Now this is a nice surprise. Square-Enix just announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be released in Europe and NA on March 9 on both PS3 and Xbox 360. 3 months between the Japanese release and the European one certainly is a big improvement over the last generation! And as a way to make sure people would remember today, they also released this images, along with a new trailer.
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Bayonetta
Darksiders
GOW 3
possibly GT5
Possibly Heavy Rain
now FFXIII
Battlefield BC2
MAG
Bioshock 2
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Tom Clancys Splinter Cell - Conviction
Alan Wake
Dead Rising 2
Dantes Inferno
Alpha Protocol
Mass Effect 2
Mafia II
Split/Second
Dark Void
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Max Payne 3
Lost Planet 2
White Knight Chronicles
@omniscient- Q1 is indeed going to be fun, although GT5 won't be out until Q2 most likely for EU and US. It's only Q1 in Japan. And I'm not sure if you don't own a 360 but don't forget about Mass Effect 2 and Splinter Cell.
@omniscient- Q1 is indeed going to be fun, although GT5 won't be out until Q2 most likely for EU and US. It's only Q1 in Japan. And I'm not sure if you don't own a 360 but don't forget about Mass Effect 2 and Splinter Cell.
Glad it's gettin a simultaneous release.
But the original japanese voiceovers would still have been nice. It's been hard to convince myself that I'll enjoy the game even without them.
Day 1
I especially liked the music guy trying to spit out English corporate-speak about the pop song that's going to be in the game. The combination of English-as-a-second-language with the unnaturalness of PR-talk makes that one of the most forced monologues I think I've ever seen.
By hyping up XIII this much, and saying how everyone gets better, are they just telling us to wait for the next FF, and after that, the next one? j/k of course. FFV was the best there was, until VI, and VII, and VIII, and IX, and X, and X2, and XI, and.....And FFXIII is going to be the best ever, until FFXIV, which will be the best until FFXV, and so on....That's why it's important to sell something on its own terms, and not say how things are getting better and better.
But it's obvious you aren't serious. You can't be...
Also, the "English" date format should be year/month/day instead of month/day/year, if you want to do it the right way... if I recall my English lessons correctly, been a long time... EDIT: Ah, the date format here on Gamersyde is also year/month/day. See? ^__^
Besides that, all the major news sites like Kotaku say that FFXIII will release on March 9th. Square Enix wouldn't let such a colossal misunderstanding happen, would they?
Gameplay clip looks quite interesting.
the video says 09-03-2010
because of us date format (month first, then day) ... this could aswell be 3rd september!
Now, what is this date supposed to mean anyway? September third or March ninth? My birthday is on March tenth so i may be getting this and Lost Odissey (i want to compare both of them :3) which i've holded off from getting. I just hope FFXIII is worth buying (aside from saciating my need of comparing it to LO).
the video says 09-03-2010
because of us date format (month first, then day) ... this could aswell be 3rd september!
That video is rather... odd (not going to stop me from buying the game, however). I'm very glad they gave a release date. Can't wait to get this game.
The views of the developer are okay but this mindless PR talk of this announcer (never heard those lines before…) and gimmicks make it… simply awful.
Now they are so desperate to cooperate with some I don’t give fuck pop star to boost the sales of her album or their game? – What a pathetic exploit of either sides popularity. Especially since it is apparently used to “desjapanese” the game further.
I’m well aware that the USA is now the most important video game market but aside a translation, because I don’t speak their damn language, I want to experience the game as the designer imagined it and not like some PR or manager asshole thinks it will sell best.
The views of the developer are okay but this mindless PR talk of this announcer (never heard those lines before…) and gimmicks make it… simply awful.
Now they are so desperate to cooperate with some I don’t give fuck pop star to boost the sales of her album or their game? – What a pathetic exploit of either sides popularity. Especially since it is apparently used to “desjapanese” the game further.
I’m well aware that the USA is now the most important video game market but aside a translation, because I don’t speak their damn language, I want to experience the game as the designer imagined it and not like some PR or manager asshole thinks it will sell best.
@rest of the comment: Yeah, bad move. The reason may be the one you suggested, i think this may become a trend though T_T sadly.