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It was renamed to Final Fantasy Type-0, not Final Fantasy 0. Also keep the FF13 sequel discussion in the appropriate thread. I prefer to have specific threads for specific games, but if people just mash all the discussions together, I'll just have to roll them all up into one. Anyway I'm really looking forward to Type-0. It runs on a modified version of the Crisis Core engine, and I thought that game looked and sounded fantastic. The trailer looks good too.

No, my point about Horn is that for a long time he was a Luke Skywalker clone. Rogue Squadron pilot with an R2 unit sidekick, whose father was a Jedi, etc. etc. etc. It felt like one of those Sonic fan-characters; you know, those hedgehogs who ALSO ran at super speed? JUST LIKE SONIC!!!~1` Aside from that, Stackpole's a great author. I've read his non-SW stuff; quite good. And yes I agree with you about Starkiller. A ridiculously stupid character with no redeeming qualities aside from the fact that his name is the original hero's name in the earliest drafts of Star Wars.

Let's move on. Any further arguments need to be taken to PM, IM, or any other form of personal correspondence.

Not contesting that. Just saying. Starkiller has nothing on Horn. Also TFU is a terrible game with a dumb story.

Your knowledge of programming seems very limited. You're applying first-year CS knowledge to game development. That'll only get you so far. Also, try not to call people stupid. So much of what you're saying is very naive.

Let's get back on topic and talk about Extra Credits.

They just released a trailer for it. Third one down. http://kotaku.com/5736564/a-visual-guide-to-new-square-enix-trailers

Corran Horn begs to differ.

caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake

No, it's still infringement. Intent has nothing to do with infringement. It doesn't matter if someone is a fan or a professional working for another company. It doesn't matter if they're doing something for-profit or not-for-profit. Infringement is infringement. If you're using someone's intellectual property for any reason, you're still infringing on their rights. IP means intellectual property, so yes, technically Square Enix is the only one allowed to do anything with their games. Because, you know, it's their property. Yep. I don't believe anyone here has any illusions to the contrary. We do, however, have a very good relationship with many industry folks, so we're not too worried about that sort of thing happening to us. Plus, you know, Fair Use and all that.

That is absolutely not what "dynamics" means. Dynamics have to do with the changing volume of your piece, i.e. soft sections, loud sections, crescendos and decrescendos.

Well, infringement is still infringement, whether you intend to profit or not. Also the "taking your ball and going home" analogy doesn't really apply.

Well, it's a company's duty to protect their IP.

Having MAG in the off-season is how they get good rates at the hotel. Try planning MAG in the summer; it'll cost twice as much, at the very least, for everyone involved.

FYI you can post links to patches. Don't post links to patched ROMs.

I love FF13 and I try not to bother too much with arguing about it. Anyway the fact remains that it was—relatively speaking—a critical and commercial success, and like it or not, Square Enix's modus operandi with Final Fantasy is (and has been for a while now, so people really shouldn't be surprised) to treat each numbered Final Fantasy game as a base for a franchise. They did it with VII (Before Crisis, Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus), X (X-2), XII (Revenant Wings), and even IV (The After Years). XIII was conceived as a franchise from the start; they even gave it a fancy name: Fabula Nova Crystallis. Seeing as how the main game was successful (i.e. made them money) and they know what to do to make a better one, it's kind of a no-brainer to make a direct sequel.

Stay on topic or I'm rolling this into the main FF thread.

Actually there are quite a number of "classic" works of art that aren't appreciated until long after they've made their debut. "Instant classics" are extremely rare in any form of media. Also it's fine if you don't like Final Fantasy XIII, and it's fine for you to express that, but please stop pretending that your opinion is everyone's opinion. Your "pretty simple concept" is all based on subjective criteria. And yes, I realize that I'm basically saying "BUT LIKE, THAT'S JUST YOUR OPINION, MAN." It's still true. __ Anyway I'm looking forward to FFXIII-2. I liked the first one. Hopefully Hamauzu does the music again, because there simply isn't enough Hamauzu music in the world.

Sure, but the fact remains that there is practically no information about PSP2 out there. Let's leave comparisons for when we can actually reference facts, not what someone told you.

Technically that's a Sting RPG. Anyway I pre-ordered my 3DS today. Gonna be good.

Who's been playing Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light for DS? It's quite good. Brilliant graphics and soundtrack, really old-school (NES-era) style gameplay.

Did he sign yours with "smith?" Because he signed mine with "smith" because of a joke that happened right there on the spot.

That was a good game. I ought to finish that one.

More like they can't just reuse sprite assets from previous games, am i rite?

I'm making this the Final Fantasy series thread. If you want to make a new thread for a specific Final Fantasy game, feel free to do so. Just be aware that if that thread turns into a series discussion, it'll be rolled into this one.