Tetsuya Nomura talks About FF Versus And the Darker concept

[Marioshinobi]

Tetsuya Nomura recently sat down in an interview to talk about the darker, grittier counterpart of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII Versus, as well as the changes the recent titles of the franchise have been going through. We get you the skinny on the latest brain-picking session with one of the minds behind the well-loved RPG series.

First off, Tetsuya Nomura clarified just what the "Versus" in Final Fantasy XIII Versus means. He says that the word signifies the title concentrating more on the "human side of the characters, their way of thinking and why they behave like they do." Thus, the game will have a significantly darker tone and level in the FF series - after all, Cloud never contemplated on just how many Shinra soldiers he killed, or how many cute Chocobos you had to hunt down to get a Gold one, didn't he? Joking aside, Tetsuya affirms that while the game itself will be more realistic, it's not the antithesis of Final Fantasy XIII.

He also elaborates on the difference between the two titles - namely, while RPGs like Final Fantasy XIII addresses human emotion and psychologies in a broad sense, Versus XIII will delve into those subjects more deeply and sharply, to the point that it offers "a crude reality in terms of human emotion or human behavior." He explains further:

The goal, when a player holds a controller and plays an RPG, is to make them believe in another world – to experience a dream in a fictional world. It will be different in Versus XIII because of the intrusion of the real world, and things that are really happening. There will be less fiction and more reality.

When asked if his previous statement means the involvement of real-world events, Tetsuya Nomura confirmed it, while also maintaining that it will still have connections to the other titles in Fabula Nova Crystallis. He also commented that the darker world of Versus XIII is something more to his taste, citing his experience with Kingdom Hearts.

But as for the differences between KH and FF, KH is a lighter world of magic, fantasy, and people doing good things. I’ve been in that world for a very long time – perhaps too long.

Certainly good news that the minds behind Final Fantasy - Tetsuya Nomura, at least - is planning to take the beloved franchise into a new direction. Whether this darker, grittier tone works for the series or not, only time will tell. Updates as I get them, and you can check out the full interview in the link below.

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[wave killer]

This has been, so far, the only FF title I've been excited over. And since Tetsuya Nomura is behind it I can tell it will be a hit.

[Marioshinobi]

It may be the first Final Fantasy Game I might ever buy, so you know people that this game is that good.

I think people will also buy PS3 for it too, considering Final fantasy franchise is huge.

[silabus]

me too ,i bought FF12 and the battle sistem sucks.....i hope a better version in this ff13

[.khun]

did anyone read about that the top 3 or 5 company that made games? square enix in one of it right? did you see their website? i can see there are not many links to PS3 went they said about gaming. unless is FF13, since KH 3 supposed to be in PS3 but it moved to PSP.

[haseoxth]

KH3 isnt even being made yet......Birth By Sleep is just one side story to the whole of Kingdom Hearts...its set 10 years in the past for crying out loud.

[.khun]

how should i know their forum say it's next year~