Goodbye, Sweet Prince

[krissy]

Final Fantasy Versus XIII May Have Been Canceled | Side Mission | GameTrailers (http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/22316/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-may-have-been-canceled?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)

[Jinx]

Sad. :( I hope it hasn't! I remember way before either game came out, back when they were releasing info/screenshots for both games at the same time, I was loads more excited for this game.

Bad move, if you ask me. That game looks great.

[Del Murder]

=/

[Elpizo]

I really hope this is just a rumour, because otherwise it's safe to say we've been majorly bucked up the @$$ by SE. Part of the reason why I bought a PS3 was this game and XIII, damn it.

On the other hand, it has to be said, they just took way too long with this game. It should have been out a year after XIII, at most.

[krissy]

The hot boys will survive in the fanfics of many a frustrated internet fanfictioner.

"Guy with shotgun looked at guy with glasses as he puckered his lips and ran his hand down his chest. Guy with glasses began to blush as guy with shotgun began to load his 'shotgun'."

[Loony BoB]

At present, this is a rumour. I've heard people saying it for a while, but all the big sites are talking about it (as a rumour, mostly) now. I would be surprised, personally, given how much they have clearly done on it already. It would be a bit late in the game to cancel, wouldn't it? Not sure how this kind of thing works, but last I checked they had the engine, they had the characters, they had the battle system, they had more than one gameplay trailer out already... so surely if they have gone this far, they wouldn't just drop the ball for no major reason?

Hmm.

[Slothy]

Not sure how this kind of thing works, but last I checked they had the engine, they had the characters, they had the battle system, they had more than one gameplay trailer out already... so surely if they have gone this far, they wouldn't just drop the ball for no major reason?

While I'd like to believe that, the sad truth is that we have no idea how much of anything we've seen in gameplay trailers is real stuff, proof of concept demo stuff, placeholder, or whether they've just scrapped large sections multiple times and aren't getting any where. The sad truth is that even gameplay trailers can be made to look like there's more there than there really is, so we can't know for sure if they had anything worth playing done, or if they had a lot of work in before deciding to scrap it and start over.

I'd like to hope that the game will actually come out because it was the FFXIII title that actually looked fun and interesting, but seeing as it was announced 6 years ago and they've made almost no announcements or real progress in that time, and certainly a lot less in the last year or so, I wouldn't be surprised if it really is cancelled. I suppose we'll find out before too long. If it really is still in production Square will probably make a statement. If it's not, they'll probably stay quiet for a while until they announce their next bit of vapourware.

[Wolf Kanno]

I don't know, the news site that broke the story is Kotaku of all places... This may simply be some high profile pizazz to get people to read their site. Still, I would say the long development time, and the fact that some of the companies technical director's in charge of the Luminous engine that vXIII was going to use, crying around about the next console cycle not being out yet, makes it sound to me like the game may have just been moved to a next generation platform. SE probably just doesn't want to announce it now and anger all the PS3 fans who bought the system for this game.

SE has a 25th Anniversary Event coming up in September before TGS 2012, maybe we'll hear some more official news. If it is cancelled, it will be sad that the game most fans really wanted to play is gone, but it will at least be nice to finally move on. vXIII has been standing in the way of KHIII's development, so I know a few fanboy/fangirls who would really like to hear that vXIII is dead. The really bad thing here is that this makes the second PS3 exclusive title that may have bit the dust , and I bought a PS3 for. Trico being the other game that is in vaporware territory. :(

[Jessweeee♪]

:(

[DMKA]

Square Enix has stopped developing Final Fantasy Versus XIII.

That's the gist of a recent report from Kotaku...

Kotaku
Bwahahahahahaha.

It's a rumor, even Kotaku has it listed as a rumor on their site. And just about anything Kotaku post without any source other than "sources" or "insiders", you can just as well label as a rumor. And on that rumor page, Kotaku can't actually site an single source, and just because they called SE and SE refused to give them any info on the game hardly qualifies as proof of cancellation.

Until Square Enix confirms it, I don't believe it. I could totally see them changing it's title though, like they did with Type-0.

Not that it would surprise me all that much, and if they did actually cancel it, I'm sure we'd end up seeing the game in some other form, like as Final Fantasy XV or something. Surely they wouldn't just discard all the work they've done.

[Freya]

Even though it's on Kotaku, the fact that we've heard nothing about it really the past year or any mentions really for a while now, is a bit worrisome. The fact that it hasn't been even mentioned at the past gaming shows is troubling. the fact that they don't have listed for anything for the next show, that's not bothersome in the least?

[Trumpet Thief]

The sad thing is that it is possible. I'm not entirely sure of the game's developmental history, but it was announced a pretty long time ago and to the best of the memory, not a lot has been done. The game has been overshadowed by other projects, so in a way, I can't say I'm all that surprised. It still breaks my heart, though. :(

On the flipside, if this is true, it will lend credence to the rumor that FFXV is getting developed. Maybe it doesn't have to be all bad?

[Mirage]

Quick, to the RumorMobile!

[krissy]

this thing is trending on twitter

on TWITTER

so it's not like squeenix doesn't know about the giant rumor wank the internet is having

so either they really did wrap it up and can't deny it
or are sitting on the denouncement like trolls

/accidental or on purpose wesly fire theory

anyway i wouldn't be surprised if this just becomes FF XV or whatever they're doing now. oh i looked back on the thread and a lot of you think the same thing. MIND BUDDIES!

add a mog village and you're good to go, setting is sufficiently changed.

imo one of the biggest problems with trying to start a substory (like fabula nova crystalis) within a series that already has like fifteen words and numbers in the title per issue, is that the title system becomes your own worst enemy. i mean, final fantasy 7 advent children. is a ridiculous title. ridiculous.

i guess i really liked the fact that the setting seemed the closest to our current world than any other ff game i've played.

did i just write a steve post

wtf where did this come from

[Jessweeee♪]

At least it wasn't called Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon Plus.

[Del Murder]

What's wrong with that? SMTDS2RKvKAP rolls right off the tongue.

[Bolivar]

Since announcing Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Nomura and Square have developed and released:

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+
The World Ends With You
Dissidia
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Final Fantasy XIII
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
Dissidia 012
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Kingdom Hearts 3d: Dream Drop Distance

Was it really necessary for him to work on these eleven games (eight of which on handhelds) at the expense of giving us one original Final Fantasy title?

Then again, this is Kotaku, and it's guaranteed anything they write about Square, PlayStation, Japan, Final Fantasy, or Sony is filled with hatred and jealousy. Just look at what their own editors are posting in the comments.

[Wolf Kanno]

To be fair though, Nomura was just a producer and character designer for all the non-KH games in that list. So outside doing a bit of corporate overhead work and designing the main character in the game, I don't feel the FF titles have been too much of a strain on Versus XIII's development. The flood of KH games is another story... but that's Nomura's baby really, and it's also been one of the most successful franchises for SE this past decade, so it would seem silly not to release something for fans while they wait for KHIII.

[maybee]

Please don't be dead ! FF XIII VS has so much promise. Please be fake ! :cry:

Just wait tomorrow or pretty soon we'll all get the news that poor Versus is canned to make room for Final Fantasy XIII-3. Sigh. :eep:

[Fynn]

Gamespot told me about this today. Say it ain't so, please... :cry:

[Dreddz]

From what I could tell FFvsXIII was a terribly misguided project. One with a lot of good ideas (realistic setting, world map etc) that ultimately didn't come together as well as Square had hoped. It was obvious things weren't ok as no company intends to spend this long on one project. Games that are in development hell don't often end up as worthwhile products so maybe Square pulling the plug is a good thing.

It's a tough thing to swallow as FFvsXIII did look legitimately promising and was Squares ray of hope amongst an otherwise boring and predictable lineup of games. If Square cancels FFvsXIII what is there to be excited about from them? They haven't produced a great rpg since FFXII which was released back in 06!

[Hollycat]

I really hope this isn't true, the story looked interesting and the gameplay resembled crisis core mixed with kingdom hearts.

[Wolf Kanno]

The good news if this turned out true though, is that SE could turn around and do to Versus XIII's tech what they did to the Spirits Within's tech when the Hawaii branch got shut down. Basically take all the techniques and useful programmers and just send it off into other games for them. I mean all of the CGI techniques in their post Spirits Within, including Advent Children itself is derived from what Square learned while making The Spirits Within. SE could probably write off Versus XIII as a giant internal tech project to develop techniques for next-gen titles and get their teams used to utilizing their new engines like Luminous.

[Jiro]

I wanted to see Noctis and his buddies in action. That's too bad.

[Mirage]

Square Enix Confirms the Existence of Final Fantasy Versus XIII (http://kotaku.com/5928488/square-enix-confirms-the-existence-of-final-fantasy-versus-xiii)

That's what you get for buying into baseless rumours!

[Wolf Kanno]

I feel the media was just trying to get Squenix to finally come out and give us some info, anything at all about Versus XIII. At this point in time, I don't even know why I should give a damn about this game anymore than FFXV :p

[Mirage]

Because it actually looks good. And I'm not even talking about the graphics.

A Final Fantasy action-RPG set in a current/near future world with magic and monsters

That's a setting I have been wanting since several years before versus was even announced.

[nirojan]

We better get to see that city Wada!!!!

@TGS...pretty please???

[Jessweeee♪]

Because it actually looks good. And I'm not even talking about the graphics.

A Final Fantasy action-RPG set in a current/near future world with magic and monsters

That's a setting I have been wanting since several years before versus was even announced.

Seconded! I'd be excited about this game if I saw myself buying a PS3 in the near future. (Or perhaps not-so-near.)

[Wolf Kanno]

Well if it ever gets released in our lifetimes, then I am happy for you but I have MegaTen/Persona for fantasy/occult in a modern setting. I don't need to see an FF take on it.

It's not that the game doesn't interest me, but the lack of info makes being excited for it non-existent. I can't be bothered to care about something I have a few plot details (especially from an author who has let me down before) and a video that Nomura has said isn't the final product. Nomura says some cool things about the game, but by this point in time, I no longer believe it can live up to the expectations of its hype.

[DMKA]

Like I said, Kotaku, lol. I honestly can't believe people take them seriously.

They'd better get off their asses and give us an update sometime soon though. Seriously, it's been long enough.

[Del Murder]

With no news from SE, any two-bit rumor will be pounced upon and dissected.

[Jiro]

The rumour prompted the real news to break, didn't it? If it has an audience, it's still (technically :() news.

[krissy]

guys i heard elvis is working on the theme song to ff15

[Jinx]

guys i heard elvis is working on the theme song to ff15

You ain't nothin' but a fan boy
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a fan boy
QQin' all the time
You ain't ever gettin this game
Cos it's way past due, past tiiiiiime

[Jiro]

I can dig it.

[Shauna]

Maybe in another 6 years, we'll hear some more news about it.