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Final Fantasy XIII,
the ''Lightning'' demo in 7 minutes

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Final Fantasy XIII,<br> the ''Lightning'' demo in 7 minutes

Yesterday we were offering little gameplay clips of the Final Fantasy XIII double-demo. Today we bring you the extended cuts, and it begins with the first level dedicated to the electrizing Lightning, completed in seven minutes flat.

TGS09 - Lightning (7 minutes)

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Xion4360

Commented on 2009-09-25 04:45:27

Thank You!

REDX

Commented on 2009-09-25 05:39:27

Looking good.

itaintrite

Commented on 2009-09-25 06:26:57

These videos are not doing me any good lol. I want the game.

Ishigami

Commented on 2009-09-25 09:04:17

The game looks good but the cast is dreadful…

Krilekk

Commented on 2009-09-25 09:35:04

Running animation is a bit strange, I'd prefer ingame cutscenes instead of prerendered stuff cause the ingame scenes look pretty weak compared to the CGI sequences. But other than that I'm pretty amazed.

nepton

Commented on 2009-09-25 10:50:23

Best looking hair in-game ever. Looks fantastic. Other developers have some to learn here about small but important details. Love the character models overall, very well done. Environments looks polished too.

catfish

Commented on 2009-09-25 11:33:09

looks amazing

jenesuispasbavard

Commented on 2009-09-25 13:55:35

Electrizing? I like it.

lehsiong

Commented on 2009-09-25 16:52:41

i hate them skipping the enemies .. lol
btw, i wonder why is the lag at 04:27 ?

Frozpot

Commented on 2009-09-25 17:38:44

Posted by nepton
Best looking hair in-game ever. Looks fantastic. Other developers have some to learn here about small but important details. Love the character models overall, very well done. Environments looks polished too.

I just wish they would notice some of the big details, Lol! Like animation transitons and making the movement and camera more natural :P...

catfish

Commented on 2009-09-25 19:34:14

camera is great..have you played the demo?

sbs1003

Commented on 2009-09-25 22:42:33

You are joking right? It's a huge step backwards in hair animation. Not to mention it's really bad looking. But i think the poor animation makes total sense as japanese kids use loads of hair lotion these days, man why not use glue instead? It's cheaper and their are ruining their hair anyway...

Doom_Bringer

Commented on 2009-09-25 23:09:13

wow the in game animation and collision detections looks awful. Looks like they concentrated on making sure it was running at 30 FPS with 4XAA. Other than that, it looks like Final Fantasy X, I enjoyed FFX back in 2003 or 2002 but I dunno about this

Drsw36

Commented on 2009-09-26 00:11:31

Posted by sbs1003
You are joking right? It's a huge step backwards in hair animation. Not to mention it's really bad looking. But i think the poor animation makes total sense as japanese kids use loads of hair lotion these days, man why not use glue instead? It's cheaper and their are ruining their hair anyway...

You are blind sir, the hair look amazing. And must you guys make comments about japan in every japanese games topic? You Americans are so close-minded and always think your culture is flawless.

Heydemon

Commented on 2009-09-26 13:07:05

The hair looks fine but really who gives a crap anyway, why focus on such a small detail?
The way this is being played makes the running/turning animation look much worse than it is. The person playing is exclusively using the left stick to turn, if you use the right stick to turn the camera as well the turning is smooth. Those who have the demo can try it out for themselves.

iosomewhere

Commented on 2009-09-27 16:05:05

Sound ? Or is it just my pc ! Can't hear a thing !

PlumbDrumb

Commented on 2009-09-27 16:07:17

it's the video, there's no sound.

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About the game

Final Fantasy XIII
X360, PS3
Published by Square-Enix
Developed by Square-Enix
French release: March 9 2010
US release: March 9 2010
Japanese release: December 2009

What's up?

SimonM7 Sure, but games are much more than storytelling devices, unlike movies. Sure, a song can move you with lyrics, but we listen for the melody, something a book can't give us. (2 minutes ago)
Ronsauce If paintings/sculptures /movies/fashion can all be praised for their esthetics, I'm sure games can too. (6 minutes ago)
Ronsauce @SimonM7: I always thought the debate was whether games were art, NOT whether they are their own artform...which they would be if they were art in the first place. (8 minutes ago)
Doom_Bringer ATI makes the crappiest GPU's seriously, my GPU keeps freezing and crashing my computer after a 30 min intense workout. Didn't the 360 ATI GPU have the same problem? Cheap bastards (58 minutes ago)
SimonM7 Yeah. We harp on about games supposedly being their own artform, yet the majority of players value the aspects shared with other mediums the most. Not exactly an airtight case. (1 Hour ago)
PlumbDrumb apologies, I was trying to reply. (1 Hour ago)
Phaethon360 Someone seems to have deleted my original message. THQ Complete Pack deal [url] Will lightning strike twice? *looks at Plumb* (1 Hour ago)