Final Fantasy XIII Ideal vs Actuality

[Raptor-chan]

Sharp-eyed observers can’t help but notice that upcoming blockbuster RPG Final Fantasy XIII’s graphics seem to have suffered a substantial degradation since the first promotional shots were released.
Now shots of the game are looking distinctly polygonal…
Originals are above, later shots below:
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Of course, nobody believes promotional images for games, but even so this is slightly disappointing. Fans can take solace in the high quality of female anatomy on offer (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/04/16/final-fantasy-xiii-oppai-extravaganza/)…
The game is due in Japan in the winter (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/04/15/final-fantasy-xiii-2009-japan-release-date-confirmed/), as a “PS3 exclusive.” The delayed international release will include an Xbox 360 version.

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Courtesy: Sankaku Complex, Hachimaki

[JT86]

probably due to a downgrade so it'd work on the 360 >.>

[Rodimus]

More than likely. Maybe the PS3 version won't have that problem.

[Aria]

I though this is the one which is going to be broken up into 3 unrelated, yet related (urgh or something) stories. So there was an XBOX360/PS3 version but there was also going to be just a game for the PS3?

I think the graphics look better for the PS3 game, but I must admit I always ended up disapointed in comparing PS3 preview graphics which the actual finish product, but find that generally I feel the graphics from the preview of XBOX360 are about what you get.

Should be intersting. But graphics are such a insignificant part. I will trade graphics any day for more cramming of gaming experience into it. Graphics become outdate, story lines become classic. Take PONG a master peice of gaming delight, superb story telling, heart wrenching action but lets be honest the graphic needed something.

[Rodimus]

I think you may be referring to Final Fantasy Verus 13 which I believe is still a PS3 exclusive.

[JT86]

yup, Versus is PS3 only and there's also Agito 13 which I think it's a PSP game but do nt remember.
and I think what happened was that PS3 graphics were downgraded to match the 360 version to keep BAWing from 360 owners down.
take Tales of Vesperia for example, 360 version is being treated like a beta and PS3 gots more characters, voice for everything, ect. whih sent 360 fans into riots :p
you ask me Squre should deal with BAWing with "shut up stupid 360 fanboy/girl, be happy you're getting anything." XD

[Aria]

Undobtly this will get me in trouble, having a go at Sony and PS3. Nowdays you can almost get shot if you say anything bad about them in front of die hard fans. However I don't have the brand loyalty issue, and feel that just cause the PS2 best system of that generation of systems (personal opinion) that it doesn't necessary makes the PS3 better this time. I have them all just so you know, but atleast in Aus my experience with Sony has been nothing but overpriced sales and slow release on everything, which was fine while they made the best system. And by that I don't just mean specs, I mean the complete package, if I wanted specs I would upgrade my computer.

However I doubt that square would ever say such things to XBOX360 users, Square not stupid, too much market sales to lose in doing so. Gone are the day where square has to cater for Sony, they are so much bigger than that. Sony have shot themselves in the foot in some of the ways that they marketed, developed and sold the PS3, which just gave XBOX360 a larger slice of the market share, when the could of instead they could of actually taken more if they done it right. Really gone are the days of the systems dictating to the game companies, now they just serve the gamers (persoanlly that the way it should be). I remember someone telling me it would be a cold day in hell before square released any mainstream Final Fantasy Game again on any other systme other than the Playstation. Roles are almost reversed now between systems and games, wasn't a company not that long ago saying to sony lower the PS3 price or we will stop developing games for it (not 100% sure on this).

Despite the better specs I think PS3 is losing it, since I still hear their system a pain in the arse to develop for. But hey prehaps I just biased, but sony are real jacks down here, so in Australia I feel we don't need any loyalty to them. I feel they cater way to much to whims of the Japanese, and then the rest to america. Which is slightly understandable they provide the better and bigger market share, but I feel they deliberately screw the rest of us to do so. I have both system and prefer the XBOX360 over it. I will thrash a game on the XBOX360 if I have the choice

Anyway that off track

But I seriously doubt graphics were downgraded just because of fear of XBOX360 user. Graphics are always downgraded between their intial previews to what is actually produced, whether it be XBOX360 or PS3. Game company love to use those intial WOW graphics and half of them are released and designed before the game egnine even finished. Grand Designs and all that. I mean I played games using the HD function on the XBOX360 and I know they can get some pretty sweet graphics out of it, not as good as PS3 at it best, but damm close. Very few PS3 games ever use the best graphics anyway. Enough to cover what the initial images of FFFXIII were suppose to be anyway.

But if they did do it for the XBOX360 user, it just goes to show that Square no longer are slaves to Sony. Which can only be a good thing as far as I am concerned. For both System development and serving the gaming community

Sorry about the rant guys. *Goes and hugs his PS3, XBOX360 and WII