The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed details on how battles will take place in Final Fantasy XIII as well as some other minor information. Final Fantasy XIII will be a complete game when it releases, and Square Enix has stated that there will be no downloadable content for the game. The game is almost seeing completion, and Square Enix wants to begin promoting it so that the entire globe will know of the title. Hit the jump for the rest of the details.
- Apparently the MP system is gone and is replaced with a “cost” system.
- In one turn, you can stock up a series of commands and activate them all at once, instead of choosing one. Also, depending on the pattern of the commands you choose, Lightning’s actions will change. For example, choosing “attack-attack-fire” and “attack-fire-attack” will activate different movements of Lightning. At the beginning of the game the maximum number of stocks per turn is 3, but it is very likely that the number will increase as you progress through the game.
- ATB is updated in the game, where you can to control the amount of the ATB gauge to use. For example, if you choose the maximum amount of commands in a turn, the gauge will become empty, but if you choose only one command in a turn, the loss of the gauge will be minimal.
- A yellow bar is displayed on the top right corner of the screen, which displays a “bonus” percentage on the bottom and the chain attack number on the top. “BREAK” replaces the chain number when the chain attack is broken. The use of the bar and the meaning of the bonus percentage is still unknown.
- The field system is very similar to FFXII’s where the enemies are visible, and you have the choice to engage in combat or ignore. On the field you can check the enemies’ names and HPs before you go into combat.
- The main enemies from the Holy Government are the Gewalt hounds, and the PSICOM soldiers. When Lightning was still in the Holy Government, she had some kind of association with PSICOM.
- The giant mechanical enemy that Lightning has been seen with on the train belongs to the Holy Government, and is called Manasvin. It mainly attacks with lasers and with circular blades that are attached to its wings.
- During gameplay, Lightning’s weapon’s form can freely be changed by a command in the menu. From a blade, to a gun, and vice versa.
- Lightning uses her weapon with her right hand, while she uses magic with her left hand. She does not summon gravity with her own powers, instead, she uses a special mechanic that’s attached to her left hand.
- Not much of the new character on the bottom left corner of page 3 is revealed, except the fact that he knows Lightning since she was with the government.
New Famtisu Scans [FF-XIII.net]