Final Fantasy Versus XIII Content

Prologue

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"There's nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." -William Shakespeare

"The true figure is still hidden in the sleep."

"An isolated nation protected by an ancient line of Kings. A modern civilization alive with crystal's songs of swords and sorcery."

"A lone Kingdom fighting to forestall the outer world from imposing its heretic order. The struggle for the final crystal is merely a prologue to the chronicles of new era."

Story

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The setting for Final Fantasy Versus XIII reflects our world today, and it's "ugly issues". Versus is darker, more close to home emotional story, or so that is the vision Square Enix has told.

The main character in Versus, Noctis, is a Prince, the heir to the throne, the thrown to the last Kingdom where the crystal was held. The Kingdom is modern and advanced much further the outside world, to the point that they've basically isolated themselves within. The city nation is said to be protected by a Magic Order, whom must stand against an invasion in the Kingdom. This fight over the last crystal is said to only be the beginning of a new generation.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII shares many similarities with the story of Hamlet. With even a quote from the story in the original trailer. Little else is know about the story of Versus at this point.

With life-like characters and a truly painful story the main theme the team wants to showcase is “Bounds” and how the characters relate to it.

It’s a dark and sad story which aims to show how heavy and painful the burden that the heroes are carrying is, how painful their paths can be, and how important flashes of happiness are in a world ravaged by greed and despair. The keyword for Versus XIII story is misery, and it can be applied to all main characters.

Early regions in the game are heavily inspired by western “bang-bang” movies.

The main design key point for the clothes is “Jet-black” and there will be a lot of scenes and circumstances where this design will show mainly because it is compatible with the mood of the game. Hiromu Takahara is working on the character clothes and his designs will be heavily influenced by the asymmetric forms as they have always been.

The hero, Noctis, attends a celebration party held in commemoration of the “Agreement concerning the Peaceful use of the Crystal” being created between two countries and as a Prince who will soon inherit the King title he meets the heroine of the game, Stella, for the first time.

Most importantly, Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII bear the same basic “myth” those games have, but have completely different worlds, cast of characters, and stories from each other.


Last Modified: August 02, 2010