Final Fantasy XIII - 2

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by yezhanquan

Not just the looks. Sakamoto out-did herself in the ice department.

This just makes me .

Sure i can rewatch clips with the original Japanese audio, though it's not the same.

[yezhanquan]

There was a reason I insisted that my friend get the game along with a Lightning-themed controller. Sure, it was more ex, but hell yeah, it was worth it.

[ZephyrLeanne]

Originally Posted by yezhanquan

"It took half the story for Snow to grow a brain, and Hope to grow a spine.

Shouldn't that be half a story for Hope to GAIN his balls!?

[yezhanquan]

Well, considering his age, the balls can come later.

[JagdPanther]

Originally Posted by yezhanquan

There was a reason I insisted that my friend get the game along with a Lightning-themed controller. Sure, it was more ex, but hell yeah, it was worth it.

I am so jealous of the Japanese. I wanted the Lightning-themed PS3 sooooooo badly.

[yezhanquan]

I once joked with my friend that we should get one, and then fly to Japan and try to get Sakamoto Maaya to sign on it.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by ZephyrLeanne

Shouldn't that be half a story for Hope to GAIN his balls!?

I must prefer this statement over brains.

Hope just need a hug really, that's all.

Originally Posted by yezhanquan

I once joked with my friend that we should get one, and then fly to Japan and try to get Sakamoto Maaya to sign on it.

& probably get arrested in the process, though it would be totally worth it.

This is all kinds of awesome, so i must share.

Spoiler for NSFW!:

[McMilk]

Speaking of Maaya, I only got FF13 on Japanese because of her

But I just realized, SE sure likes to use her... Aerith, Aya Brea, Lightning, and I think, I think she's the narrator of the newest (currently the only) FF Type-0 trailer. Not that it's a bad thing, in fact, I think it's WAY COOL.

^And omg the picture.

[Leo Keichi]

Originally Posted by yezhanquan

Not just the looks. Sakamoto out-did herself in the ice department.

And that's why I keep on saying that including the original voices in the games wouldn't hurt at all. It's not even like it's much work.

In the conference, SE also showed a trailer discussing about Fabula Nova Crystallis' mythology:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mQT3NGqHrs

Here's the translation, copied from this site.

Spoiler for Long:

Once upon a time, a god ruled the world. He was called Buniberzei.

Buniberzei defeated his mother, the goddess Muin, and took control of the world for himself.

Muin disappeared into the unseen world--the invisible world.


Buniberzei was a god with many troubles.

The world, it was certain, was destined to die.

He believed this was a curse laid on the world by his mother Muin. Buniberzei knew he had to destroy her.

To do this, he must search for the door. The door to the invisible world where his mother waited.


Using his will alone, he created the first fal’Cie.

First, he created fal’Cie Pulse.

The duty he laid on him was to open the world, and search for the door to Muin.

Next, he created fal’Cie Etro.

But it was a mistake. Unknowingly, he created her exactly in the image of Muin.

Buniberzei feared her, and gave Etro no power of her own.

Instead, he created fal’Cie Lindzei.

The duty he laid on him was to protect Buniberzei from all who might seek to destroy him.

Buniberzei gave Lindzei one special duty. To wake him once the time came.

Then he turned to crystal, and fell into an endless sleep.


Pulse wished to expand the world, so he created many fal’Cie and l’Cie.

Lindzai wished to protect the world, so he created many fal’Cie and l’Cie.

But Etro was powerless, and could do nothing of her own.

Lonely, she thought of her mother, who she so resembled.

Etro tore at her body, letting her blood flow to the earth, and disappeared from the visible world.

From that blood, torn from her body, sprung humankind.

Creatures that were born, only to die.


The destruction of the visible world was no curse, only fate.

The world was divided into two halves, the visible and the invisible.

If the balance between these two were destroyed, the world itself would be destroyed.

The goddess Muin could do nothing to stop this fate.

She was being swallowed into the chaos of the invisible world.

Just before her last moment, Etro came to her side.

Muin told Etro that she must protect the balance of the world, before slipping into the chaos forever.

But Etro was foolish, and didn’t know the meaning behind Muin’s words.


Etro was lonely, but she felt affection for those humans who live only to die.

As they died, she smiled, and gave them chaos.

The chaos Etro gave them, the humans named “heart”.

Their hearts would become their power, but the humans did not yet know this.

Soon, they called Pulse the all powerful ruler. Lindzei they named their protector, and Etro... Etro the named ‘death’.

The humans lived on the world, hold chaos inside them.

Because they held chaos so close, the world once again was in balance.

And Buniberzei still sleeps. A crystal.

Until the end of forever...

[problemedchild]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

It'll still be 20+ weeks before I might possibly get myself a PS3... but should ask now first.

Only the voice-over is Japanese in the Chinese version right? Everything else ( menu/etc ) are fully translated to Chinese/English?

AFAIK, it's all Chinese/English with the Japanese dub.

Originally Posted by k//eternal

At least they're way less dumb than the party members in Persona 3

That's not saying much....

[King Lycan]

SE should focus on releasing Versus before this :/

[Von Himmel]

Originally Posted by Leo Keichi

And that's why I keep on saying that including the original voices in the games wouldn't hurt at all. It's not even like it's much work.

In the conference, SE also showed a trailer discussing about Fabula Nova Crystallis' mythology:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mQT3NGqHrs

Here's the translation, copied from this site.

Spoiler for Long:

Once upon a time, a god ruled the world. He was called Buniberzei.

Buniberzei defeated his mother, the goddess Muin, and took control of the world for himself.

Muin disappeared into the unseen world--the invisible world.


Buniberzei was a god with many troubles.

The world, it was certain, was destined to die.

He believed this was a curse laid on the world by his mother Muin. Buniberzei knew he had to destroy her.

To do this, he must search for the door. The door to the invisible world where his mother waited.


Using his will alone, he created the first fal’Cie.

First, he created fal’Cie Pulse.

The duty he laid on him was to open the world, and search for the door to Muin.

Next, he created fal’Cie Etro.

But it was a mistake. Unknowingly, he created her exactly in the image of Muin.

Buniberzei feared her, and gave Etro no power of her own.

Instead, he created fal’Cie Lindzei.

The duty he laid on him was to protect Buniberzei from all who might seek to destroy him.

Buniberzei gave Lindzei one special duty. To wake him once the time came.

Then he turned to crystal, and fell into an endless sleep.


Pulse wished to expand the world, so he created many fal’Cie and l’Cie.

Lindzai wished to protect the world, so he created many fal’Cie and l’Cie.

But Etro was powerless, and could do nothing of her own.

Lonely, she thought of her mother, who she so resembled.

Etro tore at her body, letting her blood flow to the earth, and disappeared from the visible world.

From that blood, torn from her body, sprung humankind.

Creatures that were born, only to die.


The destruction of the visible world was no curse, only fate.

The world was divided into two halves, the visible and the invisible.

If the balance between these two were destroyed, the world itself would be destroyed.

The goddess Muin could do nothing to stop this fate.

She was being swallowed into the chaos of the invisible world.

Just before her last moment, Etro came to her side.

Muin told Etro that she must protect the balance of the world, before slipping into the chaos forever.

But Etro was foolish, and didn’t know the meaning behind Muin’s words.


Etro was lonely, but she felt affection for those humans who live only to die.

As they died, she smiled, and gave them chaos.

The chaos Etro gave them, the humans named “heart”.

Their hearts would become their power, but the humans did not yet know this.

Soon, they called Pulse the all powerful ruler. Lindzei they named their protector, and Etro... Etro the named ‘death’.

The humans lived on the world, hold chaos inside them.

Because they held chaos so close, the world once again was in balance.

And Buniberzei still sleeps. A crystal.

Until the end of forever...

...And FF 13 suddenly becomes deep....
So it's official then that versus and 13 are both in the same world ? I read in that youtube page that Versus also mention Etro in the trailer..

[yezhanquan]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

I must prefer this statement over brains.

Hope just need a hug really, that's all.


& probably get arrested in the process, though it would be totally worth it.

This is all kinds of awesome, so i must share.

The brains were for Snow, btw.

As for the signing, we'll probably pick one event where she shows up expecting to sign merchandise of a different sort (her new CD?).

[Syntron]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

This is all kinds of awesome, so i must share.

Spoiler for NSFW!:

Dear good Sir, would you please stop this unreasonable shipping? You make Vanille cry! Here is some countershipping for your viewing pleasure:

Spoiler for funny :D:

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Syntron

Spoiler for funny :D:

Brilliant.

[JagdPanther]

Originally Posted by Syntron

Dear good Sir, would you please stop this unreasonable shipping? You make Vanille cry! Here is some countershipping for your viewing pleasure:

Spoiler for funny :D:

Bwahahahahahaha!

[yezhanquan]

Lightning's attitude in the strip is her at the beginning of the game. If we take her as she was end-game... I don't know.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by yezhanquan

Lightning's attitude in the strip is her at the beginning of the game. If we take her as she was end-game... I don't know.

Which makes this point clear: ice-queen Lightning can be hilarious when used the correct way.

[Leo Keichi]

Originally Posted by Flyvedelta

...And FF 13 suddenly becomes deep....
So it's official then that versus and 13 are both in the same world ? I read in that youtube page that Versus also mention Etro in the trailer..

It was always official they are in the same world. But even so, there's not going to be so many connections between the two games. Look at what happened with Agito XIII. The team making Versus XIII is completely different, and we probably won't even see any character from XIII in it, and the locations have different styles. The general world will be the same, but Versus can be considered a separate game, basically.

[Syntron]

Originally Posted by Leo Keichi

It was always official they are in the same world. But even so, there's not going to be so many connections between the two games. Look at what happened with Agito XIII. The team making Versus XIII is completely different, and we probably won't even see any character from XIII in it, and the locations have different styles. The general world will be the same, but Versus can be considered a separate game, basically.

#100 Sniped

I dont like Versus, its too dark and allready soaking with emo, especially the main protagonist.