Only XIII Days Until the End of the World in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Looking forward to this one, let's hope they don't mess it up.

How is this game not out yet?

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I did not like 13 but I am playing 13-2 and it is a lot better. I think I'll play this eventually.

More heroes should take the time to look nice for their epic adventures.

As a pretty big fan of FFXIII and FFXIII-2, I'm definitely looking forward to this, especially considering the overhaul of the combat system.

I'm surprised only a few of those costumes are overly revealing. I expected FFX-2 levels of scantily clad Lightning.

I am honestly a tiny bit disappointed.

Just finished XIII-2 last week. For some reason I keep thinking that this one's out in september, and then realise I'm half a year off. Looking forward to it though.

I really liked XIII, I liked XIII-2 less(particularly the "ending") but i'm excited for Lightning Returns. Shame the release date is so far away.

Is it weird that the only thing that excites me about this game are all the different outfits (and absolutely nothing else)? This is coming from a guy that picked up both XIII and XIII-2.

Square must be laughing their asses off that people complain but still keep buying the games anyway.

I always get pretty excited for this until I remember the release date. They should really hold off on marketing until at most 2 months before it comes out.

At this rate it wont be long until there are more terrible games bearing the Final Fantasy title than good ones...

Wait, the brightest lights don't cast the darkest shadows. That doesn't even make sense.

@itbestefyo: Muted trailer, play music, instantly better.

Ah well that would make more sense. I was thinking it was like the DLC for XII-2 except turned up to 11.

EDIT: I admit, I bought the ME outfits haha

@ptys: After doing some digging around, I noticed that the DLC prices were something like this:

$3.00 for Costumes ($1.49 on PSN as of this post)

$1.00 for Weapons ($1.00)

$3-5.00 for Additional Missions/Side-Story DLC

The $3.00 per costume is a bit on the pricey side of things, but if they bundle them together, I could see it working out. Then again, I'm fairly positive that most of the costumes will be available in-game; when costumes are a huge part of the combat, it'd be criminal to lock them up behind a paywall.

The outfits are basically job classes, if I understand right.

I dunno wtf is up with the outfits, but they definitely learned from their mistakes last time around. Maybe this one will be even closer to good haha

I feel like I would be so far behind on the story by now that i'm sure if I could play this one. And I think the number of outfits come from them being semi customizable.

Even if this is "good" I can't see myself playing it without finishing the other two, something I'm very doubtful I'll ever do. At this point I just want to see them move on from XIII so I might be properly interested in a FF again.

XV looks like it could be cool.

Yeah I was going by the FF13-2 price as they're like $6 a pop if I remember correctly? Would be nice for them to open it up and have all costumes at an affordable price.

I look forward to this.

@themanwithnoplan: This is the end of the trilogy, so once this drops, you're free to look forward to FFXV.

If I had to make a guess, I'd assume that @ptys was using the XIII-2 DLC prices as a reference. It seems like a solid idea, but the outfits in this game actually have an impact on gameplay, so I'm sure that'll affect how much SE sells it for. I'm fairly positive that the DLC will be reasonably priced (unless SE pulls a Capcom).

As far as the actual game goes, I'm looking forward to it. XIII-2 made a lot of improvements over XIII, so we can only hope that the trend continues in the future. The premise has potential, Fang is back, and the gameplay looks better than the other games in the series, so I'll take all of that as a good sign.

C'mon Square Enix! Get some good feelings going before FFXV comes out!

Then I am a terrible person.

Where have they said anything about DLC pricing for the game yet?

*High fives*

a bad game for bad people

They charge way too much for the outfits. Should just come in packs, or god forbid be complimentary.

I'm more interested in how people take the game then the game itself.

Actually, I have no interest in playing the game myself.

I really do wonder how well this game will do? I think a lot of core gamers are souring on Square Enix and Final Fantasy games, so each time one come out it is interesting to see how well it sells and where. I really think this one will do poorly in North America unless by some miracle it reviews extremely well - I mean 10s and 9.5s....so I mean it would have to review spectacularly.

I'm excited for this game. It looks not terrible. I like the costumes. Final Fantasy XIII was not THAT bad, and XIII-2 was better, so I'm hoping this keeps the series heading in a positive direction.

I really enjoyed FF13 and I enjoyed 13-2 for the most part (I liked the story for the most part, but the 100% ending totally ruins Caius' character). I'm glad they're still experimenting a bit with this series though.

Is this a JRPG? I can't tell...

*oozes sarcasm*

This looks rad.

Lightning's a decent character and a pretty lady, but I still don't see how something can be a Final Fantasy game without a party, no matter what outfit she's wearing.

I am looking forward to this, still feeling a little weird about only playing as one character, but I liked the first two so I'm sure I'll like this too.

Also is that equipment changing her looks or is there just a fuckton of dlc costumes?

It's coming out AFTER the next-gen consoles hit? Man, I thought this was coming out this year. Huh...that's pretty interesting.

Yaaaaaaay I can't wait

Seeing as how much i hated 13 I cant imagine this will ever end up on my shelf.

@zacagawea: Maybe they brought that crazy ass dress-shere mechanic from X-2 back. .myst

Soooo I played XIII and I didn't like it too much. Never tried XIII-2, but I heard it was better than XIII. Can anyone clarify this and tell me how 2 was better than the first? Also, this seems neat, but do you JUST play as Lightning?

That's a lot of costumes.

Why such a focus on fucking outfits? C'mon.

Game seems okay, though.

@umdesch4: they already have a Final Fantasy 14, it re-releases on Aug. 27th. They've even announced FFXV already.

Fuck Square. Free Eidos.

It took me a bit of playing to warm up to Final Fantasy 13, but once I did I really enjoyed it.

Final Fantasy XII-2 I really enjoyed from the beginning. I think it's a little misunderstood for being "another FFXIII game".

Gonna admit, Lightning Returns looks really cool and I'll probably pick it up too. D:

Oh my gosh so many outfits!

It's not a proper Final Fantasy direct sequel without dress spheres!