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Yes... In case you haven't noticed yet. A lot of information is starting to pour in. Dengeki Playstation has a two page spread on FFXIII-2 and one of those pages is a interview with Producer Yoshinori Kitase and Director Motomu Toriyama.

• XIII-2's story begins in Gran Pulse after the ending of XIII.
  
• The story will feel like it expands out from the after story that was included in the booklet with Xbox 360's Final Fantasy XIII International.
  
• Outside of Lightning, other characters will appear in the game in unexpected forms. Some will see major changes.
  
• XIII-2 is a full sequel. You'll learn some of the things that took place in the background scenes of XIII.
  
• The story will be more dark and mysterious than XIII's.
  
• The story will focus on the goddess Etro.
  
• The game will not have the pop feel of Final Fantasy X-2
  
• The battle system will be an evolved form of XIII's ATB system.
  
• They're listening to opinions both inside and outside of Square Enix and from outside of Japan regarding characters, story and interface.
  
• There may be a difficulty setting.

More info here

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Following the Battle System details is a interview Tetsyta Nomura gave with Dengeki. Here are some comments translated by Anoop Gantayat.

• Main character Noctis is not "cool." He's just a normal youth. He feels "I am strong," but he's not as strong as he thinks.
  
• Some segments of the trailer show natural landscapes. These are like the fields you encounter in other games. The game will have time progression: morning, afternoon, evening and night.
  
• Contrary to some theories, the dragon rider character who appears in the trailer is not heroine Stella. Nomura says he wouldn't show Stella in such a state. The character you see in that sequence is an enemy.
  
• You can steal army vehicles for your use. You can ride air ships, cars and Chocobos.
  
• The blonde character shown in the trailer is Noctis's friend. The other two characters are friends from Noctis's childhood. The person with glasses is like Noctis's tactician.
  
• You'll recall that someone in the trailer says "You're not fit to be king," or something to that effect. This statement is not directed at Noctis. (I think everyone assumed it was!)
  
• Nomura says something along the lines of: This year, we have Type-0 and XIII-2, so please forget about Versus for a while. He asked that people be patient and understand that they're trying to do something incredible.
  
• At the earliest, we could see more from Versus XIII at E3.

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You can read Anoop's translated summery here, which has a few extra details.


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After getting a nice look of the Final Fantasy Versus XIII battle system that was shown at the 1st Production Department Premier event. Some information on it has surfaced from Dengeki.

• The actual battle screen in the final game will show character names.
  
• Some areas regarding how the battle screen shows commands will probably change for the final.
  
• Magic has different effects depending on the character who uses it.
  
• A young blonde male character shown in the magazine's screenshots is good with guns. He alone has aiming controls and can aim for enemy weak spots.
  
• When other characters use guns, they have just a normal lock-on.
  
• The game has a large number of weapons. Main character Noctis can use them all.
  
• Your battle party can have up to three members. However, the members who aren't taking part in the battle will join in on conversations.
  
• There are more party members than the four shown in the magazine. However, the game doesn't have a massive number of party members.

We should be getting more stuff on Versus XIII, XIII-2 and Type-0 real soon. Dengeki PlayStation has four pages on Versus, two on XIII-2 and four on Type-0. We should also have interviews with Nomura, Kitase and Toriyama as well.

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I've uploaded the Japanese version of the FF XIII-2 trailer in 1080p. Enjoy!

Final Fantasy XIII-2 1080p Trailer

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I uploaded 11 HD (1920x1080) screen caps of the FFXIII-2 Trailer. You can check them out in the Screen Shots section of the site by clicking here.

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The FFXIII-2 trailer from the 1st Production Department Premier teaser trailer is legally up, You can watch it in full resolution. There is a 640x360 and 1280x720 versions.

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The english version of the trailer is also up! Could this hint at a simultaneous worldwide release?


Final Fantasy XIII-2 Debut Trailer

*edit* Fixed the audio in the video.

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Don't know Japanese and are wondering what was being said in the latest Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer? Well... You're in luck!

Click on "Read More" to read the dialog translations.

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New Jump scans from FFXIII-2, Versus XIII and Type-0. Shows off some nice new portrait renders of Lightning, Noctis and a couple of characters from Type-0. They look like they would make great posters.

While it's hard to make out what is says for Noctis and Machina and Rem.. For Lightning, it says...

In the world where I once existed, time’s path is no longer certain.

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Here's what it says for Versus XIII

Fools set the rules in this world. Just take a look around. It's undeniable.

And of course, Final Fantasy Type-0 one!

It was their destiny, and theirs alone to decide. Free from fear of fate, gazing undaunted into the eye of death.

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Final Fantasy Agito XIII has been given a name change by Square Enix. The game's title is now Final Fantasy Reishiki, or in English, "Final Fantasy Type-0."

DIrector Hajime Tabata took the stage at the event to provide some details.

First off, Type-0 now has a release time frame. The game will see release this summer, more specifically, before the hot late summer period.

Click read more for more info!

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Square Enix 1st Production Department Premier event was a new trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII. The near seven minute trailer closed off the press conference.

Square-Enix says that it will be releasing a HD version of the trailer on the 27th.

Click read more for trailer details.



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