Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
Realistic, non-anime vibe?

Are we seeing the same game? Over-the-top wire-fu with a combat system that has your party DMC style juggling opponents in the air? A summon that turns into a motorcycle that Snowe can ride into battle? A world that is one part Compilation Midgard, one part 2nd Milita (Xenosaga II), and one part extra unused dungeons from FFX?

I don't see any realism except in the characters faces. The game reeks of anime cliches and designs. Hell, at this point it looks more like a spin off title for Devil May Cry than the next Final Fantasy.
That's what she was referring to though if you read this line she didn't say the game as a whole.
the characters looks far more realistic and less anime-like,
I also have to disagree about the DMC spin off. None of the designs or the settings are similar to DMC which takes place in a modern/goth setting with most of the characters dressing in similar attires while XIII is set in a futuristic setting with varying clothes type from tribal to urban. Nor is the gameplay of XIII like DMC either.

I believe that Square is hoping that XIII will be the next VII. I'm not speaking in terms of story or anything like that, but to create a new standard base to the currently younger generation who would play XIII as their first FF and grow up with it being their favorite and creating another rivaling community where people would have arguments down the road that XIII is the best and the main villain is the best there is while the smaller community fans will be saying that XII or XV is the greatest.

I'm not really sure about the idea that it will be reaching a new international fan point. It all depends on how they would advertise the game because I see FF still as a genre that is not accepted by a lot of the gaming community, but I am looking forward to the game and am hoping for the best for it.