Wada: Not a lot of "newness" to FFXIII

Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has admitted that Final Fantasy XIII is staying true to the series tried and tested formula, going as far as to tell FinalFantasyUnion in Montreal last week that it lacks much "newness".

"It's not there are new elements that are included into the Final Fantasy XIII, there are elements that are included that is expected out of the Final Fantasy title itself, for example a beautiful story, it being emotional and moving and you'll be able to relax and enjoy," Wada said, answering a question on whether or not the RPG will be the bestselling FF game yet.

"Those are included, but there is not a lot of newness to it. But when we take a look at a lot of Western game titles recently it is based on the real-world most of them, and with regards to some of the artworks in a sense it might look new because it is based on a fantasy story."

FF-haters beware. The game's out on next month in Japan and in March for both the US and Europe.