KINGDOM HEARTS 3 AND FINAL FANTASY XV FOR PLAYSTATION 4?!!!

When I first found out about this last week, I couldn’t tell whether I was laughing or crying.

These two Square Enix video games—Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy Versus XIII (which I found out is now titled Final Fantasy XV)—are going to be released for the SONY Playstation 4.  The friggin’ PLAYSTATION 4?!!!  WHUT THE AKSKJFHSGLDK@#*!

 Kingdom Hearts 3  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKhr6s_TXM

 Final Fantasy XV   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3xKbPooKAo

Okay…okay…I am calm.  I must admit, I was hoping that Final Fantasy Versus XIII would still be released for the PS3.  I mean, that is the friggin’ reason why I wanted the PS3 in the first place.  I only have three video games for the PS3: Sonic Generations, Devil May Cry 4, and …uh… used Prince of Persia (2008) that I just bought this past March.  That's all the PS3 games I personally have.  I can play Blu-Ray DVDs on it too (which allows me to watch my #1 favorite movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete) and Casshern Sins on Blu-Ray.  My parents also enjoy the Blu-Ray DVDs on occasion, and my dad has his PS3 games.  Maybe some day I’d like to try out DmC: Devil May Cry on the PS3.

So, I am glad that Kingdom Hearts is returning with a real sequel, not to mention that Sora is returning!!!  And I am also happy that the now-titled Final Fantasy XV is continuing development.  I just wish that I foresaw that it wouldn’t make it to what is a “current-gen” console right now, the PS3.

$400 for the PS4 is not so bad; in fact, it’s reasonable.  But the video games for this gaming system are going to be $100 a pop.  Sorta balances out the surprisingly reasonable release price for the console. What I mean to say is, buying the console would cost $500 anyway if you were to also buy a video game along with it.

Well, I am not going to worry about buying the PS4 or Kingdom Hearts 3 or Final Fantasy XV any time too soon.  They won’t be out in a while, and then when they are out, the games should be $20 less and then maybe I’d consider purchasing them.  In the meantime, I‘ve got some other video games I have to finish.  I’ll just name some right off my head:

• Sonic Generations (PS3)
• Sonic Unleashed (Wii)
• Prince of Persia 2008 (PS3)
• Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy (PSP)
• Mega Man X8  (PS2)
• Shadow the Hedgehog (don’t hate me  >X ) (PS2)
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii)

 

They will keep me busy in between my new workdays, I suppose.  Next-gen can definitely wait.

 

Excited about Lightning Returns: FFXIII + More

I don’t know if I am even going to bother playing parts 1 and 2 of the FFXIII series.  But I think I’ll really like this new one coming up.  Why?  Because I only have to worry about controlling one character, Lightning.  I am sort of DONE with Japanese role playing games now.  I like to be able to have my character attack when they want to rather than when it’s their turn.  My patience is gone.  I want to do everything in a day but I can’t.  So something’s gotta give.

I saw the extended trailer for this video game on TheLifestream.net, and then I read up on what it is about in Final FantasyUnion.  I like the ticking-clock type of story (maybe I should go and see the Justin Timberlake movie In Time).  I’ve had dreams where I also had numbered minutes to live and when time ran out, I woke up.  But I’m digressing now.  I’m still waiting for more news on FF Versus XIII.  I know I am going to love the game-play on that one.

Is there ever going to be a Kingdom Hearts 3?  I don’t think there could be any more, to be honest.  If I have to play another KH game, I suppose I can try KH: Birth by Sleep sometime, even though it doesn’t feature my favorite KH character Sora. 

Another thing I am excited about: trying out DmC: Devil May Cry.  I’ve decided that I will rent it and see if it is worth buying.  I haven’t seen any TV ads for it at all.  Maybe they are not shown in the U.S.A.  I’m not done with DMC 4; in fact I think I may need to start the third stage all over again because I am completely stuck on what to do next to make things move on along.

Ehhhh, I have been neglecting this blog for far too long. 

Should I Play Final Fantasy XIII? Also: Versus XIII Game Play

I recently found out from the Final Fantasy Union website that there is going to be a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, and it’s apparently named for now Final Fantasy XIII-2.

I have a demo of FF XIII that comes with the Blu-Ray for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete. I’ve never tried the demo yet. But I want to, because I don’t want to at least miss out on that. I haven’t finished FF XII, but it is a very different story so I am not going to worry about that (I should still return to it though. I mean, I bought it, I have to finish it at some point :D ).

Now that I know that there is going to be a sequel to this latest FF, I am curious as to how it turned out in the end that made it seem like it should have a second part.

I also decided to check out another one of my favorite websites, http://www.ff-versusxiii.net/ and I found that there is some new game play footage released. This is the new trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII for 2011. To be honest, I am relieved that the subtitles for the dialogue are still in Japanese kanji; I don’t want the dialogue/plot stuff to be revealed right away anyway. I got a big kick out of the game play content that the trailer included. It looks so fun to play—probably because the workings for it are very similar to the game play action from the main Kingdom Hearts titles. There is some real-time stuff that happens during the game-play (like explosions) and Noctis reacts to them simultaneously. So cool!! This video game is THE REASON I wanted to have a Playstation 3.

Here is a direct link to where I found the 2011 trailer for FF Versus XIII:
http://www.ff-versusxiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=Final-Fantasy-Versus-XIII-HD-Trailer--643

What about Final Fantasy VERSUS XIII?

Isn’t the game play for this title supposed to be something similar to Kingdom Hearts? Well, it hasn’t been seen by anyone in the U.S. at this point, I’m sure.

I wonder if the Tokyo Game Show 2010 is going to show anything about Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Hah, no Keyblades here, folks. I like this whole “magical sword” thing going on. I also wonder how Noctis got those powers. Was he born with them, or did he acquire them between his birth and the throne?

At an Anime Los Angeles convention I saw two cosplayers, one dressed up as Noctis and the other dressed up as Cloud. They were walking together. Together! O M G   FAAAAN   FIK-SHUN!!

So like what if Cloud Strife and Noctis were in the same, uh, story? They wear similar clothes, similar hairstyles, they both hardly smile…And hey, it’s Cloud’s big-ass Buster Sword versus Noctis’ many magical swords, and uh, other things I don’t know about yet. Sigh. Where did I read it? I learned that character designer Tetsuya Nomura is doing the character design for Versus XIII, which is another reason…what am I rambling about? I think after a while of not playing Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and then getting back to it again (after MMX drove me nuts), I start wondering what would happen if THIS character were to be up against THAT character. Man, I guess D:FF has a sneaky way of doing this to Final Fantasy fans. Okay, here’s another one: Lulu versus Lightning. Or…Tidus versus Jecht? Ha ha ha, that one’s already being done. And then the winner of the fight gets to, uh, I dunno, eat some cake or something. Gosh, I’m random this time….