i really hope  snow ends up with lightning and keeps hope as adopted son.

serah can ikut the new guy

sorry for the double use of the word hope lol

i 'hope' lightning will be a full usage character... and not just a cameo or temporary character.

or at least make her a hidden unlockable character. it seems like our party now is noel + serah + monster...

i also gonna catch em' all.
Plat is a must!

Time travel is a major part of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and players will be able to use the Historia Cross system to move through space-time.



Each area has gates players can activate, Dengeki PlayStation explains. Once these are turned on, Serah and Noel can travel to different periods by standing on a gate. Some areas have multiple gates to trigger. You will use these to find out of place artifacts, which your moogle can use. Gates only stay open for a limited amount of time, but players can reopen them if time runs out.



It sounds like collecting parts is a core part of Final Fantasy XIII-2. The magazine has a screenshots of Bresha Ruins, which says "Fragment 0/8." Another screenshot shows Bresha Ruins through time where in the beginning of Final Fantasy XIII-2 (AF 005) it’s lush and brimming with life. At AF300, the area is in ruins.



Serah’s search for Lightning is the heart of the story and Lightning is in Valhalla. She’s a guarding Etro’s temple as a knight and fighting Chaos Bahamut. Noel, the new character who travels with Serah, met Lightning. His goal is to change the future.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 has a time-travel system named Historia Crux, which allows you to travel back and forward through time to different space-time locations in the game. The game’s director, Motomu Toriyama, compares it to a “home menu” that is at the heart of Final Fantasy XIII-2 story. You can go forward in time, but also rewind it, to replay areas that you’ve already visited.


In a Square Enix Members interview, Toriyama says: “You will be able to freely come and go between all the areas; the game will provide not just simple environmental exploration, but also a multi-layered exploration of history through the Historia Crux.”


Elaborating further on the Historia Crux, Toriyama says that it will branch off into multiple routes depending on the player’s choices. Routes you take will have detours that you can go on to find side missions and secrets. Exploring and experimenting with the Historia Crux will allow players to uncover the game’s various multiple endings as well.

“The flow of areas accessible via Historia Crux has been structured so that all of the player’s actions and decisions will influence the gameplay,” Toriyama promises. That said, if you want to stick to the game’s main story and not explore the different space-time locales, that’s possible, too. In Toriyama’s words: “Casual players will be able to use the Historia Crux in a similar manner to browsing a favourite website — picking and choosing between all the different links available.”


The creation of the Historia Crux for XIII-2 was influenced by fans who wanted a less linear experience than the one in Final Fantasy XIII. Another point of fan feedback that was taken into account for XIII-2 is that side quests are available early on, rather than only being made available in the second half of the game. Toriyama says to also expect “many strong and colourful mini-games” that you can access whenever you want by visiting certain locales via the Historia Crux.


Finally, another aspect of Final Fantasy XIII-2’s heavy focus on time travel is encountering familiar characters in different situations, depending on what time period you’re in. Since the main cast of the original game is returning, you’ll be able to see how they’ve changed over the years.

Famitsu has a preview of Final Fantasy XIII-2′s time travel system known as the Historia Cross in the game. Before we get to that, the magazine also shared the game’s prologue calling Lightning "she" during the introduction.

Below is a story that is sort of going to be told in the beginning of the game...





Noel tells Serah they can open gates by collecting out of place objects known as "O Parts." Once you open a gate a compass of space-time appears and you can use the Historia Cross to pick a period and location.

Seriously I'm scared to read what you guys posted.
Don't want come here again till i finish that game.

^ you mean as if collectors edition

Final Fantasy XIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama has provided a big hint about when we can expect to hear the game's final release date. During the Q&A session of a fan event held in Tokyo over the weekend, Toriyama was asked by attendees for a more specific date than the currently announced December timeframe. He responded "It will be announced at Tokyo XXXXXX."

The number of Xs in his response -- at least as Famitsu.com transcribed it in its report from the event -- matches the Japanese word for "Game Show" (which is just "Game Show"), so it looks like we'll get the date next week!

Tokyo Game Show may also be the revealing grounds for the identity of the mysterious man who was shown in a confrontation in Valhalla with Lightning during the game's first trailer earlier this year. Square Enix's PR department said to expect this info from next week's big event as well.

Other points mentioned in the Q&A session:

Asked if they're looking into releasing download content, producer Yoshinori Kitase asked a PR person "Is it okay if I say?" but was denied permission, so he instead said that they're actively looking into it.

Asked if we'll get a limited edition, Kitase said they're "really actively looking into it."

If you have your XIII save data, you'll get some bonuses in XIII-2.

As previously announced, XIII-2 has a monster raising component. Your characters are built up using a new growth system like the Crystarium system from the original. Your monsters have their own growth system which is similar to this.

You'll find over 150 monster types in the game. They all have unique inputs for performing their special skills, so those who aren't too good with action games can select a monster with simple controls.

Asked about the game's length, Toriyama explained that just looking at the story volume, it's a bit shorter than XIII. However, there are all sorts of additional play elements this time, including the time travel, the fragments, and lots of mini games.


Development on XIII-2 is currently at 90%. The game has been in development for a little over one and a half years, according to Kitase.