Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings for DS

[JKKDARK]

Final Fantasy XII Set for DS
The last time Square Enix uttered the words Final Fantasy and "sequel," we got Final Fantasy X-2 for the PS2. This time, DS owners get the fun all to themselves as a Final Fantasy XII follow-up makes its way to the Nintendo portable.

Following double platinum sales in Japan (and just prior to its US release) Square Enix has announced a Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings for the DS. This title puts players in the role of FFXII's main character Vaan in a story about air pirates. Vaan's chick, Panello, also makes an appearance as a character whom Vaan works to protect.

Aside from these rough details, little is known about the game. Vaan and Panello look young in comparison to their FFXII counterparts, suggesting that the story takes place years prior to the events of the PS2 epic.

We expect more details to surface as the Tokyo Game Show rolls around next week

Air pirates.. reminds me Skies Of Arcadia :P Anyway it's nice, a new final fantasy for DS

[Vanit]

Sweet jesus.

[Ziegfried]

Hmm, are there any screenshots about it?

[JKKDARK]

Yes, there are 6 screenshots here

[firyace]

Those are like no more than concept arts, but anyways it is more than enough to get me excited

[cloudvii]

Btw
http://forums.ngemu.com/game-discuss...uel-ffxii.html

[JKKDARK]

Originally Posted by cloudvii

Btw
http://forums.ngemu.com/game-discuss...uel-ffxii.html

I posted the thread first

[cloudvii]

Yeah, didn't notice that untill you mentioned it
Maybe an admin can merge those together?

Back to topic: Any release date? And will it be shown at TGS?

[Shin_Mike_God]

i want to see real ss -.-

[JKKDARK]

TGS 2006: Final Fantasy XII Update

Following last week's surprise announcement through Jump Magazine, we've at last gotten a few solid details on Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings thanks to the latest issue of Famitsu. As we detailed in our initial report last week, this spin-off of the latest numbered FF game is being developed for the DS.

Revenant Wings tells the story of Vaan and Panelo, two of the main characters from FFXII. Vaan is 18 years old in the game, and has just fulfilled his dream of getting his own plane. He keeps himself free of politics and family life and travels the skies as an air pirate. The 17-year-old Panelo serves as his navigator.

The game's director is Motome Torishima, who previously served as event planner on Final Fantasy VII, event director for Final Fantasy X and director for FFX-2. He's also working as director on Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3, so he's got some strong ties to the FF series. Serving as co-producer is Eisuke Yokoyama, the assistant producer on Dragon Quest VIII.

Torishima explained to the magazine the reason for putting this spin-off on the DS. Apparently, Torishima and his staff had taken note of a common scene throughout Japan: people playing the DS. They began to consider ideas for games designed for people who aren't into games. That's when the idea of a "My First Final Fantasy" came up.

To make a game suitable for inexperienced gamers, Torishima and crew planned to make something that uses the touch pen for control. They also decided to get rid of overly complicated elements from the battle system. While Torishima wouldn't provide specifics, he said we can expect a system that will allow you to defeat your enemies with minimal controls.

In addition to this vague promise regarding the battle system, we know just one detail on Revenant Wings. Flight will be a central part of the game. You'll be able to take to an air ship and travel through the land from the very start of the game, Torishima said.

Yokoyama and Torishima's details on the storyline were equally vague. The time frame of Revenant Wings in relation to the main FFXII story isn't important, explained Torishima, adding that the game's timeframe is merely an era when Vaan and Panelo were air pirates. The story of XII was, he admitted, that of Vaan and Panelo getting caught up in a storyline that was already taking place with Ashe and the other characters. In Revenant Wings, Vaan has the main character role all to himself.

Yokoyama added that the game isn't a sequel to FFXII. It's not, for instance, FFXII-2.

Famitsu doesn't have any screenshots of Revenant Wings, meaning we'll probably have to wait a bit for specifics on how the game will play. The Tokyo Game Show should provide for our first glimpse of the game, though, as Square Enix will be showcasing a trailer. Stay tuned for more details shortly.

Also, there is a trailer here

[Norbi]

Nice. Hope this will be a not too far off euro release date. If it ever will

[cloudvii]

Is that belly dance in the trailer ?

[Ghale0n]

That guy looks like Hugo from Suikoden 3

[DaStinger77]

The more FF the better

[Exodus]

Originally Posted by Ghale0n

That guy looks like Hugo from Suikoden 3

Pretty close, now that you mention it.