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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.

Thanks to forum member Kaos24X for the link.]]> http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=Final-Fantasy-XIII-runs-in-576p-on-Xbox-360--525
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.

1080p PS3 Version
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As always the crew tackle listen questions, this time hammering a familiar target, Final Fantasy XII.

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eu.playstation.com went to the event with questions from the PlayStation community.]]> http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=FFXIII-to-Sponsor-the-2010-NBA-All-Star-Game--520
FFXIII will receive significant presence during the broadcast on ESPN and there will also be a dedicated FINAL FANTASY XIII area at NBA All-Star Jam Session where fans will be able to preview the videogame.]]> http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=FFXIII-SE-XB360-Console-Bundle--519
- XB360 LE 250GB
- 2 Wireless Controllers
- AV Cable
- Headset
- Network cable
- Copy of FF XIII
- FFXIII Faceplate

All for $399.]]> http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=Tech-Analysis-Final-Fantasy-XIII--518 http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=FFXIII-Character-Concept-Art--517
Still no signs of Nomura's illustrations yet.]]> http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=Xbox-360-version-confirmed-to-be-3-disks--516 http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=FFXIII-Limited-Edition-Guide--515
The Limited Edition Guide will include a comprehensive story recap, illustrated with exclusive artwork. The Guides will also be sequentially numbered too and printed on top-grade 100# paper.]]> http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=No-Towns-Because-They-Are-Too-Much-Work--514
The game’s linearity was just because depicting towns and so on like we did before was impossible to do on an “HD” console – it was too much work.

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GDC is scheduled to take place from March 9th to 13th 2010.]]>