Game Informer have interviewed producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama about the the process and the challenges involved in making Final Fantasy XIII.
The interview also confirms that there are still more titles in the Fabula Nova Crystallis project that have not been announced.
Square Enix has announced that over 5 million copies of FFXIII have shipped worldwide. 3 million of which were shipped for the North American and Europe releases.
Square Enix has also announced that total worldwide shipments for the Final Fantasy franchise have now topped the 96 million units.
Following the launch of FFXIII, Sony has announced that a Final Fantasy XIII personal space will be available from March 11th in both NA and PAL regions as well as FFXIII themed furniture.
No price for the personal space as well as the furniture has been announced, however it should be noted that said space was free in Japan.
If you haven't already gone out and bought the game, here's something that might convince you to get it. Buying a PS3 copy of the game will give you a chance to become a Final Fantasy XIV beta tester, as well as getting a secret item for Final Fantasy XIV.
Players who purchase a copy of FINAL FANTASY XIII for PS3 will receive a FINAL FANTASY XIV secret in-game item and be able to enter for a potential opportunity to become a beta tester for FINAL FANTASY XIV for PS3.
Included inside copies of the initial production run of FINAL FANTASY XIII for PS3 are Campaign Codes printed on a special SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS Point Card. Players can register at SQUARE ENIX MEMBERS and receive a code to unlock the special FINAL FANTASY XIV limited offer.
Wondering what the reviews are for Final Fantasy XIII? Recently the embargo has been lifted and many reviews are starting to pour in. If you're curious what everyone is saying about the game, click the forum link to find a list of all the reviews given so far about the game. Check back as it will be updated when more reviews start to come in.
Prior to the March 5th Final Fantasy XIII review embargo, GamesRader has released their FFXIII english review. The site awards the title with a perfect 10/10!
It will be interesting to see the consensus of the subsequent english reviews. In light of the criticism the game has received due to its partial linearity.
Square Enix recently released some screenshots of Final Fantasy XIII running on the Xbox 360, and after some analysis it was determined that the screenshots were 576p native resolution scaled to 720p. The screenshots were somewhat shady though since there was a mouse pointer in a few of the screenshots, so I took this information with a grain of salt.
However, recently some people have managed to play Final Fantasy XIII on the 360 themselves, and did some more reliable analysis. As it turns out, the results are much worse. Not only is the gameplay 576p, but the CG cutscenes are as well. Compare that with the PS3 version which has 1080p native cutscenes.
Many people have said that graphics do not matter for a game, just as long as the gameplay is good. For the cutscenes though, it is a little different since you do not 'play' the cutscenes, all you can do is watch them. So that argument simply does not work for this situation.
Here are a couple of screenshots of the differences between the two versions. The first is a screenshot from one of the cfutscenes in the PS3 demo released last year with Advent Children Complete, and the other is the same screenshot, scaled down to 576p, then scaled back up to 1080p. This will be an idea on what it will look like if you were playing the game on a Full 1080p screen.
It's our last episode before Final Fantasy XIII's release, and it's been a long time coming! Kyle, Lauren, David, and Darryl hit up news of an FFXIII Xbox 360 bundle and a collectors edition, Square Enix once again dropping downloadable content for FFXIII, word of Final Fantasy XV from Square Enix, and more!
As always the crew tackle listen questions, this time hammering a familiar target, Final Fantasy XII.
1UP's cover story this month is a week long exclusive blow out of Final Fantasy XIII. Right now, a preview of FFXIII is already unlocked for the public to read, but check back daily as 1UP will unlock the rest of the exclusive information.
Final Fantasy XIII development, XIV rumours, VII remake, and the rumoured Fortress game news are up for discussion this episode. Kyle, Jamie, David and Darryl also tackle listen questions about the old Lost Cutscenes, and Final Fantasy character growth systems.
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