I think the reason why they changed back to the old battle system is 12 was not very well received in Japan and geared more toward the Western audience. If you look at the reviews in general, 99% of US gamers liked FF12, but Jpn gamers' reception was 50/50.

The music does sound beautiful. I'm just relieved they stick w/ professional voice actors instead of amateurs like FF12 or Lost Odyssey which dealt a huge blow on the main characters' performance. Sakamoto Maaya (Aerith) as Lightning and Ebara Masashi (Might Guy from Naruto) as Sazh, who seems cool and a comic relief at the same time, would keep me interested in the story. I have a feeling they would not include the Jpn track for the US release like most recent JRPGs, this demo has sold me a day 1 purchase.

However, the battle animations, the character's movements and special effects look really cool. And the best thing of the new material from the demo is the wonderful music of Hamauzu ^^

I'm still looking forward to this game, as no Final Fantasy ever disappointed me, but I'm a bit sad that they actually slowed the evolution of the series or maybe downgraded the gameplay a little.

I think the reason why they changed back to the old battle system is 12 was not very well received in Japan and geared more toward the Western audience. If you look at the reviews in general, 99% of US gamers liked FF12, but Jpn gamers' reception was 50/50.

The music does sound beautiful. I'm just relieved they stick w/ professional voice actors instead of amateurs like FF12 or Lost Odyssey which dealt a huge blow on the main characters' performance. Sakamoto Maaya (Aerith) as Lightning and Ebara Masashi (Might Guy from Naruto) as Sazh, who seems cool and a comic relief at the same time, would keep me interested in the story. I have a feeling they would not include the Jpn track for the US release like most recent JRPGs, this demo has sold me a day 1 purchase.

However, the battle animations, the character's movements and special effects look really cool. And the best thing of the new material from the demo is the wonderful music of Hamauzu ^^

I'm still looking forward to this game, as no Final Fantasy ever disappointed me, but I'm a bit sad that they actually slowed the evolution of the series or maybe downgraded the gameplay a little.

@perron price cut…well..with god of war 3 i hope so1111111

But i hope for al fast eu release^^
- All titles (not just FF XIII) are made with localization in mind now
- Localization staff consulted during development
- Previously serial completion: JP > US > EU (in that order)
- Now all three versions are moving simultaneously
- “We aim to release it within six months of the Japanese version.”

that gives me hope :)

oh fucking please! if you want mature and old, then go play that god awful (and very, very boring) mass effect and fall out 3. i was bored too fucking tears with those games. thank lucifer that i didn't buy them, but i rented them instead.