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Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2

Posted Jan 29, 2011 at 7:52AM EST by Glenn M.

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: final fantasy xiii, final fantasy xiii-2, Motomu Toriyama, Square Enix
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1. Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2
2. The fall of Cocoon
3. The new characters

There are many possible reasons why Square Enix decided to give Final Fantasy XIII a direct sequel, but according to Motomu Toriyama, it's because a lot of fans all over the world wanted it. So now we have Lightning in a new look, battles a man described to be her rival, and goes further into the game's story. The game director goes deeper into that.

 

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If you'd recall, Final Fantasy XIII Ultimate Hits International also came with Final Fantasy XIII Episode i, a short epilogue that tells the story of what happened after the events in the game. There, the characters move back into their regular non-L'Cie lives, and ends with Lightning exploring a darker world.

 

This, according to Toriyama, serves as a prequel to Final Fantasy XIII-2.

 

 




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# RE: Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2Glenn M. 2011-01-29 09:50
maybe sazh will be riding his pet chocobo now?

i'm also pretty psyched about the new travel system and the world full of people. i really hope it's a lot less linear this time

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# RE: Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2luckymouse 2011-01-29 11:17
And I still hate the new look they gave lightning. Doesn't make sense whatsoever.

ライトのイメチェンは許せないん
こんな恰好にすると、彼女はもう ライトじゃないんだ

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# This guy....John Jason 2011-01-29 11:54
Motomu Toryiama is the Uwe Boll of the gaming industry...I wonder if I can find a petition against his career too.

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# RE: Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2Phane 2011-01-29 12:10
Fans "wanted" a sequel to FFXIII but there's still no Chrono in the pipeline? SE is really out of touch with their fans.

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# ..Afrit 2011-01-29 12:14
"it's because a lot of fans all over the world wanted it. "

I think he wanted to say:

It's because a lot of fans all over the world didn't appreciated it well. sales didn't meet expectations. so we needed to milk it more.

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+1 # RE: ..video gamer 2011-01-29 13:56
that is not even the definition of milking? Milking is when something is VERY successful (IE: FFVII). This is not milking, if anything, it is trying to fix all the problems of the first game to give fans a better impression.

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# wellfearlubu 2011-01-30 03:04
they could have just made another game altogether rather than use XIII's bad name

now fan(boy/girl)s are still rabidly bitching about a FFVII remake. soooo yeah, there is no excuse for this

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# RE: Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2Esroc 2011-01-29 12:15
The real reason they're making a sequel is because it's cheaper than making a brand new game. They already have all the resources from the last game and a story to build on. It's all about the money.

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# RE: Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2darkphoenix07 2011-01-29 13:12
Everything is sounding like a real Final Fantasy except that we still dont know about the battle system which I hope they go back to the old times Turn Based Active system. And not just a generic action adventure system like FF crisis core or FFXII.

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# ...fortex 2011-01-29 16:39
Would the story be good? 13 had a very cheesy story.

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# i doubtfearlubu 2011-01-30 03:05
a spinoff/sequel off a game with a crappy story will turn out good

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# RE: Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2-_- 2011-01-29 16:59
God I hope it's a open world game like the old final fantasy!

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+1 # RE: Motomu Toriyama talks Final Fantasy XIII-2Deino 2011-01-29 23:26
Its funny how fast they'll be pulling in this game.

The length of time needed the last time definitely has something to do with the 360 version.

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