Square-Enix has shed some light on the mysterious female character present in the recent E3 2008 trailer for Final Fantasy XIII.
Speaking briefly with IGN this week, Producer Yoshinori Kitase revealed that the character goes by the alias of “Lightning,” and that she initially refuses to fight alongside other characters, emphasising one of the major themes present in the highly anticipated RPG.
“There’s almost sort of a rejection at the beginning,” explained Kitase, adding, “then the relationship builds from there. The trailer was crafted to portray that theme and get that message across.”
Elsewhere, Square also revealed that it is aiming to bring Final Fantasy XIII to North America and Europe within a shorter time frame than previous instalments in the franchise, though this essentially means there will be no additional content present in the western release.
Final Fantasy XIII is due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2009.