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who cheats more men or women?

07.09.09, 08:37

Both! women are moore sneaky ...

What R U listening 2 right now?..

07.09.09, 08:35

When God Created You --- New Song

MySpace vs Bebo vs Facebook

07.09.09, 08:28

FACEBOOK of course!

Life sucks sometimes

07.09.09, 08:17

Not reallyy.. It's YOU that sucks not LIFE.

Ur fav colour ?

07.09.09, 08:14

BLUE & GREEN....

Choose BF or GF on the current page #3

07.09.09, 08:04

NoNE ... no chick with a real face here...

Pick an Animal for the person above u(2)

07.09.09, 08:01

a bunny ^_____^

Change avatar or not (part 4)

07.09.09, 08:00

Keep it.. is dat Tifa?

Final Fantasy XIII Updates

07.09.09, 07:53

FINAL FANTASY XIII

PlayStation 3
JP - Winter 2009
US/EU - Spring 2010

Xbox 360
US/EU - Spring 2010


Recent News
(08/28/09) Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party
+September 08th, 2009 - JP release date of FFXIII to be revealed.


Story
The fal'Cie: beings created by and from the Crystals. Worshipped as gods for the prizes they offer humanity, powerful enough even to make cities float in the sky. Thirteen centuries ago, a supreme power aspired to rise above. He created his own paradise in the sky, to house all he felt deserving. They call it Cocoon. Over the centuries, the Cocoon fal'Cie created many life forms and machines for it's inhabitants, and life flourished. But for the people of Cocoon, it wasn't enough: they feared they would be cast from their paradise, into the wilderness and undesired nature of the world below...Pulse.

Pulse affects the people of Cocoon in ways we cannot understand. It's unnatural. Anyone with a connection to Pulse must be sealed away from the rest in the Sanctum or exiled into that strange, deep hell below.The Holy Government and their PSICOM will stop at nothing to keep Cocoon and it's chosen safe from the evil of Pulse. But something strange is happening...

The l'Cie, Those marked with a mission from the fal'Cie, have appeared. The fear of Cocoon has come true, the other fal'Cie grow jealous of Cocoon, and wish to drag it down from the heavens. They will stop at nothing, even turning their own l'Cie into Corpses should they fail their mission. Now, there are those who wish to stop the purge of those tainted from Cocoon, and a fantasy unravels before our eyes one again...


Characters
Lightning
A former PSICOM soldier in The Holy Government of Cocoon, who sought the fal'Cie of Pulse. She commands a strange Sword/Gun hybrid, and control gravity with a snap of the fingers. Her curiosity however, did not come without price, as she herself became a l'Cie. Charged with the task of Cocoon's demise and the defeat of The Holy Government, she must leave behind all she once knew, or face the remainder of her days as a Corpse of the l'Cie. The only positive to come from this change is the aide of a powerful ally, the knight known as Odin.

Snow Villiers
The leader of the resistance force of Cocoon known as Team Nora. Strong willed and passionate, and branded as infected by The Oly Government. their tyranny has become too much. He attempts to help those he can from escaping exile, but is in turn cursed by the fal'Cie. The Shiva Sisters, Nyx and Styria, aide him in his quest, as he uses his fists to force his way thru any conflict.

Oerba Dia Vanille
Full of hope and optimism, even in dire situations, Vanille too has been chosen by the l'Cie. It is in one of these situations, captured and set for exile by the PSICOM, that she meets a resistance fighter named Snow. With the equally adorable Eidolon Carbuncle at her side, her smile is sure to brighten even the darkest time for her and her friends. Rumored to be of royalty, she wears the pelt of a bear slain by her won hands. Looks can be deceiving, it seems

Sazh Katzroy
Duel pistols and a long military history hide the true nature of this kind and caring soul. Lightning's longtime, and perhaps more sensible,partner, Sazh will always be by your side. Caring for a young chocobo who nests in his hair while fighting for the freedom of the l'Cie is the latest in a long line of missions he may not have joined willingly. Sazh also has a young son, who will be revealed in more detail atTGS'09.

Hope Estheim
A child marked for purging by the PSICOM, he watched as his mother fought alongside Snow and, subsequently, lost her life as he lived on. In yet another cruel twist, he is now cared for by the same l'Cie he considers the reason for his mother's death, and doesn't hesitate to let his feelings be known on this situation.

Jihl Navaat
A Colonel in The Holy Government, with direct control over the daily operation of PSICOM. The top graduate of her class, and a skyrocketing ascension within PSICOM are just a few of her accomplishments. Her beauty hides a more cruel and heartless persona, viewing Pulse infect and l'Cie as less than human. Her fight with Lightning, however, steems from something more personal.

Yaag Rosch
A Lt. Colonel in PSICOM, Jihl's right hand man, and Lightning's former commander within The Holy Government. Tasked with protecting Cocoon from the Pulse threat, he finds himself at odds with a powerful former ally. His title does not stop him from fighting front-line with his soldiers, and the scar he bears is from the intense training he has taken in an effort to preserve Cocoon's peace.

Team NORA
Gadot, Maqui & Lebreau are the comprising members of Team NORA, and Snow's must trusted and relied upon confidants. Original a mercenary group protecting villages from the onslaught of monsters, they have been accused of infection by Pulse by The Holy Government.


Glossary
The Holy Government - The Theocratic Government of Cocoon, helmed by their leader Cid. Anyone connected to Pulse is viewed as a threat, and is either quarantined or exiled. The mighty PSICOM serves as the protector of the floating world the Government controls.

PSICOM - The Army of The Holy Government. Consists not only of battle ready troops, but machines, airships, even monsters they can summon from an internally developed portal system. Charged witht he Protection of Cocoon and the Elimination of the Pulse threat.

The Crystals - The force that power the world and create the fal'Cie. Each crystal is different in nature, from the way they draw their energy from their surroundings, to the way they affect those very same surroundings, even down to the appearance of local inhabitants.

fal'Cie - Created by the crystal, they are treated as gods for all they can offer to Cocoon. Powerful enough to lift a city into the skies, they can make those they see fit as l'Cie, and charge them with a Focus. Failure to follow thru on their focus face liafe as a Cie Corpse.

l'Cie - those charged with a Focus by the fal'Cie. Feared and hunted by society for the powers granted them by the fal'Cie, they must complete their charge or face life as a corpse.

Cie Corpse - A l'Cie who fails in their Focus. They lose all the humanity within them, and eventually the crystal twists and corrupts their body. A monster in the truest since, against their own will.

Focus - The charge placed upon a l'Cie by the fal'Cie. Failure to comply with your assigned focus will end in tragedy.


Gameplay
Battle
+ The ATB returns for FFXIII, but heavily modified to mirror the more intense and action packed battles showcased in the CG film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete.
+ Multiple commands can be stacked into slots per turn and released at the same time to form a chain combo. The number of command slots increases as the characters grow in strength.
+ Commands can still be placed in the slots even though the ATB bar has run out, and the actions will be executed once the required slots are filled up. This, however, affects the chain combo hits as the combo has been interrupted.
+ The game does not make use of MP but introduces "Cost Points" for each command, which determine how many times the commands can be used per turn.
+ The player is able to view the HP and name of the enemy before engaging it in battle.
+ The player is awarded a "Star Rank" after each battle based on their performance.
+ The "Star Rank" alters the game's difficulty during your play. The better your rank, the harder your fights will become.

Partners
+ Battles again feature 3 person teams per fight.
+ In battle, you control one character and the others are controlled by the "Paradigm System"
+ The "Paradigm System" functions as a sort of Ai system, where you can change the way your partners fight in battle.
+ Some tactics will function as a sort of Job System, where when shifting Paradigm's, your partner will take on a certain skill set related to a specific job (ex. Healer)

Break
+ A "Break State" is one of the new features of FFXIII battle system. The breaks refer to the times an enemy enters a state of non-retaliation.
+ This occurs when a chain combo has been maintained fora certain period of time on an enemy. When a high level combo has been achieved, the enemy will glow red and enter this state, during which the player will be able to inflict high amounts of damage.
+ The chain bar will gradually deplete during this period; when it becomes empty,the break state ends

Magic
+ Magic, including Eidolons, is restricted to use only by the l'Cie.
+ Eidolons stay in battle while the characters accompanying the summoner leaves the party
+ Each character will posses only one Eidolon that is summoned from a crystal that sprouts from the character's mark of l'Cie.
+ Eidolons will have a "Gestalt Mode" which dramatically alter the speed and command of battle.
+ Eidolons will play a major role in the game's storyline.
+ Confirmed Eidolons: Shiva Sisters (Styria & Nyx), Odin, Carbuncle, Siren, Ifrit & Bahamut.


Technical
+ PS3 JP Ver., including all voice work and coding, is 90% done, currently in final debug and finalization stages.
+ PS3 US Ver. has finished voice recording, but all voicing has not been implemented. Menu/Text translation is not complete.
+ 360 Ver. is 70% complete. and debug work has just begun.
+ 360 team is working very hard on compression techniques to ensure minimal differences in graphic display.
+ SQEX beginning to take dual audio into consideration for US/EU release,no word if it will be for PS3 & 360 or PS3 exclusive.
+ Yoshinori Kitase claims the game;s main story, without sidequests, is about 50hrs.
+ SQEX considering DLC, but nothing story-altering. More along the lines of extra bosses/enemies, and special weapons.


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