Final Fantasy Versus XIII promises open world with seamless and stunning battles
June 24th, 2010 by Colin Temple
A few new details about the PS3-exclusive Final Fantasy Versus XIII have emerged.
Perhaps most interesting is that Final Fantasy Versus XIII will have an open-world environment. After the linear gameplay of Final Fantasy XIII, this is very welcome. Players will be able to go anywhere in the game’s world, except for certain mountain areas which are reserved for later.
One of the cities in Versus XIII is modelled after the real-life Shinjuku, a dense commercial ward in Tokyo.
The game will feature objects found in the field that are subject to your destructive forces. Final Fantasy Versus XIII also put attention into modelling the sky. A physics engine is being applied to the clouds in order to render a realistic skyscape.
The game promises seamless battles. Certain large areas will require some loading, but for the most part the game aims to be seamless in all transitions. The game’s designers also claim that these will be the highest-quality battle scenes yet.
A few screenshots have been scanned in as well. These are all captured in real-time from the PS3 console, not pre-rendered.
As a bonus, we’ve also learned that in the PSP title Final Fantasy Agito XIII, chocobos and airships will appear offering travel around a world map in the way we’re used to with Final Fantasy games.
