+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 29, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted January 29, 2008 Promises, promises. They seem to always be said and most of the time broken, especially in the gaming business. Hearts can be broken, and tears might be shed -- especially for you GTA and MGS fans. When a developer drops a release date on our heads, that a big gutsy move, something us gamers don't take too much truth to.Here comes Square-Enix announcing a 2008 release date for FF13. No date, just the year, which is plenty enough for us eager FF fans. But how much truth is really behind this, because I don't want to have my heart broken or tears run down my face. According to Joystiq Mr. Testuya Nomura, character designer for FFXIII says that "the long wait for the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection will be over soon enough. Not only does he swear by the game's 2008 release date, he teases at a playable demo for FFXIII on the PlayStation Network a while before the game is released, to show off the game's revamped battle system." So absolutely no date tied into this announcement, but to tell you the truth a December 31st, 2008 date would be fine by me. Knowing Square-Enix's track record, I would've thought the game would come out Fall 09, but hey that is still very possbile. I'm glad SE made this bold statement but I'm not taking it to heart. A release of a new Final Fantasy game is like a football fan's dream of going to the Superbowl for 60 bucks, front row, mid-field. So a broken promise would be you going to the Superbowl and at the ticket gate you get kicked out because the ticket you received was a fake, and then you spend the whole game underground in the stadium prison. "There's always next year," you say to yourself as you rock back and forth on the cold, metal bed. Don't think I'll forget this promise, Nomura! Source: http://www.gamernode.com/news/5759-squares...2008/index.html A promise that could definitely be regrettable :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted January 29, 2008 Veteran Share Posted January 29, 2008 I hope we see it in 2008. :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted January 29, 2008 Veteran Share Posted January 29, 2008 After 2005, release dates mean nothing, promises don't mean much as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Haze Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 But does he mean 2008 in Japan only, or Worldwide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novaoblivion Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I remember reading somewhere else (I cant find it right now of course :hmmm: but it might have been on neogaf). That he said that 2008 would be the year that they gave us a bunch of info on FFXIII. But that someone had miss translated it as him saying it was coming out this year. This could be a different interview with him though or could I just be remembering/read wrong. I sure hope it comes out this year but somehow I doubt it will :(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 But does he mean 2008 in Japan only, or Worldwide? prolly japan only by xmas, god knows when they will translate it for the rest of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerhkjp Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 A promise that could definitely be regrettable :laugh: So true :laugh: SE is going to get quite a bashing if the game is delayed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hopefully it's worldwide for '08, once reason it might be is Sony really needs a good exclusive, and quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiracyX Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Japan only by 2008, Everywhere else sometime in 2009. This will be followed by GT5 aswell, since you just know that game will not come out this year. At least MGS4 is coming for you people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Japan: 2008 America: 2010 Europe/PAL - FINAL FANTASY XIII NOW FOR PLAYSTATION 4! Damn those "translation issues"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerhkjp Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Well, you all still have some time to learn Japanese :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Personally I can't see this game being released worldwide this year, so yes, this promise could come back to bite them in the delicate bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 So I have 9-11 months to learn Japanese... Nah I'll wait till 2009 for this one. I'd like it to come out this year for North America but it just seems unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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