandon F said:Would be nice if there was more stuff happening on-screen outside of battles though. FFXIII so far has been really static and bland when not in combat. I'll maybe feel differently when I finally reach Pulse, but 7 chapters in and Cocoon is so bloody lifeless.
Dark Schala said:I just tried to style my hair like that because I was curious. Whatever I had successfully gotten in the ponytail and clip just looks kind of dumb. You're right--the style does cry out "I'm a 16-year-old". Not exactly the kind of look I want to pull off right now. XD
It's hard to keep the shorter hair in the ponytail since my hair is straight, though (and I had just straightened it this morning, which makes me attempts even more in vain). I do have areas that are a little wavy, but for the most part, it's straight. I'd have to curl it to make the style look somewhat "competent".
Oh, RPG hairstyles, you so crazy.
Ah, so it is in the video description. LOL, oh wow. I can just imagine thelook my boyfriend would give me. XD"what the hell is that"
The butterfly hairclip in the video is adorable, though.
Huh, a lot of those styles in the related videos are on the side as well. You're right, it's quite popular over there.
nelsonroyale said:The city of cacoon, which is the last chapter looks bloody amazing...best looking city ever in an FF along with Esther, and you can't do anything in it.
Thats what I fail to understand about SE, they have created a visual representation of an HD town, but they fail to populate them with anything interesting to do... I find their attitude/stubborness puzzling
nelsonroyale said:The city of cacoon, which is the last chapter looks bloody amazing...best looking city ever in an FF along with Esther, and you can't do anything in it.
Thats what I fail to understand about SE, they have created a visual representation of an HD town, but they fail to populate them with anything interesting to do... I find their attitude/stubborness puzzling
nelsonroyale said:The city of cacoon, which is the last chapter looks bloody amazing...best looking city ever in an FF along with Esther, and you can't do anything in it.
Thats what I fail to understand about SE, they have created a visual representation of an HD town, but they fail to populate them with anything interesting to do... I find their attitude/stubborness puzzling
nelsonroyale said:The city of cacoon, which is the last chapter looks bloody amazing...best looking city ever in an FF along with Esther, and you can't do anything in it.
Thats what I fail to understand about SE, they have created a visual representation of an HD town, but they fail to populate them with anything interesting to do... I find their attitude/stubborness puzzling
No, that's quite all right. My hair's too short to pull it off right anyway.Cornbread78 said:LOL, where back on the hair design thing again, lol. Feel free to post your cosplay hair design pics for fun, lol. Let's see how close to her you can get.
Yes... In my opinion, FFXIII did have towns, but they were simply non-interactive setpieces. That's what was ultimately disappointing for me. They had these wonderful, shiny designs in Palumporum, Nautilus and Eden, and all of them seemed so misused, serving only as props and backgrounds in the grand, lengthy play that was Final Fantasy XIII. Chasing a baby Chocobo around a zoo shouldn't really count as interaction, imo... but it was a start.nelsonroyale said:Thats what I fail to understand about SE, they have created a visual representation of an HD town, but they fail to populate them with anything interesting to do... I find their attitude/stubborness puzzling
Is it weird that I am SUPER EXCITED about this? Like I saw it and I was just totally happy. Between this and the leggings I am just one satisfied customer.Yoshichan said:Good stuff!
I for one love the boob work Serah got O_O
Noel, the new guy who saw his debut in the E3 demo and trailers last week, appears to have a more prominent role than FFXIII main character Lightning. Toriyama says that rather than the game having dual heroes in Noel and Lightning, in terms of time spent under your control, you advance through the story mostly with Noel and FFXIII heroine Serah.
Snow, another primary character from FFXIII, will be appearing in XIII-2. Toriyama notes that he's not the type to be worried about the relationship between Noel and Serah.
You might have read something about the game having multiple endings. The game will also have an interactive conversation system called Live Trigger. Each time you play, the possible selections during dialogue will change. Toriyama says that this system is in place more for enjoying conversation rather than for the branching story.
One of the other major points learned at E3 is that the game will have towns. Toriyama says in the interview that the town residents will have individual AI.
Another major E3 surprise was that the game will have monster raising components. During battle, you can have one monster join your party, which can consist of three members (in addition to the Moogle). Your party will also sometimes have a guest character.
miladesn said:
That's good. I never really liked her.Kagari said:Lightning will never be the main character. Poor miladesn
Gvaz said:That's good. I never really liked her.
Neither did I. Hopefully the change in protagonist might be a nice change of pace.Gvaz said:That's good. I never really liked her.
Dark Schala said:I'm starting to agree that this sounds a lot like Tales of Symphonia 2, heh. (Perhaps if you ever get guest members, they can take the slots of the monsters, then.)
But hey, if Noel ends up being a good character, then all might be good. I like what I've heard from him so far, but I'm not entirely sure about my feelings towards the game yet.
Neither did I. Hopefully the change in protagonist might be a nice change of pace.
TheChillyAcademic said:Rarely if ever do I agree with you and I still hate Lightning, but the monster thing is TOTALLY not doing it for me.
I hated all, but Sazh.Gvaz said:That's good. I never really liked her.
I liked Dawn of the New World too (not my favourite Tales battle system, but I liked it enough). At least in that game, you didn't really have to use your monsters too much (outside of the occasional boss fight and dungeon) because a lot of the time, you had guest characters and could switch those guys in. I wasn't too keen on the monsters aspect of it either.AlphaDragoon said:I'm getting huge Dawn of the New World vibes from this too. Which isn't that bad, I actually liked that game.
Noel looks like he's gonna be way better than Light thus far, but we'll see if they fuck it up later on.
Pretty much. The only guy who stood there wondering "what the fuck is wrong with the rest of you"? And then he ended up going with the flow towards the end of the game alongside everyone else.Gvaz said:Everyone liked Sazh because he was the most human.
Dark Schala said:Watch Noel be worse than Hope or Snow. :/
Shadow780 said:bu...bu....but