I know I'm only setting myself up for the fall by placing so many of my hopes for a good Final Fantasy game on XIII. Especially seeing as Square Enix have continued to drop those hopes like a glass vase on a laminate floor since Final Fantasy VIII. But I'll be damned if XIII's trailers don't look even the slightest bit enticing, and as though it could possibly be the one to turn things around. I'm deluding myself just a little here, but I need something to believe in!
Square Enix's 'Feel the pulse' trailer is heavy on the action. With smatterings of drama and a starring feature from new lady to the crew: Oerba Yun Fang. We even get to see Lightning cry.
With every trailer Square Enix release of this game, I want it more and more! I'm glad this trailer wasn't as Serah heavy as the one before. That girl annoys me to no end. Too cutesy and useless looking. There's every chance of her being incredibly relevant to the plot. With any luck she'll die early on the game so we can focus on the rest of the cast who actually look interesting.
The relationships between the characters is selling itself pretty nicely. I'm loving the relationship that Lightning seems to have formed with Hope. In every trailer he seems to be the only person who Lightning opens up to, talks to and is affectionate towards. Even Serah doesn't get the kind of attention Hope does. It's a clear recipe for heartbreak and disaster somewhere down the line. At least it should be if Square Enix are still in the game of messing characters' lives up to keep the drama.
I shall revel in this trailer. Because I know I'm going to hate it once the English version drops and the whole thing is played to a backdrop of Leona Lewis' theme song.
Square Enix's 'Feel the pulse' trailer is heavy on the action. With smatterings of drama and a starring feature from new lady to the crew: Oerba Yun Fang. We even get to see Lightning cry.
With every trailer Square Enix release of this game, I want it more and more! I'm glad this trailer wasn't as Serah heavy as the one before. That girl annoys me to no end. Too cutesy and useless looking. There's every chance of her being incredibly relevant to the plot. With any luck she'll die early on the game so we can focus on the rest of the cast who actually look interesting.
The relationships between the characters is selling itself pretty nicely. I'm loving the relationship that Lightning seems to have formed with Hope. In every trailer he seems to be the only person who Lightning opens up to, talks to and is affectionate towards. Even Serah doesn't get the kind of attention Hope does. It's a clear recipe for heartbreak and disaster somewhere down the line. At least it should be if Square Enix are still in the game of messing characters' lives up to keep the drama.
I shall revel in this trailer. Because I know I'm going to hate it once the English version drops and the whole thing is played to a backdrop of Leona Lewis' theme song.
The summons look pimp! Alexander...get gundam gangsta on they asses! I'm still LOLing at that.
ReplyDeleteThe game does look good, and I can't wait to see what Japanese reviewers say about it come next month.