"FINAL FANTASY XIII", a role playing game for PLAYSTATION 3 has come out.
"FINAL FANTASY XIII" is the latest release from the major RPG title "Final Fantasy" series, which represents Japan as much as "Dragon Quest" series. The game features the battles that the heroine "LIGHTNING" faces at the floating city "Cocoon" and "Gran Pulse", the land beneath it.
The graphics has been highly up graded by being the first title for PS3 console, the beautiful background and characters as well as game system has been revamped.
Based on the "Active Time Battle" that has been throughout the series, "Break" system that enables to set maximum damage by collecting enemy's chain gauge with continuous attacks and "Role" system to change the job according to the situation and enemy making the game more speedy and strategic.
As first shipment special, application cards for MMORPG "FINAL FANTASY XIV" Beta test that is schedule to begin its service from 2010, campaign code for "FINAL FANTASY XIV" which applicants can receive secret items within the game after its formal start will be included.
Also, special PS3 with a picture of the hero Lightning printed on the top panel and HDD content upgraded to 250GB from its original 120GB with "FINAL FANTASY XIII" software; "FINAL FANTASY XIII LIGHTNING EDITION" went on sale. Stocks in Akiba shops were relatively aplenty and we were able to check stocks at Sofmap Akihabara main store (380 sets), Sofmap amusement store and MESSE SANOH main store.
Being the first release of a major title since July's "Dragon Quest IX", some Akiba shops were prepared for it setting their shop opening to 7 a.m. to match the game release.
Being the first in 3 and a half years and the first "FINAL FANTASY" for PS3, shop staff comments included "It not more than we predicted, but still its selling well" "（opened at 7 a.m.) some customers were here from the night before, they were more heated up than we were".
Retail prices of "FINAL FANTASY XIII"
