Final Fantasy Versus XIII director Tetsuya Nomura has divulged a few juicy tidbits on the hotly-anticipated RPG in a recent interview with Japanese gaming bible Famitsu.
According to the publication (translated by Final Fantasy Union), Nomura offered his apologies for the game’s lengthy development cycle and said substantial details were be revealed soon. In the mean time however, he did offer a few updates on the project.
First up, Nomura revealed that FF Versus XIII will feature cut-scenes inspired by various shooters – by that, he means they won’t break up gameplay. Furthermore, they’ll be played-controlled to some extent, and predominantly make use of the same assets as real-time events.
Veteran Final Fantasy developer Takeshi Nozue has also jumped on board the project to help out with the game’s graphics. In particular, Famitsu notes that they had a gander at three screenshots of the game in action, and were so impressed by them that they doubted they were actually real-time images.
Elsewhere, Nomura-san confirmed that gamers will be able to take snapshots whenever they wish during gameplay via Noctis’ mobile phone. He also touched on combat, describing the game’s battle system as dynamic and mentioned that it will ‘change things up’ to ensure the gameplay remains fresh.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII is due out exclusively on PlayStation 3, though has yet to attract a release date.