Final Fantasy XIII first debuted in May 2006 at E3--most of us probably remember the trailer--and just yesterday Yoichi Wada, president of Square Enix, announced the game will not be hitting outside Japan until April 2010 or later. Prospectively, right now we're about two thirds through the four year waiting period for Final Fantasy XIII, still so much is yet to be known about the game and what is known doesn't all piece together so far.
The setting for Final Fantasy XIII is the world of Pulse and the floating city of Cocoon. While Pulse is home to much of humanity, it is largely wilderness with a range of critters and lofty beasts; adversely Cocoon is nothing short of a metropolis and sanctuary for humanity, said to be created by a free-thinking Crystal originating from Pulse. Cocoon is home to highly advanced machinery and weaponry, with quite the arsenal, from an air force to armies of soldiers, much of which are shown off in the title's trailers chasing down Lighting as she invades Cocoon.
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A couple weeks ago in the article about the state of Final Fantasy a curious title was mentioned, Dissidia: Final Fantasy. As stated then, most Final Fantasy fans hungry for some pure RPG gameplay won't find what they're hoping for in Dissidia, but no-less a lot of Final Fantasy fans are looking forward to it. What exactly fans are looking forward to is a split between what has made Super Smash Bros. such a hit: fandom and gameplay.
Dissidia is a fighting game, but not in the traditional sense. Unlike Smash Bros., which has 3D characters battling it out on a 2D plain, Dissidia features characters fighting in 3D in fully 3D environments. As another comparison, battles are like those of Kingdom Hearts rather than Street Fighter. The characters of Dissidia, which are at least the initial draw for those waiting for the game, are the protagonists and antagonists from nearly every past main series Final Fantasy game. If you're a fan of Final Fantasy VI, you can expect to have wild battles between Terra and Kefka; if you're a fan of Final Fantasy IX, Zidane versus Kuja will certainly bring back memories. The only game not represented by a character so far in Dissidia is Final Fantasy XII, but a recent announcement stated that it would be present within the game. Further more, the character designer for all the characters in the title is Tetsuya Nomura. Nomura however was only the original designer for Final Fantasy VII, VIII and X, not the rest of the series.
When IGN got to play Final Fantasy Dissidia this time last year at Tokyo Game Show 2007, they absolutely loved the game, so has much changed in a year?
It doesn't seem so at all, as Ryan Clements commented that Dissidia for the PSP is a must have title and his only regret was that he didn't get to spend longer playing the game. Apparently the queues were quite long, which is a good sign.
Here is Ryan's conclusion from his time with the game:
"Although I only just scratched the surface of what Dissidia has to offer, considering all the special techniques, wall running and aerial combos to be found, this is a PSP title that should not be missed."
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