demo is back up on both networks. Go get em and share your opinions.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Game » consists of 11 releases. Released Nov 21, 2013
The final game in Lightning's story arc in the Final Fantasy XIII universe.
FFXiii - 3 demo up on Xbox LIVE / PSN (1/21/13)
How is it? Wish I was able to play it :(
very short demo pretty much the opening of the game, but man so many color to choose from.
@bigjeffrey: What region? It is not available here in the States.
Heard it was taken down or something? How did it run for people that played it? Framerate looked awful the few videos I've seen.
Is there still the neat violin music and Leona Lewis jams?
The 13 series is pretty much founded on violin music. 13-3 continues this trend by remixing the 13 battle theme with more drums and violins.
Sadly, Leona Lewis was only in the first one as the second one had a pop song by Charice who is kind of like Leona Lewis? Maybe 13-3 will return to its Leona Lewis roots.
@iigrayfoxii: Taken down, apparently it was not meant to go up yet, http://squareportal.net/2014/01/15/play-lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-english-demo-and-get-a-special-garb/
Heard it was taken down or something? How did it run for people that played it? Framerate looked awful the few videos I've seen.
It ran pretty fine for me, but does not look so hot in the graphics department.
That's a shame. I was hoping to hear some impressions from y'all, but I guess Youtube will suffice:
That's some high-level shit right there, but if the combat can flow that well with enough practice/execution, I'm down to party with Lightning.
Apparently there's some editing to speed up the battles in some spots, but after looking at other videos, the game still moves pretty well. Did Square do the impossible and make a fun FFXIII game?
Up on PSN right now and downloading.
@toowalrus: You only ever needed a Gold account to get early access to some demos. You never had to have one to just play demos in general. So, to answer your question, no you don't need a Gold account, but then again, you never did in the first place.
edit: From what I've read, this is an early access demo, so you need Gold to play it, but what I said before still stands.
@demoskinos: I was thinking about getting the CE, but I didn't want to get another watch, even if it was a fancy pocket watch. I sure hope the Aeris andYuna costumes pop up on the store later down the line.
Is there still the neat violin music and Leona Lewis jams?
The 13 series is pretty much founded on violin music. 13-3 continues this trend by remixing the 13 battle theme with more drums and violins.
Sadly, Leona Lewis was only in the first one as the second one had a pop song by Charice who is kind of like Leona Lewis? Maybe 13-3 will return to its Leona Lewis roots.
But what about that sick metal track?
Just finished the Demo. Amazing.
My notes:
- Combat is extremely fluid and the potential for exciting late game fights is off the charts.
- Frame rate holds up after FFXIII-2 having a disappointingly low frame rate
- Game still looks amazing even with Next Gen upon us
- The Outerworld features seem neat you can leave messages and items for other players apparently?
- Seems Serah is indeed dead. =(
- I like having a built in screen-shot functionality
I might play around with it some more. Also, was playing with my DS4 which made it all the better. =D
Is it weird that my favorite thing is that you don't auto heal after battles now?
I enjoyed the demo. Except for Lumina not being voiced by Laura Bailey. I miss her already. ;.;
Scratch that. New favorite thing: you can change the color of our outfits.
Is it weird that my favorite thing is that you don't auto heal after battles now?
I enjoyed the demo. Except for Lumina not being voiced by Laura Bailey. I miss her already. ;.;
Scratch that. New favorite thing: you can change the color of our outfits.
Didn't Laura Bailey voice Serah? Lumina is an entirely different being no? I'm a huge Laura bailey fan as well but I think Lumina's voice works she comes off as a playfully devilish trickster of sorts and I think the VO helps get that across.
Is it weird that my favorite thing is that you don't auto heal after battles now?
I enjoyed the demo. Except for Lumina not being voiced by Laura Bailey. I miss her already. ;.;
Scratch that. New favorite thing: you can change the color of our outfits.
Didn't Laura Bailey voice Serah? Lumina is an entirely different being no? I'm a huge Laura bailey fan as well but I think Lumina's voice works she comes off as a playfully devilish trickster of sorts and I think the VO helps get that across.
Yes...but...but the face.
Dammit, man, it's not Serah.
Also
If you can beat the Zaltys boss at the end of the demo and you post your score via Outerworld, you will unlock the Siegfried Garb in the full game. Who is Siegfried, you ask? Play Final Fantasy VI, and more will be revealed.
You have to connect a Facebook or Twitter account and then it post it there.
Also
If you can beat the Zaltys boss at the end of the demo and you post your score via Outerworld, you will unlock the Siegfried Garb in the full game. Who is Siegfried, you ask? Play Final Fantasy VI, and more will be revealed.
Shit, son, Siegfried AND Locke? Lightning knows how to look dapper.
I will not quit until I 5-Star that damn battle.
wait i 5-starred it my first time and i thought i did really badly. i kind of assumed you couldnt get anything other than 5 stars
You can definitely get lower ratings. I got two stars but then I was really adamant about using red mage and heartstealer so I was anything but optimal.
These shit are really tiny, which is a shame since you can take screenshots in game but they come out like this.
I will not quit until I 5-Star that damn battle.
wait i 5-starred it my first time and i thought i did really badly. i kind of assumed you couldnt get anything other than 5 stars
You can definitely get lower ratings. I got two stars but then I was really adamant about using red mage and heartstealer so I was anything but optimal.
huh. i feel better about it now, might actually pick this game up!
I will not quit until I 5-Star that damn battle.
wait i 5-starred it my first time and i thought i did really badly. i kind of assumed you couldnt get anything other than 5 stars
You can definitely get lower ratings. I got two stars but then I was really adamant about using red mage and heartstealer so I was anything but optimal.
huh. i feel better about it now, might actually pick this game up!
What the boss creature? Yeah, I 5 starred it as well first try. I thought I did really badly too.
So I just started the download and since this is PS3, it's gonna take about 2 years to finish, so I might as well ask what the demo is like. Is there any open-worldy stuff in it, or is it just like a cutscene and a battle?
It is a cutscene and then you fight enemies in a smallish area, capping off with a boss fight and a trailer for the game. You get to mess around with some of the classes in the game but it's mostly pure battles.
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