Take a Look at Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII's New Battle System

@mrcool11: It's freaking out on my iPad Air, too. Weird.

I clicked on the video and now I'm here I can't be bothered watching it.

Ok then, I'll watch it... Actually, that looks pretty alright. I'd probably consider it if I didn't have to finish the first and second games. (Played XIII for about 40 hours.)

@mrcool11: yours too? I thought it might have been my connection, which is silly considering it is fibre optic!

@gunstarred: You don't really. Story barely makes sense in the first one, and then the second one undoes it. I have skipped the second one. Combat is the fun part.

Lightning looks fierce. But her personality is boring.

With all those video glitches, I am gonna assume that Final Fantasy 13 takes place in the Animus.

I'd hold hands with a girl in real life that looks like Lightning. I wouldn't let her have my soul though.

Don't care much for the story was mostly non-sense parts that are only interesting stand-alone whilst the big picture save the world story is boring at best. Lightning is a pretty alright character. Probably in the top 5 protagonists(after Cloud, Squall, FF6 hero whose name I can't remember), and Zidane, in no particular order).

The combat was sub-par in 13 mostly because you mostly just clicked on the auto thing 99% of the time and there was a real lack of experimentation, and a lack of incentive to experimentation. That being said I like that they are just sticking to FF13 and trying to make it better. It makes little business sense to just always rewrite your combat system, they should just make a fantastic one and keep improving it. I think they should start combining all of the successful mechanics they have used in the past(to a greater extend than they are). Missing in FF is frustrating and annoying, making it more skill based is a good idea(maybe squall style trigger is a good idea), active dodging also seems like a good idea. Stagger is a good idea, synergy between spells is a good idea, more customizability with element immunity and absorbing would be cool, like ff8, characters attacking together like FF9 and not this dumb ultimate system they have added. They just have so much under their belt it seems dumb to throw is away at every game.

The demo was pretty cool, also sunglasses and dragoon armor is totally badass.

@lordwafflemoose: THAT GIF IS ADORABLE. WHERE IS IT FROM?

*ahem* This game looks fun. I'm going to buy it.

It's weird that they stopped such a successful franchise with the advent of the PS2, but I'm sure they had their reasons.

more garbage from Square-Enix. FFXIII was an abortion. I don't see why they're trying to cram this shit down our throats. And speaking of which.....is this even ever going to come out?? or are they trying to set a new record in dev time.

oh well. I'm passing either way. That shit-show that was FFXIII turned me from this series. Show me you actually know what you're doing with it again and maybe I'll care.