Final Fantasy Versus XIII Information Update

• The game has a large amount of weapon variety. While some characters will be limited in what weapons they can use, leading man Noctis can use all types of weapons.


• The young blonde-haired man shown in the trailer specializes in guns. He has exclusive access to third person shooter-style aiming controls - not even Noctis can control guns like this. Other characters just have a lock-on mechanic when using guns, which prevents aiming at enemy weak spots.


• Magic will have different properties and effects depending on who casts the spell. It seems party members will all be significantly different in many ways.


• The party members shown off in the trailer aren't the only ones - there are more - but the game won't have a large number of party members.


• The battle screen in the final version of the game will show the character names.


• Some aspects of how the HUD displays things in battle will probably change before the game is done.

• Noctis shouldn't be considered as being "cool" - he's just a normal guy. He does think that he is strong, but he isn't as strong as he thinks.


• The blonde gunslinger in the trailer is a friend of Noctis. The othre two characters are friends from his childhood - and the guy with the glasses fills a role similar to that of a tactician.


• Nomura debunks some internet speculation that the character riding the dragon in the trailer is blond-haired leading lady Stella. He says he wouldn't show her in such a way, and the character on the Dragon is an enemy.


• The party will contain three members, like Final Fantasy XIII. Members who are not in the current party will still comment on things in dialogue, though.


• The natural wide-open spaces in the trailer similar to Final Fantasy XIII's Pulse will have progression of time - the sun will rise and set, day will turn to night.


• You can ride airships, cars and Chocobos. You can also steal army vehicles to use to travel the world.


• When someone in the trailer says "You're not fit to be King!" the line is not directed at Noctis in the final game.

• Nomura encourages fans to "forget" about Versus for a little while, telling them that this year Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Final Fantasy Type-0 will both see a Japanese release. He also asks fans to be patient and try to understand that the team is working hard to try to create something very special.


• It's suggested that more could show up on Final Fantasy Versus XIII at E3 2011 this coming June.