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Square Enix has announced the much-rumoured Final Fantasy XIII-2. The RPG sequel will be released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 THIS YEAR, and is being directed by FFXIII head Motomu Toriyama, the publisher's confirmed. A trailer was shown at Square Enix's 1st Production Department Premier press conference in Japan this morning, in which FFXIII protagonist Lightning crossed swords with an unknown, purple-haired character.

Rumours started swirling regarding a possible follow-up earlier this month, when Square-Enix registered a domain name for XIII-2. The last Final Fantasy game to receive a direct sequel was Final Fantasy X, which saw a follow-up which reused numerous character models, environments and audio. The Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer will be available for viewing on the official site from January 20. Square Enix also announced Final Fantasy Type-0 for PSP, which is actually the renamed Agito XIII.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 will launch in Europe and other PAL territories next winter, Square Enix has announced. The role-playing game features a brand-new story and an evolved battle system. Its debut screenshot is below. XIII-2 is the direct sequel to March 2010's Final Fantasy XIII, which has shipped a cumulative total of six million units worldwide. The team responsible for XIII is at the helm, including director Motomu Toriyama. It features a new character as well as XIII protagonist Lightning. The press release wrote:

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is currently in production with an aim for producing high quality game content which exceeds Final Fantasy XIII in every aspect; namely, a brand-new story which stems from the previous title as well as a battle system which has evolved further since XIII – and more. We will be disclosing further details about the new game in the future.

Toriyama said at a Tokyo press conference this morning that development is progressing well. The team is working so that the game serves as the answer to the opinions they received about FFXIII. Square Enix has launched an English language Final Fantasy XIII website.

Source: eurogamer.net

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New Final Fantasy XIII-2 details have arrived via Japanese mag Dengeki. The 2011 sequel, which saw its HD trailer released last week, is set to feature a darker tone than the original game and won't have a pop feel like FFX-2, producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama told the mag. They said:

The story will have mysteries and won't be straightforward. The plot picks off where Final Fantasy XIII ended, with players searching for a gate to the invisible world called Bunibelle.

Etro, a goddess, will be a central character in the story. In the released trailer and screenshot we've so far only seen Lightning and a new friend, but other characters from Final Fantasy XIII will return too, it's said, some with major and unexpected changes. Dengeki's interview also notes that the dev team have listened to criticism from Western fans and have taken on board opinions regarding characters, story, and interface. Good stuff. Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIII-2 last week, claiming it exceeds Final Fantasy XIII in every aspect.

Source: cvg.com

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Producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama have said in Dengeki Magazine this week that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will feature a much darker story than that seen in FFXIII. The pair insisted the sequel will feel less poppy than its parent, according to Siliconera:

The story continue from the end of Final Fantasy XIII, with some characters returning for FFXIII-2 with major and unexpected changes.

Kitase and Toriyama also said they had taken on board criticism related to FFXIII, with opinions regarding some of the characters, the story and interface from the RPG noted. Easy mode, which was introduced in the International Edition of FFXIII in Japan for 360, is also being considered for FFXIII-2.

It releases this year in Japan and next winter in the west for PS3 and 360.

Sources: vg247.com and Siliconera.com

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Square Enix has released a few screenshots and a high-quality render of the new look Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII-2. The screens provide a better look at Lightning's new armour, which makes her look like she's been ripped straight out of a SoulCalibur game. Although her weapon seems like it has been modelled after her FF13 blade, it seems to have been integrated into her gauntlet. Fans of Final Fantasy X-2 will notice that her new costume has quite a few similarities to Yuna's.

Also pictured is the mysterious male character. Square Enix has said characters from the first FFXIII will show up in the game, but the mystery-man is a completely new character for the title. The game's producer, Yoshinori Kitase, and director, Motomu Toriyama, have said that the developer has listened to criticism of the last title and promises its latest exceeds Final Fantasy XIII in every aspect.
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Source: cvg.com

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A few months ago Square-Enix released a gorgeous trailer teasing that Lighting's story did not conclude with Final Fantasy XIII. We've been hungry for more information since, but today we've got two new screenshots two show off, both including new male party member, Noel. Along with the two screens, Andriasang also had this plot synopsis to share, claiming it's straight from Square-Enix:

Set a few years after Lightning and the others saved Cocoon, some survivors have decided to start over by rebuilding on Gran Pulse. Lightning, however, is nowhere to be found and thought dead by many, but Serah believes otherwise. When her town is suddenly overrun by monsters, a mysterious man named Noel appears to save her. Together, the two set off to find Lightning...

We mentioned in our Darksiders II cover reveal that we've got an exclusive first hands-on with Final Fantasy XIII-2 in issue #119. So if you like what you're seeing here, be sure to check out that issue to learn more.

Sources: andriasang.com and gameinformer.com

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released early 2012 on PS3 and Xbox 360, Square Enix has announced. The date comes at the end of a new E3 video for the Final Fantasy XIII sequel. The Final Fantasy XIII-2 video shows returning heroine Lightning meeting and fighting alongside a new hero. The battle scenes are spectacular.
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 had carried a release date of Winter 2011. The game remains one of Square Enix's big hopes after a torrid financial year. Let's hope the slight FFXIII-2 delay signifies an uncompromising focus on quality by Square Enix.

Source: eurogamer.net

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Square-Enix has announced that we in the West can expect the sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2 early 2012. The game continues where the previous adventure ended, but details are still scarse on the game and that even on the biggest show of them all, E3. Luckily we did get our hands on the trailer.

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The Final Fantasy XIII saga continues in this action packed sequel.

Trailer.
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Source: ign.com

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Continuing the flood of Final Fantasy XIII-2 factoids floating out of hands-on previews at E3, Square Enix has apparently decided to shake up the original FFXIII’s formula somewhat. Siliconera got some time with the game and reports it has shaken off the run down a corridor feel of FFXIII. Maps now wind through the environment and proceed to the next story point along multiple paths. Additionally, the dash-and-bash formula is intermittently interrupted by a mini-game called Beyond the Void. It sounds a little like a sliding-tile puzzle, where the tiles disappear once used.
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FFXIII carried on FFXII’s tradition of avoidable random encounters, adding the spice of ambushes if you took the enemy by surprise. FFXIII-2 will do something similar, with the addition of a Mog Clock timer. Catch your foe while the clock’s in the green and you’ll have the advantage – in the red? Not so much. In combat, a special, monster-based ability called feral link appears when a gauge fills. You’re supposed to crack it out at every possible chance rather than wait around for special occasions. The monsters you bring into battle change with your paradigm, too – magic-using flans in ravager, for example. The game will also feature multiple endings in a series first.

FFXIII-2 is due on Western PlayStation 3s and Xbox 360s in early 2012.

Sources: siliconera.com and vg247.com

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Player choice will fuel the storyline, resulting in different story paths and multiple endings.
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Trailer.

Source: gametrailers.com

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Optima Change system changing to Paradigm Shift system in Japanese version. Jump has a one page report on Final Fantasy XIII-2 this week. There isn't much new beyond what was announced at E3, except for the following bits:

• The magazine has Japanese language screenshots (all the E3 shots, and the E3 trailer, were English)
• The magazine says that the name for the "Optima Change" system has been changed to the English version's "Paradigm Shift." This system lets you switch the roles/jobs of your party members instantly during battle.
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• Development is currently 70% complete.

And that's all that's new as far as I can see. Famitsu and Dengeki are supposed to have reports on the game this week, so we can hopefully look forward to additional details.

Source: andriasang.com

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Square Enix has released new screenshots from Final Fantasy XIII-2, showing off one of the new locations in the game. After the events of the previous title, the citizens of Bodhum, along with help from security force Nora, have rebuilt the seaside town on the coast of Gran Pulse and named it 'New Bodhum'. There are also a couple of shots of Serah and new character Noel.

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Source: cvg.com

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Eagle-eyed fans have called out Square Enix for releasing fake screenshots of the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII-2. Unofficial Final Fantasy Site spotted two seemingly identical FFXIII-2 screenshots: an Xbox 360 version included in Square Enix’s E3 asset release, and a PlayStation 3 version posted in Famitsu as well as seeing general release on the game’s website.

Seen side by side, it’s hard to believe both were live captured from their respective consoles, as opposed to, you know, having certain elements altered. Square Enix has admitted to screenshot shenanigans in the past, mistakenly releasing identical Final Fantasy XIII screenshots with differing console key prompts ‘shopped in. The two console versions of Final Fantasy XIII turned out to harbour noticeable graphical performances.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 is due for Japanese release in December, with Western release in the first quarter of 2012, on both major consoles.

Source: vg247.com

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Noel joins the Final Fantasy XIII cast as the main character of Final Fantasy XIII-2. But he won't be the only major new character in the game. In an interview in this week's Famitsu (summed up at Sokuho), art director Isamu Kamikokuryo reveals that there will be other new main characters besides Noel. It's unclear what Kamikokuryo means by main characters, as the game's producer and director have said that the story will center on Noel and Serah, the two characters who were playable in the E3 demo. At the very least, it looks like we can expect some additional major additions to the cast.
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Characters from the original FFXIII will be returning as well, of course. Kamikokuryo said that players will be able to see slightly grown up versions of the past characters, and how they're now living. Kamikokuryo's discussion also shed a few additional details on who's working on FFXIII-2, along with some additional hints about the game:

• The staff remains mostly the same from the original.
• Tetsuya Nomura handled designs for the characters' faces while the bodies and clothing were handled by other FF series art directors.
• The character shown standing back-to-back with Lightning in the game's original January trailer was designed by Yusuke Naora.
• The enemies that appear in the Neo Bodham area are a new category of enemy that are neither from Cocoon nor Pulse. They're designed by lead art designer Toshitaka Matsuda.
• There is a common pattern that appears on Lightning's shield and Serah's clothing. When playing the game, you'll find out why the pattern is the same.
• A number of people submitted Moogle designs, but in the end they went with Matsuda's design. Matsuda also designed Lightning's sword, NPCs, new monsters, backgrounds, and the summons which appear in a different form from the original.
• Similar to the original, Lightning's sword can transform between gun and sword.
• The game's maps weren't finalized from the start this time. Instead, they're letting the staff fill the maps with ideas for things like short-cuts and so-forth. They're letting the staff be free to do trial and error in this area.
• Because of the tight production schedule, they didn't have much time for pre production. They didn't even have enough time to do much in the way of setting drawings. In some cases, they used photographs and other resources to explain things. Looking at the bright side, Kamikokuryo said that this actually made it easier to get the point across, and allowed them to change their approach to direction.

Source: andriasang.com

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Square Enix has released this snappy, blink-and-you'll-miss-it trailer for Final Fantasy XIII-2. It shows leading lady Lightning facing off in what looks like an incredible battle against Chaos Bahamut. The horseback ride on Odin looks truly epic but it's on screen for seconds to literally don't look away.

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Source: joystiq.com

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Square Enix announced the composers of Final Fantasy XIII-2′s soundtrack and they are Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki and Naoshi Mizuta. Check their latest soundtrack from Japan Expo!

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Movie about final fantasy 13-2 fight lightning with odin vs chaos bahamut

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Square Enix has released new Final Fantasy XIII-2 screenshots from both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the sequel, especially for you to pick apart. PS3Which version looks better? Well, erm, they pretty much look identical, to be honest.

Pictured in these screens are newcomer Noel, who - as you'll see from the images - is also a newcomer to Cocoon. Noel can also be seen slicing and dicing a Feral Behemoth. Also featured in the screens is Serah, who accompanies Noel throughout the game.

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