Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy (PSP) announced

[Skyblade]

As long as you are not changing the fundamentals of the gameplay, there should be no trouble introducing new playable characters via DLC. They would be saved to either the PSP Go's hard drive (ha, as though anyone actually got one of those), or the SD card in your PSP. True, they may have reached the limits of what you can cram on a UMD, but they could easily fit more on an SD card.

[Roogle]

I'd say the FFI-III fans have it worse. I'm still annoyed about a lack of Leon or Maria tbh. I just don't like the prospect of having to wait a few more years to get some new characters I like from the games I like. I honestly don't care for Tifa, Yuna, Vaan, or Prishe, I outright hate two of them. I guess I should be happy I got half of Aerith...

I strongly feel like Vaan could have been declined due to fans having little to no nostalgia for a blank protagonist. I am glad that Aerith made it as an assist character. I think that Square Enix will begin to add fan favorites to the game as assist characters in this iteration or in the next iteration of the game as they take much less work to create and develop than the fully fledged playable characters.

[Depression Moon]

Oh snap, they gave Zidane his Knight of Pluto costume!

[Hot Shot]

Oh snap, they gave Zidane his Knight of Pluto costume!
I know, that's pretty awesome, he's one of my mains so I'll definately use that costume.

I really think they should add Hunter's Chance or The Landing as battle music. I dunno why they didn't add one of those.

[Wolf Kanno]

As long as you are not changing the fundamentals of the gameplay, there should be no trouble introducing new playable characters via DLC. They would be saved to either the PSP Go's hard drive (ha, as though anyone actually got one of those), or the SD card in your PSP. True, they may have reached the limits of what you can cram on a UMD, but they could easily fit more on an SD card.

Yeah but it will be annoying having to lug that SD card everywhere if you want to use the extra characters. Especially since they are easier to lose than normal memory cards are. It's bad enough I have to switch between multiple cards as it is now. It works, nut its not really practical for a handheld but that is more of the PSPs personal issue than Dissidia.

[Skyblade]

As long as you are not changing the fundamentals of the gameplay, there should be no trouble introducing new playable characters via DLC. They would be saved to either the PSP Go's hard drive (ha, as though anyone actually got one of those), or the SD card in your PSP. True, they may have reached the limits of what you can cram on a UMD, but they could easily fit more on an SD card.

Yeah but it will be annoying having to lug that SD card everywhere if you want to use the extra characters. Especially since they are easier to lose than normal memory cards are. It's bad enough I have to switch between multiple cards as it is now. It works, nut its not really practical for a handheld but that is more of the PSPs personal issue than Dissidia.

Fortunately, I still only have one now, but I will need a new one when Dissidia 012 comes out, since mine is almost totally full. I could always just search for a bigger one, though.

Hopefully the PSP2 will help to correct that issue.

[ZeroFusion]

Dissidia Duodecim Prologus has been confirmed for US and Europe (source (http://www.rpgsite.net/news/981/dissidia-012-duodecim-final-fantasy-prologue-confirmed-for-the-west.html))! Can't wait to try it.

[Darkwolf090]

Ya know I was thinking that if IX does get a char it might be that female general (Her names escapes me atm) cuz as of right now IX is the only game that doesnt have a Chaos char (Im not counting XIII or XI cuz XIII is a new add to the game and XI is a MMO) So who knows they might add the new VI and IX chars as hidden chars as they did with XII and XI we will simply have to wait and see at this point but the Hidden Chars is a possibly thing.

I would like to see that General and Celes added cuz the game needs more female chars that arnt Cloud of Darkness and Ultimecia or however you spell her name I saw that cuz they are kinda the same in fact from Dissidia 1 all the females are mages kinda and now we have Tifa who isnt... we need more who are females and not mages imo

[Skyblade]

General Beatrix. And, yes, she would be awesome.

[nirojan]

Do any of you know if our characters will carry over? I have soo many hours invested in Cloud and it was a b**ch getting the Omnilash Version 5 (AC version). Mabey there'll be some connectivity between titles?

[Skyblade]

Do any of you know if our characters will carry over? I have soo many hours invested in Cloud and it was a b**ch getting the Omnilash Version 5 (AC version). Mabey there'll be some connectivity between titles?

The only connectivity reported thus far is that character data will transfer over from Dissidia Duodecim Prologus (the 5 buck demo soon to be hitting PSN in US and EU) to the main game. No connection between Duodecim and the original as yet.

[Wolf Kanno]

Actually... (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/01/11/make-and-share-your-own-quests-in-dissidia-012duodecim-final-fantasy/)

[Skyblade]

Ooh, shinies...

I hope like heck it transfers shop and item data too, I don't want to have to unlock everything again, that grind was soooooo annoying.

[Hot Shot]

You know a lot of people are just gonna download save files with every character at lvl. 100 and just transfer it. I've lost my save data so I'm just gonna start from scratch on duodecim.

[LowCaloriePie]

YouTube - Dissidia 012 [Duodecim]: Final Fantasy - Laguna's EX Burst: Desperado (English) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVP6tPnUorM)

GREATEST. VOICE. EVAR.

While I'm speaking of the English voice cast, Vaan's voice seems to have deepened a little bit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOMMp54k9R0). Kind of threw me off, but I like it.

[Mercen-X]

Prishe and Gilgamesh will be the Shantotto and Gabranth of Duodecim? I mean, neither of them showed up in the group shots of the teams in the opening CG.Well, when the CG was first released, there was not even a group shot. It's possible the screen widening process was cut short and skipped to the shot of Lightning's eye. Maybe...

Has it been confirmed that Jecht will be Cosmos? I can't remember if it's been mentioned already but he's one of the characters that appears on the Heroes of Light box art.

[Depression Moon]

Who is that Prishe girl/boy?

[Wolf Kanno]

Jecht being Cosmos was confirmed ages ago actually, same with Terra being Chaos. It's Tidus and Cloud's alignment's that threw most people off. As they both appear to be Chaos side despite having no foreshadowing like Terra and Jecht did.

Prishe is an Elvaan from FFXI: Chains of Promethia. She plays a rather large role in the expansion and is a Monk/White Mage. She was also originally considered to be the main representative for XI for the first Dissidia but was passed over for Shantatto.

[Depression Moon]

Oh, okay it's a girl. Thanks. It was hard for me to tell. It looked kind of feminine, but it was built like a young boy. Also thought that her/it might've been a XIV rep.

[nirojan]

So there's absolutely no way we're getting Noctis huh? Guess it makes sense since they don't want to spoil any his moves/ aesthetics before VERSUS XIII launches. Oh well at least we get a little portrait of him to collect.

Seriously though even as an assist character with one attack (that they've already showed off in the trailers) it'd still be cool!

[Skyblade]

They said we would be getting Prologus before Dissidia 012, so they had better hurry up and release it. Only a month and a half to go.

[Mercen-X]

So Noctis even as an assist character with one attack (already shown off in the trailers) it'd still be cool!

I agree. On the other hand, I'm also anxious to see the twelve fighters from Agito in action.

[Skyblade]

Hmm... Question.

We can transfer saves from Dissidia to Dissidia Duodecim, which will transfer character levels and give us a unique item (as yet unknown). We can also transfer saves from Dissidia Duodecim Prologus, which will transfer character levels and give us Aeris as an assist character. But can we do both? Because, if not, I am probably going to abandon my old save and just stick with the Prologus transfer, as an assist character will probably be worth more to me than an item.

[Wolf Kanno]

So there's absolutely no way we're getting Noctis huh? Guess it makes sense since they don't want to spoil any his moves/ aesthetics before VERSUS XIII launches. Oh well at least we get a little portrait of him to collect.

Seriously though even as an assist character with one attack (that they've already showed off in the trailers) it'd still be cool!



So Noctis even as an assist character with one attack (already shown off in the trailers) it'd still be cool!

I agree. On the other hand, I'm also anxious to see the twelve fighters from Agito in action.

I'm more interested in getting older characters than playing as people we know very little about. :p

I would be pretty piss if I learned they cut FFI-III, and VI and IX so they could add in Noctis and the unnamed characters from Type-0.


Hmm... Question.

We can transfer saves from Dissidia to Dissidia Duodecim, which will transfer character levels and give us a unique item (as yet unknown). We can also transfer saves from Dissidia Duodecim Prologus, which will transfer character levels and give us Aeris as an assist character. But can we do both? Because, if not, I am probably going to abandon my old save and just stick with the Prologus transfer, as an assist character will probably be worth more to me than an item.

I don't see why it can't register both data. Squenix would have to be pretty stupid to deny fans who played the first game extra content just because they chose to update one data over another.

I also feel Aerith will most likely be a future DLC for the game anyway, so even if you don't get Prologue chapter, she'll be available to purchase a little while after the games release. Same with most of the DLC mentioned so far.

[Jessweeee♪]

Laguna's English voice is almost exactly as I thought it would be in my head.

WHAT-EEEEVER MAN

[Wolf Kanno]

It's time to fight like men... and ladies... and ladies who dress like men!

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[SuperMillionaire]

And Squall has his Kingdom Hearts costume too!

[ZeroFusion]

Looks like Prologus is not too far away: Seems Like The West Is Getting Dissidia Duodecim Prologus Soon // Siliconera (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/02/18/seems-like-the-west-is-getting-dissidia-duodecim-prologus-soon/). I guess I should hurry up with finishing the three accomplishments I have left in Dissidia so I can move on to Duodecim :)

[Wolf Kanno]

SE has mentioned they'll be announcing a character at an event pretty soon. Most signs seem to point it will be a more official announcement for Gilgamesh but others are hopeful it's either from VI and IX while others think it may be the mysterious XIII character slot found in the demo.

I'm guessing either official Gilgamesh announcment or Sahz as another Assist Only Character.

[Jaffer]

Not too far away, we got 11 days for crying out loud!

[Wolf Kanno]

Some possible bad news... (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-22-square-enix-there-is-no-next-dissidia)Apparently their won't be another Dissidia game after this one. Though it does sound like it might be more of a hardware or gameplay style than an actual end. It should be noted the actual director of the game said that while there are no plans to make a third Dissidia game on the NGP, he did say that fan demand could bring another Dissidia type game to console.

[AstonMartin]

yess!!! this game will be awesomeness! :D and im thinking lighting vs sephiroth :)

[Skyblade]

Less than a month to go for both US and EU. Still no sign of Prologus. Hmm, maybe we'll get it on Thursday, when Duodecim is released in Japan.

Ooh, and we'll finally be able to figure out if there are any more characters too.

[Hollycat]

I WANT THIS GAME!
but I wont be able to afford it

[Mercen-X]

It's time to fight like men... and ladies... and ladies who dress like men!


Y, men who dress like ladies.

[Wolf Kanno]

For those wondering, the event revealed that Chaos has a playable form and he's apparently just as broken as his old boss form. Though I'm pretty sure Chaos would get reamed if he didn't fight on the smallest map in the game.

The Phantom Train appears to be the smallest map now. You're literally battling in one of the baxcars so you have practically no air game.

[Jessweeee♪]

Urrrghh, Dissidia in a boxcar? I don't think that's going to be fun.

[Skyblade]

So, it's now out in Japan, and no new character from either VI or IX. Why? I mean, I like most of the new characters, but I'd dump Prishe, Laguna, or Vaan in a heartbeat to get Celes, Locke, or Beatrix. Heck, I'd get rid of Desperado Chaos to get one of them.

And still no sign of Prologus. Stupid Squenix.

[Evastio]

The FFIV Complete Collection Bonus for Dissidia Duodecim has been revealed to be a fourth costume for Cecil which makes him resemble his classic SNES/PS/GBA sprites.

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110303085244/finalfantasy/images/7/7b/Cecil_DLC.png

Also, for the lulz, here's Gilgamesh's failed Ex-Burst (this alone makes me want to use him now). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YABd827Q9M&feature=player_embedded)

[Elskidor]

So, it's now out in Japan, and no new character from either VI or IX. Why? I mean, I like most of the new characters, but I'd dump Prishe, Laguna, or Vaan in a heartbeat to get Celes, Locke, or Beatrix. Heck, I'd get rid of Desperado Chaos to get one of them.

And still no sign of Prologus. Stupid Squenix.

That's a bummer. I have lost absolute interest in ever playing this title. Triple thumbs down.

[Hollycat]

List of characters I would have loved to see, but never will get to:
Mog VI
Edgar VI
Fran XII
the ghost form VI
Umaro VI
Gau VI
Zack CC (hed probably move a little slower than cloud, but be a lot stronger, heck even genesis would have made a good character... but not angeal)

Is there a list of confirmed characters>?
there are several others.

[LowCaloriePie]

So, it's now out in Japan, and no new character from either VI or IX. Why? I mean, I like most of the new characters, but I'd dump Prishe, Laguna, or Vaan in a heartbeat to get Celes, Locke, or Beatrix. Heck, I'd get rid of Desperado Chaos to get one of them.

And still no sign of Prologus. Stupid Squenix.

That's a bummer. I have lost absolute interest in ever playing this title. Triple thumbs down.

Same here. I might buy it eventually, but all the excitement I've had for the game is essentially lost. I still have my origianl Dissidia, it's still fun, I'll stick with that.

[Wolf Kanno]

HC: This thread has mentioned all the confirmed characters.

I'm disappointed as well, though I'll add I'm still scorned about losing out on Leon from FFII as well. I wanted him and Squall to meet each other and have them comment on each other's names. :D

I have the game pre-ordered and I am still happy to get Kain, Gilgamesh, and Laguna but overall, I'm not happy with most of the new characters announced. I would have much preferred Auron for Yuna, Basch or Lady Ashe for Vaan, and Aerith as a playable character over Tifa (which wasn't going to happen anyway, I know).

The alternate costumes have been much better this time around. I still want Kuja in his rare Amano design (he looks completely different) and maybe see Squall in his Balamb Uniform but that's what DLC is for. I'm just hoping SE will have the foresight to actually add new characters as DLC, even if they won't be as well integrated into the story as the rest of the cast.

I'm curious to know if the Ultimania for the game has an explanation as to why FFI-III, VI, and IX were passed over for new characters.

[Depression Moon]

I made a card collection of Yugioh cards based on the cast of this game. I'm not familiar with several of these characters, so I would greatly appreciate it if you could give me feedback.

http://forums.eyesonff.com/general-final-fantasy/136080-ff-yugioh-cards-2.html#post2958592

[Mercen-X]

Moved--
I could swear that I was posting that in the Cards thread. Must have stopped paying attention.

[Wolf Kanno]

Though I have no issues plugging another thread in your posts, I would prefer if everyone else left their insight for the plugged thread in the acual thread instead of changing topics in this one... :colbert:

Don't think anyone mentioned this but DLC of a new fourth costume for Zidane and Kuja (http://www.finalfantasyunion.com/news/dissidia-012-zidane-and-kuja-get-4th-forms--1583.html) have been revealed.

[Skyblade]

Two weeks and counting. Still no Prologus. I think Squenix just forgot about overseas.

[Wolf Kanno]

Knowing them, they'll either release it the day of the games release or just decide to charge us for Aerith DLC on day one.

[Baccano]

Well good news about Dissidia Prologus. Sure it is coming way later than it should have but here it is. We will have it by next week no doubt (or on release day which would be lol fail).

Here's my evidence. Have hope.

Twitter / Sonia Im: Dissidia Prologus peeps I ... (http://twitter.com/SquareEnixSonia/status/45342341816524800)

there is also a very slight chance that we will either be charged less for it or not all (which I doubt considering SE).

[Hollycat]

If I have to ay for it, I will kill SE

[Skyblade]

If I have to ay for it, I will kill SE

You will have to pay for it. It is a paid demo. Part of why they gave Aeris unique combat mechanics was to encourage people to pay for the Prologus demo. It isn't going to be free.

I just wish we would get it. Japan got theirs, what, 3 months before the game release? Here we are, 12 days away, still nothing.



Oh, and pay attention to your preorder bonuses! Preorder from Gamestop to get Cloud's KH outfit. Or preorder from Amazon to get Tifa's Amano artwork costume.

[LowCaloriePie]

I'm wondering if you can just hack these alternate costumes in. I mean, if you're playing against a buddy and they're using an alt (KH Cloud, for argument's sake), I'm assuming you can see that they're using an alternate costume. So if the models are already in the game, I can see people releasing unofficial patches that have all of the costumes available.

But I have absolutely no idea how that works so I'm probably way off! :p

[Wolf Kanno]

Another confirmation for Prologus (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/293032/news/square-enix-announces-dissidia-duodecim-prologus/). Chances are you're going to have to pay for it but technically it does offer a unique story that's not in the main game and you are getting Aerith so technically it's justified cause it's less of a demo and more of a micro-game/DLC. I'm not really annoyed, I just wish it wasn't about Lightning, but getting to play Kain a few weeks early will be nice.

[Skyblade]

Except it's not a few weeks, it is going to be ten days early. And that assumes it comes out tomorrow. Which is unlikely.

[Wolf Kanno]

More like a week...

Prologus has been announced in the U.S. for March 15th, it will be $2.99 (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/03/10/dissidia-duodecim-prologus-final-fantasy-hits-psn-315-with-lightning-aerith-unlock/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dissidia_ff_031011). So we only get a week but hey, at least we got it right?

[Darkwolf090]

I am rather happy we are getting it, me and my co-worker at GameStop were going to be rather pissed if it didnt come here, 3 bucks for Aerith and more story... sure why not Im already paying like 30 bucks so w/e

[Skyblade]

What time do these things usually hit the PSN download points? I mean, I know when my local GameStop opens (as well as walking and motorbike time to reach it), but digitally distributed software is always tricky, especially across the oceans.

I mean, it has been the 15th in Japan for quite a while. Greenwich time has also rolled over to the new day. The east coast will hit midnight in about forty minutes, my own time an hour after that, and the Pacific coast won't get it for another three and a half hours.

So should I expect a midnight release, and be looking at the next hour with eager anticipation? Should I expect a midnight release for the Pacific timezone to ensure that it is midnight for the entire United States? Or will it be released mid-day, and I can go take a nap and come back later?


EDIT: 2:00 AM Central time, no sign of Prologus. And that means I won't be able to buy and download it before I go to work, which, in turn, means I can't get it today. Stupid release date is a lie.

[Hollycat]

prologus is out!

[Unbreakable Will]

Goddamnit, I miss my PSP :mad2: I want this!

[Wolf Kanno]

The game is released today, I'm going to have to sneak into the mall where I work so I can pick it up (boss doesn't know its my Spring Break) but its finally here. :)

[Wolf Kanno]

Sorry to W-Post but I decided to take a break from redoing the 13th cycle and started playing with one of the more interesting features which is the quest building part. Its been pretty fun, I wish I had unlocked more stuff so I may have to edit it on later points before I really start giving it to people but this has provided a very comical and amusing way to vent some frustration about the game. I'll have to make a thread about it later. I wonder if I can store it on my PC and zip so other people can play...:shifty: