Square Enix Comment On FFXIII PS3, 360 Comparisons

Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has commented on the comparisons between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, saying the only difference is the disc number.

"The development team created the PS3 version first, of course, but they didn’t alter the content at all in order to bring it to the 360." said Kitase in an interview with GamingTarget. "It’s the exact same experience and the same gaming experience that they had set out to create is present on both the PS3 and 360 versions."

He then added: "Graphics wise as well, they’re comparable there. There’s no difference there in the experience. And, I guess the only minor difference would be the fact that for the 360 version, you have to switch out the discs every once in a while."

The game releases for both consoles next month.

http://www.connectedconsoles.com/ps3-Square-Enix-Comment-On-FFXIII-PS3-360-Comparables.cfm

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Final Fantasy XIII boss responds to review scores

The key developers of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII have revealed they "try not to listen to the critics too much" - and responded to criticism of the game's linear nature.

Producer Yoshinori Kitase told CVG sister mag Xbox World 360: "We try not to listen to the critics too much. Most of the criticisms have come because the first half of the game is very linear.

"But we've got a story to tell, and it's important the player can engage with the characters and the world they inhabit before letting them loose..."

The game's director Motomu Toriyama added: "We think many reviewers are looking at Final Fantasy XIII from a western point of view. When you look at most Western RPGs, they just dump you in a big open world, and let you do whatever you like... [It] becomes very difficult to tell a compelling story when you're given that much freedom."

They might have a point - reviewers don't seem to be able to make up their mind on the title.

As reported by CVG, GamesMaster's Final Fantasy XIII review gave the game a respectable 81%, but PSM3 was less enamoured, awarding just 70%.

However, the Official PlayStation Magazine's Final Fantasy XIII review gave the game a 9/10, saying it "makes the hours pass likes minutes".

Who's getting it?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=235030

FFXIII Slightly Worse on Xbox 360

The final retail Xbox 360 code is in the door and comes off comparatively the poorer...

Final retail code has just arrived in the building for the Xbox 'cut' of Final Fantasy XIII. Having just finished the game in just under sixty hours on PS3 puts us in prime position to note the differences in visual quality.

To our purely subjective eyes, we have noted:

• While facial detail appears largely unchanged, the characters' clothes appear at first glance to be lacking finer details, with notably lower resolution textures.
• Incidental environmental objects and enemies appear less detailed, both in texture and geometry.
• The game's CG is extremely compressed and pales alongside the stunning HD goodness which blu-ray offers.

Knowing that this is likely to stir controversy, we'd like to make it clear that NowGamer is a multi-format publication, with no leanings either way toward a particular console. These are just the observations fo a few journalists who have experience the game on PS3. It would appear Square Enix has had to make some sacrifices to cram the game onto three discs after all, particularly when it comes to CG quality.

Ultimately, no matter what you're playing it on and we would discourage anyone from deciding not to buy it if they're already planning to. However, if you have a choice, the PS3 version has the edge.

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/2526/ffxiii-significantly-poorer-on-xbox

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@ The FF13 PS3 > 360 news.

Not surprised.

What edition you plan on getting Carl? PS3 or 360?

Oi, just noticed this question.

Not sure if I understand the question, but .....Yuna and Lulu?

Idk, Kimahri?

PS3.

Also, just to gloat again... I'm getting the game on the 8th