Final Fantasy XIII

Square Enix have finally solved the age old question of "ass or crotch" with their Shiva design for Final Fantasy XIII. The answer? Give 'em both.

 

While I've seen this thing in action before, most you haven't. So take a look at these, showing Shiva in her Gestalt mode. The core design itself, in the top pic, is great. Typical Square Enix flamboyance, bringing together the wheel and the chassis, the ebony and ivory, all in an elegant, refined, completely over-the-top package.

 

But then look below. Being a motorcycle (at least in Gestalt mode) means Shiva must be ridden. Would you ride the coupling of two God-like women while one stared up your nose and the other sniffed at your butt?

Think carefully before answering...

svajoniu mocas

Final Fantasy XIII is a multi-platform game — which has some people worried about a dip in quality. Square Enix is here to ease those fears. That's nice!

 

"The team is targeting to create an equal experience on both the 360 and the PS3, so there are no limitations," says Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase. "For example, right now we're working on the PS3 version first, and once we've completed that we'll really know how much game there will be to fit onto the Xbox 360 discs."

 

Kitase goes on to say that Square Enix currently does not know how many discs the Xbox 360 version will need, but does offer this: "There won't be a chance that we'll compromise anything because, oh it didn't fit in the 360 discs so we'll have to take it out of the PS3 version, or vice versa."

taigi square sako del kokybes nesijaudint,ji bus vienoda abiejose konsolese,kad ir kiek disku prireiktu x360 versijai

Cia kam idomu apie FFXIII zaidimo grafika http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/final-fa...-on-360-article

jo idomiai ten viskas.na tiesiog konsoles an tiek skirtingos,kad reikia viska beveik perkurti,pakeisti,priderint. jo darbo tikrai daug,bet nera nieko ko negalima butu padaryt,kaip yra pasake Burnout:Paradise kurejai

The technical director for Criterion (Burnout Paradise) wants to put a stop to a persistent cliché in development: The idea that some game or project is maxing out a console's capabilities.

 

Such a claim is "proof that you're not the best," Richard Parr said to Eurogamer. "It means you're out of ideas."

 

The line of reasoning - those who are truly pushing the boundaries of game development are discovering more and different things to do, not finding their options limited and shrinking. I agree. The capabilities of a console can be measured objectively in, say, polygons, framerate, etc. But the totality of a game experience? How do you honestly get to a point where you say "Well, that game is right at the limit"?

 

Criterion senior engineer Alex Fry chimed in: "You always find new ways to do things, the constraints lift. Not just with a new console generation but with every game you do. ... The constraints go away because you learn. While it's nice to say you've maxed something out, there's not really any point."

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naujas FF XIII veikejas Shonen Jump . Tai baltaplaukis vaikinas matytas E3 treileri.Jo ginklas bumerangas,ir jis bus kazkuo susijas su Vanile.

Presumably from Weekly Shonen Jump, the focus is heavy on the white-haired boy seen in the E3 2009 trailer. The article states that his name is Hope Estheim.

 

According to the details revealed about him, his weapon is a boomerang. There's also a bit of friction between himself and Snow, following the events occurring in the demo when Hope's mother falls from a ruined bridge. To add to that, a point is made about his short temper. Also mentioned is how he hugs Vanille.

 

Speaking of Vanille, her weapon is described as being similar to a fishing rod. Enemies are struck by a needle on the end of the wire. Also in line with battles, Lightning's limit break has been revealed to be called Area Blast. Sounds flashy and, knowing Square Enix, it probably is.

 

A final point the magazine touches upon is about the l'Cie. My Japanese is far from perfect, but from what I can gather, l'Cie who fail to complete their mission within the designated time period become "Cie corpses" - a monster.