FFXIII Early PS2 Development Screens

[SpartaKoFF]

Ever wondered what the scrapped PS2 development looked like since they had worked on it for quite a while before making the decision to switch production to PS3?

1 (http://www.ff-xiii.net/images/scans/512DVC00102.jpg)
2 (http://www.ff-xiii.net/images/scans/512DVC00103.jpg)
3 (http://www.ff-xiii.net/images/scans/512DVC00104.jpg)
4 (http://www.ff-xiii.net/images/scans/512DVC00105.jpg)
5 (http://www.ff-xiii.net/images/scans/512DVC00106.jpg)
6 (http://www.ff-xiii.net/images/scans/512DVC00107.jpg)
7 (http://www.ff-xiii.net/images/scans/512DVC00108.jpg)

If the links don't work, go here (http://www.ff-xiii.net/index.php?page=article&article=FFXIII-PS2-Development-Scans--512)

If the FFX allusions weren't strong already, these screens have it carved in stone. And I'm not just talking about the fact that they used Cyber Yuna & Rikku as test-players, but the game generally looks a lot like FFX in terms of both surroundings, patterns and enemies. FFX with a hint of FFXII, I'd say.
The PS3 opt really made the difference. Still, the PS2 version looks like it would have been awesome too. Very beautiful ._.

[.A²]

This is really interesting. I was just wondering if we'd ever get to see anything from the PS2 version. So glad they moved it to the PS3. Obviously we'll never know, but I somehow get the feeling that had it been on PS2, it would've been a step back from the openess of FFXII. Also I see what you mean about Spira-inspiration. That swirly area looks like the entrance to Guadosalam.

Nice to see Yuna and Rikku (no Paine, lol). They ought to be in every FF. <3

[Iron Man]

It looked good. I hope they that they didn't work too much on the graphics and forgot about the rest though. It wouldn't be the first time..

[xephon]

Nice to see Yuna and Rikku (no Paine, lol). They ought to be in every FF. <3

No.

[.A²]

Yuna, Rikku and Paine would've made a better Biggs, Wedge and Jessie and you know it, lol.

[SpartaKoFF]

Yuna, Rikku and Paine would've made a better Biggs, Wedge and Jessie and you know it, lol.

But they'd be killed then.

[xephon]

But they'd be killed then.

Okay, I am for this now.

[Captain America]

The last scan makes me think of cel-shade. Kazuma Kaneko type cel-shade.

Thank heavens for the seventh generation of consoles. It looked like a freakin' FPS on PS2.

[Rydia]

Yuna, Rikku and Paine would've made a better Biggs, Wedge and Jessie and you know it, lol.
NO.

[01habbo]

Yuna and Rikku! XD <3

Yeah that's all I focused on :P

[Cowboy From Hell]

OMG LOL on the Rikku and Yuna look a likes so thats what they do to every FF game they try to make huh...

[.A²]

Kotaku claims they even got as far as having a playable demo on the PS2 version:


Let's first talk about the past, when Final Fantasy XIII began life as a PlayStation 2 title. The game's director, Motomu Toriyama, says that the PS2 version of the thirteenth Final Fantasy game was in development for about a year, with the demo level "Hanged Edge" playable on the previous generation PlayStation.

The game never moved past the development of basic mechanics and the battle system, Toriyama says, with XIII switching to the PlayStation 3 after the current-generation console was announced. A tech demo was built and the platform switch was essentially complete.

Source (http://kotaku.com/5473252/the-past-platforms-and-future-of-final-fantasy-xiii-agito-and-versus)

[SpartaKoFF]

Ohh, I thought I read it wrong on Kotaku. It seemed like they were talking about the PS2 version but the demo of the FFXIII version since Hanged Edge is the place you run around in the first FFXIII demo. But they meant the very same place was demo-niced in the PS2 version. Or was supposed to be etc.
Lolol, seems there are disadvantages to having played the demo Oo.

But on that note, take a look at this early test video pic from for the PS2 version XD;

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/a/a3/FFXIII_PS2_version2.jpg

[HS Yuna]

The last scan makes me think of cel-shade.

I was thinking the same thing, particularly scan 5 with Rikku, reminds me of DBZ Tenkaichi Budokai graphics.


Yuna and Rikku! XD <3

Yeah that's all I focused on :P

YEAH! Spiran Saga FTW! 8) :spazdance: