Historia Crux and more info on Noel

https://member.eu.square-enix.com/en...-historia-crux

1. That is one bitchin' chocobo.

2. Noel is from the future? I have a bad feeling about this guy.

3. Lots of time travel. I would like Future Esthar's input on this game after its release.

4. I miss the sun.

EDIT:

More info on Historia Crux:
https://member.eu.square-enix.com/en...otomu-Toriyama

Info on the first hour of the game. Obviously, spoilers for the first hour of the game are in this link:
https://member.eu.square-enix.com/en...ning-fit-story

This is the first news in a while that has made me more excited about the game rather than less. I think the time travel element is pretty cool, and it sure makes for a better plot device in a mission-based game than the 'let's put on concerts and have wacky adventures!' approach of FFX-2. I seem to recall another Square game that featured time travel gates and a compass-like interface... one of the best games of all time...

Only good can come of this.

My only gripe is that it's seeming more and more to be the Serah & Noel show in this game when the initial teaser featured Lightning. Hopefully Noel will be a cool dude because I don't know if Serah's personality can carry a game. At least it's not starring Vanille.

Yeah I was reading the Kotaku article this morning. SE's playing a dangerous game by tagging Crono Trigger into this. If you read the interview Motomu Toriyama he actually references it quite a few times, and knowing how the old JRPG fans perk their ears every time the word "crono" is mentioned, leads to dangerously high expectations that I fear XIII-2 might not achieve.

On a different note: RIDE-ABLE CHOCOBOS! :kakapo: YAY!!!! I know I know....they were XIII too, but they had like a 3 minute cut-scene with Sazh and Vanille and then it wasn't until later on in the game where they became ride-able. Hopefully we're given access to them alot earlier :D

I actually like what I read here. The screenshots look good, too. Though time-travel in 99% of the cases means gaping plot chasms, I'm willing to go with it. XIII-2 is shaping up better.

Now let's wait for the hate and sceptisism. :)

Chocobos are always a good thing. :choc:

Slightly update :

- Here is the new battle results screen: You can see the Battle result has Gil instead of CP.
http://i56.:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou:...u:/2chrlh1.jpg

-All monster types which you can recruit (150+ in all) have their own special attacks.

- Looks like you can use a Chocobo as Attacker/Com and Cat sith as Healer in battles.

-Chocobo does the Chocobo Kick, and Cat Sith does the Neko Punch.

- Blood Damage is a system they came up with to counter the over-effectiveness of having a Healer.

I'm excited about the time travel and New Game Plus elements, but I'm still really turned off by the 3rd party member being captured pokemon, the battle system still being FF13's - just with quicktime events, and it taking place in the FF13 world - which I didn't want to return to, I'd rather see a whole new adventure in a whole new setting in a whole new FF. Actually, what I really would rather see is a new Chrono Trigger.

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Originally Posted by felfenix

I'm excited about the time travel and New Game Plus elements, but I'm still really turned off by the 3rd party member being captured pokemon, the battle system still being FF13's - just with quicktime events, and it taking place in the FF13 world - which I didn't want to return to, I'd rather see a whole new adventure in a whole new setting in a whole new FF. Actually, what I really would rather see is a new Chrono Trigger.

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The game still have a new land for a new adventure.

I don't understand why you would be upset that the world is the same as XIII. It's a sequel to XIII so having a different world would be really weird.

I'm exited to see what Gran Pulse is like, because we only got to see a small part of it during XIII and those were some of the best areas in the game. :p

Oh man, not only does the chocobo look almost stupidly awesome, but it's useful in battle too? Yeesssss. And Cait Sith!

Yes, I agree, the treatment of chocobos in this game looks pretty badass. Honestly, a game I was initially 'meh' about I have grown considerably more excited for in the last few days.

The more I hear about this game, the better it looks to be.

- Apparently in FFXIII-2 you can switch the party leader. It'll be interesting to see how that actually works out.(Nothing confirmed yet)

- New song : Archylte Steppe theme. » FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 - YouTube

Sorry.Not into theories anymore.

That makes me sad. :(

I find it hilarious that FE necro'd this thread just to say that. Ha.

I don't like theories either.

My theories now are about important real world events.

But on topic now.

Maybe it will be confirmed my theory that

Hope is a descendant of Vanille along with his brother Snow.

Lightning Serah and Nabaat are daughters of the real Primarch Disley and descendants of Fang.

Nabaat was Sazhs wife and Dahjs mother.

Oh, please, not another "I am your father" plot twist in an FF. :(

And yes,I read Episode 0.