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Character Spotlight: Lightning
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The final character spotlight of the week is here, and it's on one of the most important characters of Final Fantasy XIII-2: Lightning.
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Character Spotlight: Hope Estheim & Alyssa Zaidelle
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Today's spotlight features a much older Hope Estheim and a brand new supporting character, Alyssa Zaidelle. The two are with the Academy, a research organization established to create a world independent of fal'Cie. A bit of caution, if you haven't played Final Fantasy XIII, this contains spoilers regarding Hope's backstory.
Read MoreCharacter Spotlight: Snow Villiers & NORA
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Hello there again and thanks for joining us for yet another character spotlight. Up next are NORA, the resistance fighters led by Snow Villiers, Serah's fiance. Again, no spoilers here, just information based on what Square Enix have released publically, we hope you find this informative!
Read MoreCharacter Spotlight: Caius Ballad & Paddra Nsu-Yeul
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We're back with another character spotlight, now featuring Final Fantasy XIII-2's ominous antagonist Caius Ballad and his travelling companion, a mysterious young girl that bears a familiar name, Paddra Nsu-Yeul.
Read MoreCharacter Spotlight: Meet Serah Farron, Noel Kreiss & Mog
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 is just over the horizon and so it's time to meet your heroes and villains. Starting today and leading up to the game's release, we'll be presenting a brief synopsis of key characters and their roles in FFXIII-2.
First up are Serah Farron, Noel Kreiss and their furry little companion Mog. Don't worry, there are no spoilers here. Make the jump to read more about the trio.
Xbox 360 Owners To Receive Exclusive Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC
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Square Enix and Microsoft have paired up to create a special weapon DLC for Serah in Final Fantasy XIII-2.
The "Azrael" weapon, named after the angel of death, is said to have the ability to change your fate and it upgrades your chain bonus when equipped. The Xbox 360 exclusive weapon may be purchased from Chocolina (chapter 2 and onward in the main game) for 80 Microsoft points. The DLC will be available on Feburary 7 in Europe and PAL territories.
For a closer look at the weapon, click here to view it in its bow form and here in its sword form or you can also check out the gameplay trailer below to see the weapon used in action.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is available for North America on January 31 and Europe on February 3.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Trailer
Now that Square Enix has released Final Fantasy XIII-2 in Japan, they have released a trailer to show their line up of DLC which will be coming to Japanese gamers very soon. The trailer shows off a new costume for Noel, two new costumes for Serah (one of which is a bikini), a costume for Lightning and a new monster to fight and recruit, Omega.
You can view the trailer after the jump.
A Closer Look at Final Fantasy XIII-2's Enviorments and Historia Crux
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Square Enix continues to promote Final Fantasy XIII-2 by giving us a closer look at two of aspects of the game: the many enviorments featured in the game and the Historia Crux System.
The environment video shows footage of Serah and Noel exploring the terrain, pointing out that you can revisit familiar places or discover and explore new ones over different periods of time.
This other video is four and a half minutes long and focuses a lot on the Historia Crux system, the menu's appearance and how the system works. Also shows off the accessiblitiy of choccobos and some field locations such as Bresha and Academia.
If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out the enchanced battle system trailer and both the basic and expert battle system videos.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is due to be out in Japan on Decemeber 15, with a western release in North America on January 31 and in Europe on February 3.
Click the jump to view the two videos.