Der unglaubliche, offizielle "Final Fantasy" - Thread

[Vash]

Anscheinend gibs sogut wie noch garkeine Infos zu Versus bezüglich der Charaktere, das liegt wahrscheinlich daran das Square noch garnichts dazu angegeben hat.

 

Das ist nicht ganz richtig. Der Prinz hat einen Namen, der auf dem Wetter beruht. Halt ähnlich wie Cloud, Squall, Lighting etc.

Auch soll er einen ganz anderen Charakter haben, als im Trailer angedeutet wird.

 

Lightning's muscles and such make an impression, don't they? She is muscular, but attractive.

 

Nomura: In drawing Lightning, the most essential thing was that she is a "cool character." You can't have a cool character without sex appeal.

 

What kind of "cool" is she?

 

Nomura: Serious, and unforgiving, yeah, she is a relentless character, isn't she? Maybe she is harsh on herself too, but she is not the type to coddle people. When she meets other people, she's not the kind who changes according to them, but instead you can see that she is a kind of individualistic person who gives off the image of someone who unswervingly follows the guidelines within herself.

 

Was that harshness more than was intended in the design?

 

Nomura: I was asked to make her strong and beautiful, but when I read the scenario, I thought "Is that all?" They were saying that she is a soldier, and her personality was certainly of one. She is not a "whiner." Actually, before we decided on the type we have for her now, there were a variety of different Lightnings. There were some by other staff members, too, and in the beginning, she didn't have the same image as she does now.

 

Like what, for example?

 

Nomura: She was Asian. The final Lightning is considerably more chiseled. Her eyes are more deeply set in than a typical heroine. Also, her cheekbones are more prominent than other female characters. In these ways, Lightning's design changed considerably. Other things are hidden, so you can't tell, but her legs are lean and her abdominal muscles are defined. Toriyama was particular about her having an athlete's body. However, if the heroine was too "macho," it would be difficult for players to associate emotionally with her, and so, while serving the director's intentions for her, I tried to make her a bit sweet. That intent appears in things like her hairstyle and hair color.

 

…(stuff about Aya from Parasite Eve goes here)…

 

Then, about the yet unnamed protagonist of Versus XIII, his outfit is temporary, isn’t it?

 

Nomura: We intend to completely redo his design. The concept for him is that his hairstyle will give a different impression when viewed from the front than from the back. From the front, his hair is calm and tame, but from the back, it is quite intense and violent-looking. Because his design is temporary, we’re having him face the back as much as possible, like on the cover. (Haha)

 

I see. There are a lot of things that are unclear, aren’t there?

 

Nomura: The Versus protagonist is not a character with a Squall-like or Cloud-like personality like everyone is thinking now. He is a type that has not been seen in the generations of the series yet. For a long time now, I have wanted to try making a character like him, but I hesitated because he is a type of character that might fall close to “out of bounds.”

 

Are you really that critical of him!?

 

Nomura: Yes. (Haha) There are probably people who dislike his type. Usually, protagonists do not have strong personalities to avoid having the personality interfere with the player’s empathy, and so very distinctive characters are relegated to side-roles, but not this time. He has a bit of an overabundance of p idiosyncrasy. I think that when he speaks, the impression of him will change considerably.

 

Will his voice be so high that we’re surprised? (haha)

 

Nomura: (Haha) The concept for his voice has not yet been finalized. People who thought “That’s great!” to his current impression will probably think “What did they do!?” upon seeing him. So, as much as possible, please try not to hold any preconceptions about him! He is not the least bit a silent, gloomy little boy.

 

He can show an apathetic face to the world, but is he the type that can adjust and let his guard down?

 

Nomura: There is that type in reality, too, and there it depends on whether or not their friends accept them, doesn’t it?

 

Will this be a story of male camaraderie, similar to Crisis Core?

 

Nomura: No, for instance, someone [important] dies, and you must take revenge, well it won’t be a soppy story like that. It will adopt a more general “road movie” (a specific type of journey genre, not a road trip movie. >__>; Road movie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) sense. As to why I chose a story about men, well, for example, among school friends, when they go traveling, it’s normal to see any combination of fellows in groups of all one gender. That’s all. We can look back on when we were students, and remember enjoying horsing around with our peers with no particular aim in mind.

 

And a member of a royal family just happens to be one of their number?

 

Nomura: That’s right. They have not banded together for any purpose or destiny. This lot, who are always horsing around find themselves at the heart of the story by chance. I wonder if one was a student, would one feel the story even more familiar? Of course, if one was an adult, they might feel nostalgic and enjoy remembering how they horsed around like that, I think. Talking about girls, for instance. In thinking about how to make it more familiar, it turned out this way. Next time we give information, we will reveal his name. It doesn’t have much to do with anything else, though.

 

We’re looking forward to it. Will it be a name associated with the weather or the skies, following Cloud, Squall, Tidus, etc.?

 

Nomura: I thought “should we stop with the weather names, already?” but the FFXIII team named heirs Lightning, and so Versus XIII will follow suit.

 

Lightning’s name was quite a surprise, wasn’t it?

 

Nomura: Lightning’s name also surprised me, even though I was already familiar with her. If they started to use another name at this late date, I wouldn’t be able to get used to it, though.

 

(Thanks to Ruliweb)

 

Source: FF&KH Blog

[Cloud]

Der Punkt war aber die Namen ;). Ob er wie Wetter oder sonst was ist hilft ja einem auch nicht weiter.

[Vash]

Naja du kannst dann aber spekulieren. Soviel Auswahl fürs Wetter gibt es ja nicht. Vielleicht wird er auch einfach nur "Rain" heißen.

 

Übrigens wurde das Interview mit Tetsuya Nomura geführt. Charakterdesigner von FF13 und Regisseur von FF Versus 13. Also hat das schon hand und Fuß, was es da zu lesen gibt.

 

Then, about the yet unnamed protagonist of Versus XIII, his outfit is temporary, isn’t it?

 

Nomura: We intend to completely redo his design. The concept for him is that his hairstyle will give a different impression when viewed from the front than from the back. From the front, his hair is calm and tame, but from the back, it is quite intense and violent-looking. Because his design is temporary, we’re having him face the back as much as possible, like on the cover. (Haha)

 

I see. There are a lot of things that are unclear, aren’t there?

 

Nomura: The Versus protagonist is not a character with a Squall-like or Cloud-like personality like everyone is thinking now. He is a type that has not been seen in the generations of the series yet. For a long time now, I have wanted to try making a character like him, but I hesitated because he is a type of character that might fall close to “out of bounds.”

 

Auch sehr interessant, dass er andere Kleidung bekommen wird und einen ganz seltsamen Charakter bekommen wird.

[Vash]

Wir sollten wohl jeweils einen Thread zu FF13 und zu FF Versus 13 aufmachen, damit wir nicht so durcheinander kommen =D

[Lady]

Ich finde da sieht er so cool drauf aus. *schwärm*

Ich kanns kaum erwarten.

 

@Vash: Bitte mach es doch kleine es ist schon wieder so groß.

[Vash]

habt ihr alle so kleine Monitore ? xD

Ich hab doch schon so ein kleines Macbook und es sieht immernoch nicht groß aus xD

[Lady]

Ich sagte kleiner nicht größer.

Das zieht den Thread wieder so in die Länge.

[Vash]

hab ich doch gemacht ôo

laut imageshack.us ist es die perfekte Größe für Boards o_o

[Lady]

Leider immer noch zu groß.

Das siehst du doch eigentlich selber, oder?

[Vash]

Ne..bei mir ist das Bild grad mal halb so groß wie das forum..nicht mal..

 

Und ich hab einen 13 Zoll Monitor.

 

Surfst du über die ps3 auf einem minifernseher oder was für einen Monitor hast du bitte ?

 

Naja ich poste dann halt keine Bilder mehr. Noch kleiner und man muss wohl zoomen