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You have 13 days to save the world in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

By: Erren Van Duine The Lightning Returns marketing team is at it again following the three day weekend. While they’re still holding back on releasing new information, the team says they’re in the final stages of preparation for the full-scale launch. The teaser site will also be seeing a renewal soon. With Jump Festa less than a month away, it’s widely speculated that the game … Continue reading You have 13 days to save the world in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

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Lightning Returns team reaches development milestone, expects to improve game quality through playtest feedback

By: Erren Van Duine The Lightning Returns Facebook and Twitter accounts have seen recaps over this past week on topics such as battle customization, time elements, and even day and night cycles. Today, producer Yoshinori Kitase spoke up for the first time in quite a while, providing a little insight on where Lightning Returns is currently headed, as well as when we can expect some new information. Kitase … Continue reading Lightning Returns team reaches development milestone, expects to improve game quality through playtest feedback

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII battle system customization recap

By: Erren Van Duine The official Lightning Returns Facebook is recapping things once again. To start the week off they’re revisiting some of the game’s battle systems, which were detailed during the Final Fantasy 25th anniversary presentation. “Hello! Today we’re looking back at the battle system. If you remember Yuji Abe’s presentation, he talked about “Customizing Lightning.” This mechanic is completely different from the previous two … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII battle system customization recap

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Day and night cycles to play an important role in the story of Lightning Returns

By: Erren Van Duine As promised, Square Enix’s marketing team has started updating the official Lightning Returns Facebook once again. Today’s update is a brief look back at the announcement event, as well as a hint at more content to come in the following weeks. “Hello! Let’s look back at the Final Fantasy exhibition. Revealed in September, this is some of the concept art that was shown … Continue reading Day and night cycles to play an important role in the story of Lightning Returns

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Square Enix promises more on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII soon

By: Erren Van Duine After taking a bit of a hiatus, it seems the Lightning Returns hype machine is ready to go once again. A messaged appeared today across both the official Twitter and Facebook pages for the game stating: “Hello everyone! The official LRFFXIII Facebook was on hiatus for a while but will resume as of today! From here on, producer Kitase and the … Continue reading Square Enix promises more on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII soon

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Tetsuya Nomura’s work on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is complete

By: Erren Van Duine Speaking with Famitsu, Final Fantasy creator Tetsuya Nomura had a brief update to share regarding his role in the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII sequel. Much like the first two games, his involvement is quite minimal. Nomura is handling the main character designs once again which includes Lightning, Hope and now Snow Villiers confirmed for a reappearance. “For Lightning Returns I created … Continue reading Tetsuya Nomura’s work on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is complete

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Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX was in development before Final Fantasy X HD

By: Erren Van Duine This week’s Famitsu follows up with yet another interview with Tetsuya Nomura. In addition to last week’s reveal on Kingdom Hearts HD, the director briefly comments on Final Fantasy X as well as the status of Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Speaking with Famitsu, Nomura revealed that the decision to start on Kingdom Hearts HD was done before Final Fantasy X, which … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX was in development before Final Fantasy X HD

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What is Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII?

By: Erren Van Duine It’s been less than a year since Final Fantasy XIII-2 launched worldwide, bringing with it higher praise than its predecessor. The praise was deserved, the game improving on many aspects of FFXIII – though its story left many perplexed. It arguably created more questions than it answered, leaving fans in the dark and trying to piece together what happened. DLC was … Continue reading What is Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII?

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