Final Fantasy XIII/Vs. XIII % Completion.

[H4554N]

- Final Fantasy XIII (PlayStation 3) : 13%
- Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PlayStation 3) : 1.3%

Square-Enix announced how far along they are with some of their games. Using these results above, I reckon that FF XIII won't be out till at least late 07, and Vs. XIII won't be out until at least mid-late 08.

http://www.jeux-france.com/news17961...uare-enix.html

[Cyrann]

I don't like the sound of that...

That's not very good news!

[Fedos]

What? Thirteen percent? I thought that most of the work for the game was done already because it was originally developed for PS2. I wonder why only thirteen percent. All that being said, there is an official XIII and Versus XIII thread here: http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=19356

[Coffin87]

omfg.
probably the most taking-you-back-to-reality news this weeks.

but who cares, until march i'll be very good in waiting...

edit: with the time they need to localize it for european (german) areas, i expect it to launch some time netween summer and christmas 08 in europe.
not good.

[Sankari]

These games take looong time to finish, Square-enix isn't well known for making games fast. They are known for offering quality games. It seems that FF XIII is theyr "main" project however, because from these % they obviously have some FF XIII Versus team making the game aswell.

Well I hope they don't rush the thing, as long it hits by 08 I'm glad. This and MGS4 are the games I'm waiting the most.

[Azu]

What? Thirteen percent? I thought that most of the work for the game was done already because it was originally developed for PS2. I wonder why only thirteen percent. All that being said, there is an official XIII and Versus XIII thread here: http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=19356

Well, even if they were like... 60-70% done with the PS2 version, making everything again will take it back a couple (thousand) steps, especially if they don't want to make it seem like just a graphic upgrade to a PS2 game. You'd think the progression with the development will be faster than usual from this point on, though. So a Q4 2007 release could still be possible.

And I'm not surprised about the FFXIII Versus completion either. KH2 kept them busy for a long while, and then there's the pre-development stuff to consider (what's the game about etc.). This just means that it won't probably be released until Q4 2008.

[Keesie]

Good news in my opinion. It means they are really taking their time on the titles. They must be in development for about half a year or one year. So now the FFXII is finally finished worldwide, they can really start working on the titles!

[Coffin87]

there's something wrong with that news.
1,3% ready? what kind of a specification is that?

and furthermore, how can a game that is only a little more than ONE PERCENT READY already look like THIS:







this doesn't make too much sense to me.

[Azu]

That's only a kind of teaser trailer that was (IIRC) made by FFVII Advent Children team. So it's not real time graphics, just a pre-rendered FMV.

[Riskbreaker]

how many years did it take FFXII to come out? i would rather have quality rather than getting a rushed game. if there is any game that has the highest chances of being a system seller, it is FFXIII. i want this game to look so good that my eyeball bleed when i look at it

[Coffin87]

That's only a kind of teaser trailer that was (IIRC) made by FFVII Advent Children team. So it's not real time graphics, just a pre-rendered FMV.

yeah, of course it was pre-rendered. but i mean the fact they already have something to present from that game means that it has to be more than ONE percent ready.
and, besides, "one point three percent" is something you can get as a result of an arithmetic. it's not one of the numbers you use to tell the world how far you are with a game, such as "20%" or "75%".

1,3% just sounds too ridiculous to be ture.

how many years did it take FFXII to come out? i would rather have quality rather than getting a rushed game. if there is any game that has the highest chances of being a system seller, it is FFXIII. i want this game to look so good that my eyeball bleed when i look at it

just wait for the first real killzone-trailer!

[spazchicken]

i would rather have quality rather than getting a rushed game.

true dat, true dat.

and furthermore, how can a game that is only a little more than ONE PERCENT READY already look like THIS

I hope that they get it looking like that, IMO, that would look way better than GeOW (I know it doesn't have dirt up the butt), I like that style.

[Azu]

yeah, of course it was pre-rendered. but i mean the fact they already have something to present from that game means that it has to be more than ONE percent ready.

Well, actually, no. That trailer was just a manifestation of Nomura's ideas of what Versus XIII could be about (so he had a vague idea about it, but a lot still do be thought of). That was more like he had 0,000001% of the game ready at that time. It might be that you won't even see that scene in any form in the final game.

Nomura (at this year's E3) had thought as much that the game would take place in a relatively modern era (though, with fantasy mixed up in it), and that the story would somehow tell about friendship, how it can be good but also how friendships can be hard/bad. And he's thinking of making another action RPG. He had been so busy with KH2 that he didn't have too much of the details thought up.

and, besides, "one point three percent" is something you can get as a result of an arithmetic. it's not one of the numbers you use to tell the world how far you are with a game, such as "20%" or "75%".

Maybe that percentage is just to show that, yes, they've began "proper" development (as in, they are coding stuff & doing 3d character models etc., not just pre-development stuff), but it's only in the early, early stages of development.

[H4554N]

Well in the same topic regarding this situation in the NeoGAF forums, last TGS (05), Devil May Cry 4 was only 5% complete, yet a year later we have fully playable code that looks good enough to be released as an early PS3 game. Also, Ninja Gaiden Sigma is only around 20% complete, and is set for release in Spring 07 I think. This shows that percentages probably don't really mean anything, although knowing Square-Enix, the games will still probably not come out till 08 lol.

[wotter]

Not a surprise really, I mean, it is a 2008 title right?

[eCCo]

i m gonna buy ps3 in summer so it needs to finish till summer

[Minnzy]

I hope what others have said is correct and it's low % indicates the massive amount of work they're putting into the games Final fantasy games are my all time greatest Console games surpassing Resident evil, silent hill and Halo so the more work they put into this the better

[soul-sama]

wtf? KH 2 remix at 130% hmm.. that was interesting..

Anyways, FFXIII is looking amazing for being only 13% finished--or are they talking about all the levels and stuff? If the graphics improve any more, I will seriously **** my pants.

Yes. Bleep me out.




I will **** my pants.

[collie9877]

wtf? KH 2 remix at 130% hmm.. that was interesting..

Yea...So at least 30% of new material .. they're even calling it a new game ... and secret ending to be a shocker...man this better be released in the US.

[snip3rxero]

well that sucks but then again i have an advice for them...how about they realease the game when it gets to 15% complete and finish the rest through updates that we get online ??? anything my idea good ?

[HellsJester]

there's something wrong with that news.
1,3% ready? what kind of a specification is that?

and furthermore, how can a game that is only a little more than ONE PERCENT READY already look like THIS:







this doesn't make too much sense to me.

Maybe because those are pics from a CG video they showed.
Remember SE still likes to use CG even though game engines look good enough to make good cutscenes.
I call it wasting money. Look at MGS4 it uses no CG it looks fine doesnt it? Why does SE have to spend so much money to make there cutscenes CG?

[Organic_Shadow]

Only 13%? At the rate that SE gets games finished, we won't be seeing FFXIII in 2007 at all....

[Kentatsu]

Square-Enix and their CG, its what they do ;D

And like someone else said, i think my eyes will bleed when i play these games too by SE: FF13, FFvs13, KH3, and the next ff7 compilation video game that takes place after the events at the end of ff7:doc, i really want to see cloud, sephiroth, and G......

EYES WILL BLEEEEEEEEDDDDDD /comatized

[collie9877]

Is it just a coincidence with the 13's? Like could it be trying to show that FFXIII is 10x farther? .... I mean 13% for FFXIII and 1.3% hahaha

[blue Fantasy]

yeah, of course it was pre-rendered. but i mean the fact they already have something to present from that game means that it has to be more than ONE percent ready.
and, besides, "one point three percent" is something you can get as a result of an arithmetic. it's not one of the numbers you use to tell the world how far you are with a game, such as "20%" or "75%".

1,3% just sounds too ridiculous to be ture.





just wait for the first real killzone-trailer!

Because they made the FF13 VS teaser just for E3 to get the game out there. Just because they have a teaser doesn't indicate at all where the game itself stands. They did say numerous times that this game is very, very early in its development cycle.


I was expecting FF13 to be at around 25%. Oh well. More time to wait for the PS3 to go down in price.