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[Jigsaw]

any other news/announcements in one of the mags?we dont have the weekly thread yet and i want to go to bed

 

[Regulus Tera]

Is there anything new about Dissidia in Jump this week?

 

[-Kh-]

I haven't seen anything else from Famitsu yet (I don't go to 2ch).

 

[Shadowlink]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 looks pretty nice, I also like Kingdom hearts PSP. I can't wait for these 2 to come out

 

[nelsonroyale]

Agreed. Not really liking them myself.

doesn't slide off the tongue like 'Edge Maverick, eh?' hehe jk

 

[AmMortal]

Every time I read "square", it reminds me of how crap this gen was ( the delays, closed doors etc.) except for a few gems.

 

[Rpgmonkey]

doesn't slide of the tongue like 'Edge Maverick, eh?' hehe jk

Well I didn't say Edge Maverick was a good name either. :lol

Edit: Hey, there's a better scan of Dengeki (I think) now. Looks great, though it's still looks to be all cutscenes and stuff.

 

[MrDenny]

Just saw the famitsu scan with the guy's name in english.
Mr. 33 cm's official name is "Snow Villiers"

 

[BlazingDarkness]

agito and Versus look hot

 

[Rpgmonkey]

Versus' cutscenes remind me of KH.

Both it and Agito look good though.

 

[Kagari]

Just saw the famitsu scan with the guy's name in english.
Mr. 33 cm's official name is "Snow Villiers"

Yep. Heh.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

i want some Dissidia stuff

 

[Kagari]

Damn... VersusXIII looks so amazing in real time. My most anticipated game of the forever.

AgitoXIII looks great too.

 

[nelsonroyale]

more stuff up...all games looking very nice...especially great seeing battle scenes from agito

versus looks hyper slick...that and ffxiii look much more impressive graphically than any other jrpgs this gen

 

[Kagari]

more stuff up...all games looking very nice...especially great seeing battle scenes from agito

versus looks hyper slick...that and ffxiii look much more impressive graphically than any other jrpgs this gen

That they do.

 

[Askia47]

Looks good so far!

Agito has alot of my interest. Also bring on FFXIII demo!

 

[Kagari]

Cloud vol. 2 coming soon.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Cloud vol. 2 coming soon.

i remember readin somethin about that
any idea whats on it?

 

[Kagari]

i remember readin somethin about that
any idea whats on it?

Nope, but there's an ad for it in Famitsu. ;o

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Nope, but there's an ad for it in Famitsu. ;o

where? is it with FNC?

 

[Kagari]

where? is it with FNC?

Not sure. The clip of it is only a partial.

 

[Shadow780]

Cloud vol. 2 coming soon.

YES. Once again I can fap while taking dumps.

 

[-Kh-]

So what's actually in the FFXIII article? Images are old same recycled ones, besides Agito which actually has new ones there (might be from old same trailer tho).

 

[neojubei]

Cloud vol. 2 coming soon.

Cool.

 

[Fuu]

Villiers. As in motorcycles.

Oh well... At least they'll have last names, I like that.

 

[Darkpen]

Villiers. As in motorcycles.

lol...

Are UK motorcycles the new <insert previously common product placement amongst Japanese games>?

I mean, first, you had Kojima and team actually going to Triumph and saying they wanted to have product placement, and now with FFXIII, they have a freaking character with the god damned motorcycle in his freaking name.

D:?!

Still, its funny, and makes sense... sort of...

 

[Fuu]

Advent Children had product placement, they certainly like the ideia.

 

[Darkpen]

Advent Children had product placement, they certainly like the ideia.

Well, no one's denying that, I'm just saying...

What's with Japan and UK motorcycles? Why specifically UK motorcycles? Or should the question be: What's with middleaged male Japanese game developers and UK motorcycles...?

 

[lostxii]

Villiers. As in motorcycles.

That's weird, i thought Snow was supposed to be his code-name. or maybe that whole thing is his code-name

 

[duckroll]

Well, no one's denying that, I'm just saying...

What's with Japan and UK motorcycles? Why specifically UK motorcycles? Or should the question be: What's with middleaged male Japanese game developers and UK motorcycles...?

SHIVA BIKE!

 

[Rpgmonkey]

So did we really get everything?

I heard on 2ch the FNC games and KH had a couple pages worth of stuff individually.

 

[Fuu]

That's weird, i thought Snow was supposed to be his code-name. or maybe that whole thing is his code-name

By now I feel that even if he has another name it will probably be in the lines of Nimbus or Frost. Can't wait for Lightning Docomo.

 

[Kagari]

So did we really get everything?

I heard on 2ch the FNC games and KH had a couple pages worth of stuff individually.

I haven't seen anything on KH.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

the KH games are listed in the contents page, so im guessing they're just not on the net yet

 

[GoldandBlue]

1up.com posted some info from the Famitsu scans on Agito:

Of all the games in the "Fabula Nova Crystallis" series, Final Fantasy Agito XIII may be the one with the least hype surrounding it. That may be misguided on the part of gamers, though, because as the latest gameplay update shows, this PSP spiritual followup to Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII has killer visuals, killer gameplay, and some killer (and fully controllable) summons.

The heroes of Agito are all trainees at a magic academy, each with his or her own choice of weapons physical and magical. You pick a group of three and build them up RPG-style, either playing by your lonesome or in online co-op, but the big story with this update is the summon system. Every character has the ability to cast summons in Agito, and you'll be directly controlling the creature you summon right on the battlefield. Lots of the traditional FF summons will be appearing in Agito -- screens revealed this week show Odin dismounting his horse Sleipnir and kicking ass with his sword in ways that would look rather painful if this were real life.

Agito XIII is due out 2009 worldwide.

Was this said anywhere in the scans? Or is 1up just getting ahead of themselves.

 

[Kagari]

1up.com posted some info from the Famitsu scans on Agito:



Was this said anywhere in the scans? Or is 1up just getting ahead of themselves.

Awesome. This gives me hope that all three games will come out within a reasonable period of each other.

 

[Fuu]

2009 worldwide, heh? I hope but heavily doubt it.

 

[RpgN]

1up.com posted some info from the Famitsu scans on Agito:



Was this said anywhere in the scans? Or is 1up just getting ahead of themselves.

The page I'm seeing has no info about a release date and is cutt off. There might be more pages since I'm not finding the intro page with general info about Agito.

Though the info they're giving is very basic. They did not mention how you can summon Ragnarok from FF6 or give the character's names for instance.

 

[nelsonroyale]

agito is my most hyped portable game, after locoroco 2 of course

there are write ups on versus and agito too...

but they got mixed up on versus...they say stella is the princess and noctis is lower born...when I am guessing it is the opposite, since she addresses him with respect and he has already been confirmed to be a prince of a kingdom...she on the other hand, we have no background detail on

 

[Riskbreaker23]

my psp will be very happy if both dissidia and agito come are released outside JP next year.

it would go into complete meltdown if birth by sleep came out also (this probably has no chance of happening but 358/2 should tide me over until it does come out).

 

[-Kh-]

Interesting how heavily based is going to be with summons. That was probably the only thing I didn't like from XII, the summoms system.

 

[SolidSnakex]

The names of the two were revealed at the Tokyo Game Show to be Noctis Lucis Caelum and Stella Nox Fleuret. Stella is described by the magazine as a princess in the Fleuret family.

Wondering what the characters' names mean? Typical for the FNC series, the two names are Latin. The three parts of the hero's name mean "Night, Light, and Sky." The three parts of the heroine's name mean "Star, Darkness, and Sword." Darkness is also the meaning of Stella's country's name.

Director and character designer Tetsuya Nomura shared with the magazine a few additional details on the characters. Nomura feels that the trailer footage (which you probably haven't seen, unless you made it out to the Tokyo Game Show) tells us a lot about the personalities of the two characters. Stella, for instance, is shown speaking politely to Noctis and without any apparent reserve. This is a reflection of her strong upbringing. In contrast, Noctis appears to be running away, and won't even make eye contact. It may appear that Noctis is cold and unsocial, but he's actually just shy, and he hides his shyness by putting on a veil of coolness.

Regarding Noctis, Nomura also notes that he may say one thing, but by watching him closely, you'll get the feeling that there's something different about him. His friends are often able to see through the cover, though.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/922/922527p1.html

 

[StuBurns]

Sounds exactly the same as Squall and Rinoa.

 

[Paracelsus]

Sounds exactly the same as Squall and Rinoa.

Only that Squall was emo, not shy.

For the rest I agree.

 

[Kazenone]

I like all of those as names, individually. Put them all together and they sound pretentious and I can already feel me hating the character. FFXII was subject to this too, Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca and Basch fon Ronsenburg as examples.

 

[StuBurns]

Only that Squall was emo, not shy.

For the rest I agree.

True, but I think Noctis will be as well, Nomura isn't going to call him emo, I think Squall was just meant to appear shy and complicated, as appose to emo. It's just much harder to convey those characteristics.

I think it'll depend on his interaction with the people he knows very well, with Squall we never really saw him with any friends. At least I can't remember any.

 

[-Kh-]

Only that Squall was emo, not shy.

For the rest I agree.

For a guy with his hair style..

Shy, emo, it all could be the same.

We won't know if he is just a shy boy, or some emo twat until playing the game tho.

 

[Fuu]

Night, light, sky, star, darkness, sword, lol. At least they sound cool in latim.

Put them all together and they sound pretentious and I can already feel me hating the character. FFXII was subject to this too, Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca and Basch fon Ronsenburg as examples.

Royalty and people with status tend to have names like that, I think it fits considering the setting. Notice how Vaan and Penelo don't even have last names.

 

[-Kh-]

Night, light, sky, star, darkness, sword, lol. At least they sound cool in latim.

Light, sky and star are used in spanish as names too. They don't sound cool, but they can be cute.

 

[Fuu]

Light, sky and star are used in spanish as names too. They don't sound cool, but they can be cute.

I don't have a problem with names having meanings (it's the opposite actually), but as I said before naming every character in a game with random words that fit a particular theme sound like someone just got ahold of a dictionary with foreign words instead of a parent from that world giving a well thought name to a newborn. FFXII did it pretty well imo.

I personally hope the other characters in Versus don't follow this pattern.

I'll slow down though, I think I'm one of the few that finds this silly.