Report: Final Fantasy Versus XIII cancelled

[80Maxwell08]

I'm an active FFXIV player, a New York Jets fan, and a Chael Sonnen supporter. So believe me when I say: you people are taking this WAY too hard.

Why do people honestly think we are taking this personally? It's a video game forum. We talk about video games here then we go on our day. Most of our feelings on this are it's disappointing so we say it here then we go on with our day.

 

[teqrevisited]

I wish I could say that I was disappointed but the truth is I gave up on the continuation of the series a long time ago.

 

[elvor0]

Oh come on! Versus was the only one that actually looked interesting, granted it was unwise for me to get my hopes up given Square Enix havent released a good FF since X, but at least the trailers were compelling. Screw FF13-3 (y'know the one know one fucking likes), get to work on Versus and KH3 for christ sakes.

Annnnnnd that's it, done, no more Squenix for me, you can dedicate resources to making rhythm games and a tech demo but 6 years and you just can your more interesting projects? Done, bye Square, good luck selling the FFVII PC relaunch when all your fans are pissed at you.

Pft, who do you think you're kidding?

People are going to buy the living shit out of that game because they remain convinced it was the "last good Final Fantasy" (never mind that it, too, shares a lot of the same traits that are prevalent among FF games today).

i dont know why FFVII is considered such an amazing game. i think the nostalgia glasses must be really heavy and hard to take off, i guess. when i played it when it came out, i thought it was kind of... average. nothing special, so when people tell me its "TEH BEST FF EVAR" or "TEH BEST GAEM EVAR", i just kind of take a moment, and tell them about the wonderful, and deceitful effects of nostalgia.

Eh, FF 8+9 are my favorites, but FF7 is still as good as I remember it being, having played it recently, granted it wasn't as hard as I remember it being, but none of them were, it's just now I know what I'm doing properly in regards of character building and can pretty much autopilot through them. But yeah, still enjoyable, still well written (translation errors non withstanding), it was still a massive game changer when it came out regardless of peoples thoughts of it now.

 

[Savo]

I really REALLY hope this isn't true. This is the only Final Fantasy that I'm pumped up about. This looked like the game that could restore Final Fantasy's name as a series of quality.

Also, exactly how much financial sense would this make for SE? They've worked on it for god knows how many years, had CGI cutscenes and trailers produced for it, and they're now just going to throw in the towel?

If this turns out to be true, I hope they at least reforge the game into FFXV or something along those lines.

 

[80Maxwell08]

I'm an active FFXIV player, a New York Jets fan, and a Chael Sonnen supporter. So believe me when I say: you people are taking this WAY too hard.

Why do people honestly think we are taking this personally? It's a video game forum. We talk about video games here then we go on our day. Most of our feelings on this are it's disappointing so we say it here then we go on with our day.

You go on with your day after SWEARING TO NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER SQUARE ENIX GAME EVARRRRR

See the following:

Annnnnnd that's it, done, no more Squenix for me, you can dedicate resources to making rhythm games and a tech demo but 6 years and you just can your more interesting projects? Done, bye Square, good luck selling the FFVII PC relaunch when all your fans are pissed at you.

NO NONONONONONONONONONONONONONON AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FUCK NONONO GOD NONOONONONONONONONONONONONONON FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK NONONONONNONONONONONONONONONONONONON 2006!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY SINCE 2006 FOR THIS I GOT XIII AND HATED IT AND WENT "AWWELL AT LEAST VERSUS XIII IS COMING STILL" FUCK!
Okay, (composes self.)
Dear Square Enix.
I have been a loyal fan and customer of yours since before you were called "Square Enix". In the last couple of years however, of late it has become apparent that your works have been becoming more and more terrible; The one thing that constantly reminded me that your companies talent is still intact has been your Final Fantasy Versus XIII project, but since the current news of it being cancelled has come to light I would like to take this opportunity to say that I as of this moment, revoke my Final Fantasy Fanboy status, and I would like you to know that I will probably never buy one of your games ever again until you release Final Fantasy Versus XIII or Final Fantasy XV or whatever its called now.
Your sincerely,
Mister Redgrave.
P.S: The Shin Megami Tensei games are better anyway.

And? It's the internet. People say crazy stuff they won't do. See basically every boycott. Besides what if that was the only title of theirs that they were interested in. I don't buy Square Enix games. Why? I don't care for them. Versus was the only one that interested me. If that's actually cancelled then what happens? Well I don't buy their games. People say a lot of BS on the internet. Taking any of it seriously is bound to cause some mental problems in a few years.

 

[RaNDM G]

If it is true, Square can go ahead and stick a fork in the series. After how dismal XIII and XIV were, Versus was the only game left that could put Final Fantasy back on track.

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

I am very disappoint. Versus XIII looked great. I sincerely hope that this is not true.

At least the team will be free to work on Kingdom Hearts 3, right? Right?

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

It's really funny, because everyone has put up with all the shitty XIII-related games until now, praying that one day, Versus XIII will swoop out of the sky and save the day. I have no idea why, because what I saw didn't look that interesting.

Get focused on XV, Squeenix. You have about four Final Fantasy titles to make up for and your list of Western competition isn't getting any smaller.

 

[MammothBlade]

Unsurprising. Another -50 respect for Square-Enix. Can't rely on them to release anything.

My face now:

SCREW YOU SQUARE!

 

[krazykidd]

This is probably a hoax. What better way to squeeze info out of SE than to announce rumor that clearly gives way to a specific reaction--namely how we're all reacting now. It's like a catch-22 for SE. If they don't respond to the rumor, everyone will think it's true. If they respond and tell us to wait, a lot of people will think it's true. If they respond and give us any sort of info--great or small--it's more likely than not false. If they announce that Versus will be appearing at TGS then we'll know that it's a false rumor.

Unless Kotaku themselves has a credible source for this (IGN just reporting on a Kotaku rumor isn't good enough) then I'll wait until SE gives an official announcement. Anything other than that is just premature worrying over nothing.

That would be a great marketing ploy .

1)Tell everyone it's cancelled .
2)Create an uproar
3)Secretly finish the game
4)Announce the release date 2 weeks before it's to be released
5) PROFIT!!!!!!!

 

[80Maxwell08]

And? It's the internet. People say crazy stuff they won't do. See basically every boycott. Besides what if that was the only title of theirs that they were interested in. I don't buy Square Enix games. Why? I don't care for them. Versus was the only one that interested me. If that's actually cancelled then what happens? Well I don't buy their games. People say a lot of BS on the internet. Taking any of it seriously is bound to cause some mental problems in a few years.

Yes. All of that.

Or they are just taking it too damned hard.

Once again on the internet people exaggerate. Simply put what people say is a massive travesty on the internet can be translated into a minor annoyance. I bet those people you quoted are just a bit sad they won't get to play that game now then they will go on with their day and get other games and nothing else will happen.

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

It's amazing how many people are instantly buying this, without any real source for the info.

Personally, I have a contact inside Bioware that told me Dragon Age III was canceled. Sound legit? It's about as legit as Kotaku sources.

 

[VoidWanderer]

So what the fuck have they been doing all this time?

Taking development notes from 3D Realms would be my guess.

 

[Razentsu]

I don't doubt a cancellation, but I certainly hope that doesn't happen.

Well, time to wait for an official statement, I guess.

 

[80Maxwell08]

And? It's the internet. People say crazy stuff they won't do. See basically every boycott. Besides what if that was the only title of theirs that they were interested in. I don't buy Square Enix games. Why? I don't care for them. Versus was the only one that interested me. If that's actually cancelled then what happens? Well I don't buy their games. People say a lot of BS on the internet. Taking any of it seriously is bound to cause some mental problems in a few years.

Yes. All of that.

Or they are just taking it too damned hard.

Once again on the internet people exaggerate. Simply put what people say is a massive travesty on the internet can be translated into a minor annoyance. I bet those people you quoted are just a bit sad they won't get to play that game now then they will go on with their day and get other games and nothing else will happen.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57477132/12-dead-58-wounded-in-colo-mass-shooting/

Bad news. Something happened.

Seriously? That's what you do? I meant this game being cancelled won't affect anyone's lives.