Final Fantasy XIII is the upcoming installment in the Final Fantasy
series, and is the first of the
series to be released on the
PlayStation 3. Unveiled at E3 2006,
this title features a high-tech
futuristic world, and a heroine who
wields a gunblade-type weapon.
Motomu Toriyama is the director of
the game. According to Square Enix
President Yoichi Wada, the storyline
will focus on "those who resist the
world."
Final Fantasy XIII will run on the "White Engine", a proprietary engine
built for Square Enix's next-gen
games. The game was originally
planned for the PlayStation 2 but
was later moved to the PlayStation 3
after the development team
discovered the power of the
platform.
Fabula Nova Crystallis
Along with Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Agito XIII for the mobile
phone, and Final Fantasy Versus
XIII, an action game for the
PlayStation 3 made by the Kingdom
Hearts team, make up three facets of
the overall project known as Fabula
Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy XIII.
According to Square Enix, Final Fantasy XIII is neither a prequel or a
sequel to Final Fantasy Agito XIII
or Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Square
Enix has explained that although all
three games take place in the same
universe, they are not directly
related. Square also announced that
there will be still other titles in
the Fabula Nova Crystallis series,
though they have not indicated how
many. A diagram was shown with three
empty circles around the Fabula Nova
Crystallis logo, so it is possible
there will be another three titles
in the series.
