Tag Archives: Motomu Toriyama
Thu, Feb 02, 2012 | 07:43 GMT
Square hints at downloadable story “volumes” for FFXIII-2
Square Enix has teased downloadable story “volumes” for Final Fantasy XIII-2.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FFXIII-2, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Tue, Dec 20, 2011 | 20:08 GMT
Director says FFXIII-2 will have easier-to-follow story than XIII
During an interview with Square Enix Members, Motomu Toriyama said that the follow-up to Final Fantasy XIII will have a storyline that is easier to understand, and they learned from XIII’s difficulties to explain complex concepts in the universe. More »
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 22:28 GMT
FFXIII’s “conspicuous” platform disparity reduced for FFXIII-2
With Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix hopes new tech has reduced the visual disparity between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 evident in Final Fantasy XIII.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 15:21 BST
Final Fantasy XIII-2 to ship on a single Xbox 360 DVD
Technical re-jigging has reduced the original FFXIII’s three-disc requirement on Xbox 360 to just one disc for the remastered FFXIII-2. It’s like magic.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Blu-ray, discs, FFXIII-2, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 23:06 BST
Square sends out Final Fantasy XIII-2 shots and Historia Crux Q&A
Square Enix has released a large batch of gorgeous screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII-2, as well as a company Q&A with the game’s director, Motomu Toriyama.
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Posted in: RPG
Tags: FFXIII-2, final fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 03:55 BST
Final Fantasy XIII-2 leads supply trailer commentary
Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII-2, replete with detail thanks to commentary from Yoshinori Kitase and the game director Motomu Toriyama.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Fabula Nova Crystallis, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 03:18 BST
FFXIII-2 – Noel is the star, hybrid soundtrack, more
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FFXIII-2, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 05:22 BST
FFXIII-2 70 percent complete, features branching dialogue
A number of snippets of information have snuck out of Japanese press following Final Fantasy XIII-2′s E3 showing.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 09:20 BST
FFXIII-2: Multiple endings confirmed, inspired by RDR, HD towns “too boring”
Final Fantasy XIII-2 duo Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have dropped a ton of new info on the game in a new interview, confirming that multiple endings will feature for the first time in the Final Fantasy series.
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Posted in: E3 2011, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 23:48 BST
Toriyama: Final Fantasy leading ladies’ looks come second
Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama says Square Enix’s female character design process starts with personality, not looks.
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Posted in: Development, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: design, final fantasy, Motomu Toriyama
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 09:54 GMT
Square: Keep your FFXIII saves for FFXIII-2
Final Fantasy XIII owners may want to keep hold of their save game file for FFXIII-2, according to producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 11:28 GMT
FFXIII-2 will feature darker story, returning characters from FFXIII
Producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama have said in Dengeki Magazine this week that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will feature a much darker story than that seen in FFXIII.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: FFXIII-2, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 | 12:46 BST
FFXIII focus feedback came “too late,” devs admit
Despite conducting global focus testing on FFXIII following concerns that the game’s linearity may not appeal worldwide, feedback arrived “too late” to be implemented, the team’s confessed.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Akihiko Maeda, ffxiii, final fantasy XIII, Motomu Toriyama
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 10:39 BST
FFXIII’s Toriyama: “I’d like to make a story where Lightning ends up happy”
FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama has again said he’d like to do a sequel, having said in March that FFXIII-2 could happen if sales of the original allowed.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 10:10 BST
FFXIII DLC plans were scrapped, says Toriyama
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 07:30 GMT
Toriyama would like to remake FFVII
Of all the games in the Final Fantasy series, what game would Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama like to remake?
Guess! You’ll never, ever get it.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy vii, Motomu Toriyama
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 10:45 GMT
Versus XIII, Agito XIII pushing for story-driven gameplay, says Toriyama
Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama has said Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII will be aiming for story-driven gameplay.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, PSP, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Fabula Nova Crystallis, Final Fantasy Agito XIII, final fantasy versus XIII, final fantasy XIII, Motomu Toriyama
Sat, Mar 13, 2010 | 13:26 GMT
Kitase, Toriyama would like to do FFXIII-2
Final Fantasy XIII super-team Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have told WriteAboutGames that if the opportunity showed up, they would like to do a sequel for it, as in FFXIII-2.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, FFXIII-2, final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 10:31 GMT
Toriyama: Next story-driven Final Fantasy will be more open than FFXIII
Motomu Toriyama has said the next story-driven Final Fantasy game will be more open-world then Final Fantasy XIII’s mostly linear approach.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy, final fantasy XIII, Motomu Toriyama
Sun, Feb 21, 2010 | 19:51 GMT
FFXIII linearity is “very beneficial”, says Toriyama
Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama has issued an official statement on the official EU site for the RPG, saying the game’s linearity will be “very beneficial” for old and new Final Fantasy players alike.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII, Motomu Toriyama
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