FF12 pics

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

How else would you translate it? "Aashie" doesn't really look as nice.

[Germ Hamee]

Heh. The dude looks like Aladdin and Serge had a love child.

It's looking pretty good to me; I can't wait. It seems like years since I beat X. I'm starving.

[Maxico]

awww I still cant read katakana. only hiragana. oh well. I guess Ill have to take everybodys word for it.

[Tidus Andronicus]

Yea!! ^___^ Three months of Japanese class finally pay off!

*Reads Katakana*

Aashie and Van! Cool! ^__^
The name "Van" doesn't match that guy's looks... meh...

[crono_logical]

To be honest, I don't think the ie in the name captures the sound correctly either Oh well, I guess we'll find out how they'll do it when they port it, and hopefully voice it too, with at least KH quality voice actors and not like Yuna from FFX

[Cloudane]

A cross between Yuna and Eiko. Interesting.

And I remember Ashie! Not an FF12 character, she used to frequent the IRC channel and jump and down a lot

[SomethingBig]

Is it just me, or am I the only one that doesn't like Van's look? It just doesn't have that FF feeling, IMO. I can't explain it, really. Oh, by the way, what do you all think of the female lead character as being a swordsman, unlike the other past FFs? And since Ashie wields swords, what do you think Van will wield?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

It's fine with me that Van doesn't look like Cloud or Squall or Tidus. Departing from Nomura's style is often a welcome change.

As for his weapon, it could be whatever he's holding in his hand there, which could very well be a cookie. Van kills monsters with cookies.

[Shayo]

i'm guessing van weilds a gun, two guns, a spear, and the best one i can think of would be a double sided sword like zidane used in ffix, but if you look at the poster u can see a fight seen and Van is holding sumthin like a sheild and maybey either a dagger or sword

[Big D]

Originally posted by SomethingBig
Is it just me, or am I the only one that doesn't like Van's look? It just doesn't have that FF feeling, IMO. I can't explain it, really. Oh, by the way, what do you all think of the female lead character as being a swordsman, unlike the other past FFs? And since Ashie wields swords, what do you think Van will wield?

I love the idea of a sword-swinging female lead, but I agree about Van/Vann's look (which is his official name, anyway?).

He's got those really well armoured, almost fortified trousers; yet his upper body is virtually unprotected. Makes little sense. "Looking cool" is important, sure, but praticality and functionality should be a concern for designing characters. Unless his weapon is something that requires him to have really free, unrestricted arms and shoulders...? Maybe his weapon is a throwing knife - could be that "cookie" in his hand.

The presentation of the game looks virtually identical to FFX, for both the field and battle screens. There might be a bit more a 'world map' this time, but who knows?

Looks like there's a bit of potential there.

[Rostum]

Looks like I'll be having fun in yet another Final Fantasy world! xD

[Maxico]

I dont think they ever had a female lead with a big chunky sword (exeptions being of course ff11, ff5 and any other game with the job system) so its a welcome change for me.

what interests me though is the fact that although there are futuristic flying trains above there are a bunch of medievil looking soldiers with spears. well I guess thats been in every game but I dont think the contrast was that great before.

[eternalshiva]

FFX-2 has the ladies with swords in different job classes... Paine has a sword in General ;p

[inlineskating29]

is it just me but that girl in the pic kinda looks a little like yuna
or am i crazy

[Shayo]

hey it just hit me..... what if that cookie thing in vanns hand is a star shapped spear telling him to go somwhere?

i no im double posting but i found a mistake in my writing, i ment sphere not spear

The 'eidt/delete' button can solve all of your double-posting worries

~Big D