Tag Archives: Motomu Toriyama
Sat, Feb 23, 2013 | 17:02 GMT
Lightning Returns FFXIII: closing the loop
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 is the final chapter in the Fabula Nova Crystallis saga. Dave Cook speaks with director Motomu Toriyama to see if Square can deliver a fitting conclusion.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13, Motomu Toriyama
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 | 17:06 GMT
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 won’t have multiple endings, says Toriyama
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 will have one, final concrete ending, according to director Motomu Toriyama.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FF13, final fantasy 13, Lightning Returns, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13, Motomu Toriyama
Wed, Feb 06, 2013 | 14:31 GMT
Final Fantasy 13 – Square would “consider”‘ a trilogy pack should fans “demand” it
Final Fantasy 13 director Motomu Toriyama had told VG247 that once Lightning Returns launches, Square Enix may consider releasing all three entries in a special pack. However, like with everything else in life, good things come with conditions.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FF13, final fantasy 13, Lightning Retruns, Motomu Toriyama
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 | 21:39 BST
Final Fantasy anniversary interview: Toriyama speaks
Final Fantasy turns 25 in December. VG247′s Dave Cook spoke with director Motomu Toriyama about its appeal, plus his involvement in ‘that’ death.
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Posted in: Japan, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy, Motomu Toriyama
Thu, Jul 05, 2012 | 16:05 BST
Square teases more content for FFXIII-2
FFXIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama has teased Famitsu readers by stating that there may be more content coming to the game.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FFXIII-2, Motomu Toriyama
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 | 21:05 BST
Toriyama – large-scale internal development not in Square’s future after FFXIII
Motomu Toriyama, director of FFXIII and FXIII-2, said during at GDC Taipei that Square Enix plans to avoid large-scale development in the future after its experience with FFXIII-2.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy, final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, FXIII-2, 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
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