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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 survey: What qualities do you most like about Lightning?

By: Erren Van Duine North American fans, Square Enix is looking for your opinion. A survey for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII has opened over on Square’s North American Member’s site. “With Lightning returning for the finale of the FINAL FANTASY XIII trilogy, we wanted to ask you guys one simple question about one of the strongest heroines in the franchise.” So the question is, “What qualities … Continue reading Square Enix survey: What qualities do you most like about Lightning?

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Toriyama: Lightning Returns will be the most “complete and polished game in the Final Fantasy series”

By: Erren Van Duine Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be the most “complete and polished game in the Final Fantasy series” according to Motomu Toriyama. Citing a recent interview with VG247, the director spoke about all things Final Fantasy 25th anniversary and included a brief bit on his latest project, Lightning Returns. While not due to launch until next year, Toriyama reminds us that … Continue reading Toriyama: Lightning Returns will be the most “complete and polished game in the Final Fantasy series”

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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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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Developer Interview

By: Erren Van Duine Previously detailed here, we now have Famitsu’s full Lightning Returns interview in full. The game’s lead development staff including Director Motomu Toriyama, Producer Yoshinori Kitase, Art Director Isamu Kamikokuryou and Game Design Director Yuji Abe have assembled to tell all following last week’s reveal of the finale to Lightning’s saga. Kitase: Including the initial development of novels and FFXIII-2’s DLC, Lightning … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Developer Interview

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Discussion: The calm before the storm – Lightning’s journey and the third entry to the Final Fantasy XIII saga

By: Erren Van Duine As version 3.0 of the site makes progress, I felt what better time it’d be than to start some weekly discussion amongst readers. Topics will be fairly simple – meant more to gauge what the community at large feels and how they’ve reacted over certain things. The first one deals with an announcement not too far away from now. Perhaps the … Continue reading Discussion: The calm before the storm – Lightning’s journey and the third entry to the Final Fantasy XIII saga

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The future of the Final Fantasy XIII saga to be revealed in September

The main focus of Square Enix lately has been surrounding the future of Final Fantasy XIII.  It has been noted that the future of this saga will be revealed this September at the upcoming Final Fantasy 25th anniversary event. According to the latest update from Square Enix’s own site, all even plans have been outlined.  These even plants include various stage exhibits from 8/31 to … Continue reading The future of the Final Fantasy XIII saga to be revealed in September

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Motomu Toriyama hints at a possible Final Fantasy XIII-2 sequel

By: Erren Van Duine The Final Fantasy XIII-2 Ultimania Omega has made it out into the wild, and with that comes the usual bits of information contained within. In addition to a collection of artworks from the game, including rough character sketches of Lightning, Hope, Serah and Caius by Tetsuya Nomura, the guide also features a brief interview with staff members Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu … Continue reading Motomu Toriyama hints at a possible Final Fantasy XIII-2 sequel

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