[14/09] Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gets Post Release Download Content

[Rey]

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gets Post Release Download Content



FFXIII-2 is due for Japanese release on December 15, just ahead of the two year anniversary of the original.

Interviews with FFXIII-2 developers Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase always include a question about download content, and the two always seem to respond with a vague "under consideration."

Today, Square enix confirmed it. The game will be getting post-release download content.

Details behind this were not announced today, but Square Enix said that the content will let players enjoy the game to a greater depth.

While not strictly download content, those wanting to further enjoy the game can look forward to some pre-release content in the form of "Final Fantasy XIII Lost Report."

This will be distributed through the game's official site and will offer a look back at FFXIII's story from the perspective of two characters you might remember, Rygdea and Yaag Rosch.

The Lost Report story will be released in six chapters in September. Square Enix says that it's only planned for Japan, but we can probably expect FF fanatics to immediately translate it into English.

Source: Andriasang

This is without a doubt interesting. I wonder what Yaag and Rygdea's perspectives will be like. Six chapters?

 

[ShadowStar Mila]

Thanks for posting that, hopefully they will do a english version of it too, then again if i could Ill take the japanese :selphie: hmmm they should include cid in that too I like yaag getting one too xD

 

[King of Baron]

I wouldn't mind seeing some story based DLC add-ons, hopefully they begin working on that once the game ships.

 

[Hatifnatten]

aaaand, this game is ruined.

 

[vyxsin.]

aaaand, this game is ruined.

Why? Because of DLC? :S I hardly think thats the reason why this game is ruined.. haha

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

The game will be getting post-release download content.

While not strictly download content.

So it's download content which is not download content. Makes sense.

Details behind this were not announced today, but Square Enix said that the content will let players enjoy the game to a greater depth.

Great another Square-Enix money grabbing scheme; "to get the full value out of this game you must purchase the non-download content which is download content! Just kidding, it'll have nothing to do with the game but you should but it anyway!"

This will be distributed through the game's official site and will offer a look back at FFXIII's story from the perspective of two characters you might remember, Rygdea and Yaag Rosch.

Who cares? I had to google Rygdea to even remember who he was he was the insignificant. They're already starting to milk the game dry.

 

[Linnaete]

Actually the pre-release content is separate from the actual downloadable content, so the above does make sense. Not that either of their stories interest me whatsoever. FFXIII did an amazing job of coming up with secondary characters who just did nothing or just weren't interesting.

DLC may have seemed like a good idea when it was first implemented, but I just dread the direction it could be headed in now. Knowing Square Enix, they may deliberately cut content that was supposed to be in the boxed copy and just release them as DLC in hopes of charging people for yet even more money. If I'm totally being unfair on you SE, then tough luck. You've become the sort of company who would happily do such a thing and you know it.

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

I see, it's just a poorly reported new story considering the title of the story has actually nothing to do with the main body whatsoever. Dense.

 

[vyxsin.]

FFXIII did an amazing job of coming up with secondary characters who just did nothing or just weren't interesting.

You've become the sort of company who would happily do such a thing and you know it.

I could not agree with you more. Its too bad, but unfortunately, they are primarily a money making machine. It just becomes that once you reach a certain stage.

 

[C i d]

Knowing how optimist I am towards SE, I will just say that I am excited there are more stuff beyond the game itself.

Besides, believe it or not, some people were complaining that FFXIII has no DLC at all.

And it's obvious that almost every company wants to make money. I don't deny that SE is milking some of its titles either. As long as it looks good to ME, I don't really care.

 

[Rey]

Actually the pre-release content is separate from the actual downloadable content, so the above does make sense. Not that either of their stories interest me whatsoever. FFXIII did an amazing job of coming up with secondary characters who just did nothing or just weren't interesting.

DLC may have seemed like a good idea when it was first implemented, but I just dread the direction it could be headed in now. Knowing Square Enix, they may deliberately cut content that was supposed to be in the boxed copy and just release them as DLC in hopes of charging people for yet even more money. If I'm totally being unfair on you SE, then tough luck. You've become the sort of company who would happily do such a thing and you know it.

Yep, I really agree. This is happening with almost every developer. I mean, they can learn and just put everything at once into the full game. I am in full agreement that they just want to charge people. Yaag actually had a bit of a "story" but Rygdea.. had like nothing at all. Why they are doing it from Rygdea's perspective? I do not know. I would buy the DLC, but honestly.. what is wrong with having it in the final copy? It is happening with everything now, and I do not like DLC being announced right after a game comes out.

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

I don't think people have fully grasped what DLC is yet. Very rarely does it affect the final game at all with the exception of Assassin's Creed 2 when they pulled out Chapters 12 and 13 from the game which meant you HAD to buy DLC to enjoy the whole game when frankly, it should have been in there from the start. So unless it's so blatant that Square-Enix have chopped out bits of the game deliberately for DLC and that it's a major part of the story and/or gameplay then it's not a problem. You either buy it or you don't, Square-Enix aren't forcing anyone to buy anything. If you're unsure you want it then research it on the internet. It really is that simple.

There seems to be a misconception that if it's DLC it's not the full game, the majority of the time this is wrong. If it comes out as DLC chances are it would never have made the game otherwise. You rarely see people moan about DLC for Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age, Fallout etc because it gives people more than what they would have had otherwise.

As long as there's no cutting of the main game JUST for DLC or it adds next to nothing to the game like this Pre-Rygdea shite then I don't care. That's the main reason people were miffed about possible DLC for Final Fantasy XIII because it was rumoured the game had been almost cut in half to suit the 360.

 

[Ohri-Jin]

Mercurial

You should also not forget that this is PRE release DLC...there should be no reason to not implement this DLC in the game already which is at 90% completion right now as we speak..

Announcing DLC pre release is one thing, but if tht so called DLC is already produced before the game is released they should implement before release..

Especially when the game is freeking 90% done so they could implement it easily..........

Marketing/Business is just business...it has always been foul play...

 

[Rapture]

I hate to ask this question...but doesn't the addition of extra stories and missions and etc kind of make you wonder how in depth or great the main story of this game is going to be?

I'm not trying to be the bringer of bad news, but I really really didn't care for the original story of XIII and for them to have the sequel ready and they are already tagging on extra content...specifically on adding to the storyline...doesn't make the game sound incredibly great. That and the fact that the extra stories involve the NPC's from the original game that weren't all that popular to begin with

Lets just hope that those NPC's play a decent enough role in this game to make people want to download the extra content and learn more about them...because if they aren't in this game I don't see how too many people are going to want the extra content.

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

Mercurial

You should also not forget that this is PRE release DLC...there should be no reason to not implement this DLC in the game already which is at 90% completion right now as we speak..

Announcing DLC pre release is one thing, but if tht so called DLC is already produced before the game is released they should implement before release..

Especially when the game is freeking 90% done so they could implement it easily..........

Marketing/Business is just business...it has always been foul play...

The problem is, this whole article has been poorly reported. A) It starts to talk more about the pre-content regarding Rygdea and Yaag in six chapters which I imagine will be set out exactly like Episode Zero was before the release of Final Fantasy XIII and B) all it says is that "post download content confirmed" which means absolutely nothing, for all we know, they could have confirmed there would be DLC but at this time they didn't know what form it would take. It's the same with Mass Effect 2, there are several pieces of DLC that were planned prior to release that add to the story but that doesn't particularly mean it was cut from the original game or that it had been developed prior to the release of the game.

It works for most games, Skyrim will have DLC - why isn't it included in the first place? Uncharted 3 will have DLC - why isn't it included in the first place? Modern Warfare 3/Battlefield 3 will have DLC - why isn't it included in the first place? And so on and so forth. For all we know they could have been asked if there will be DLC and they may merely have said "yes" and that's it. When it comes down to it, the whole article has been reported poorly from a journalism viewpoint.

I hate to ask this question...but doesn't the addition of extra stories and missions and etc kind of make you wonder how in depth or great the main story of this game is going to be?

I think most people ask the same question but honestly, I don't think it does. As much as most people can agree that Square-Enix seem to be more money hungry than most other developers, I still can't see them cutting content out of the original game JUST to use as DLC. A lot of DLC is pre-planned admittedly in that they know they are going to develop DLC but it's more or less developed over time rather than already designed before release and then choosing to cut the content out of the original game.

I'm not trying to be the bringer of bad news, but I really really didn't care for the original story of XIII and for them to have the sequel ready and they are already tagging on extra content...specifically on adding to the storyline...doesn't make the game sound incredibly great. That and the fact that the extra stories involve the NPC's from the original game that weren't all that popular to begin with

Do you mean the bit about Rygdea and Yaag? If so this is further proof the story was badly reported.

 

[Ohri-Jin]

The problem is, this whole article has been poorly reported. A) It starts to talk more about the pre-content regarding Rygdea and Yaag in six chapters which I imagine will be set out exactly like Episode Zero was before the release of Final Fantasy XIII and B) all it says is that "post download content confirmed" which means absolutely nothing, for all we know, they could have confirmed there would be DLC but at this time they didn't know what form it would take. It's the same with Mass Effect 2, there are several pieces of DLC that were planned prior to release that add to the story but that doesn't particularly mean it was cut from the original game or that it had been developed prior to the release of the game.

It works for most games, Skyrim will have DLC - why isn't it included in the first place? Uncharted 3 will have DLC - why isn't it included in the first place? Modern Warfare 3/Battlefield 3 will have DLC - why isn't it included in the first place? And so on and so forth. For all we know they could have been asked if there will be DLC and they may merely have said "yes" and that's it. When it comes down to it, the whole article has been reported poorly from a journalism viewpoint.


I think most people ask the same question but honestly, I don't think it does. As much as most people can agree that Square-Enix seem to be more money hungry than most other developers, I still can't see them cutting content out of the original game JUST to use as DLC. A lot of DLC is pre-planned admittedly in that they know they are going to develop DLC but it's more or less developed over time rather than already designed before release and then choosing to cut the content out of the original game.


Do you mean the bit about Rygdea and Yaag? If so this is further proof the story was badly reported.

I agree Ryan.

Skyrim will have DLC, but it's just funny cause with Skyrim we actually look forward to it. The main story will easily keep us occupied. The add ons will enrich us and enhance the game.

But for some reason I dont get that feeling with SE's DLC...(SE's first dlc ever?) especially after the announcement of the cut content from FFXIII....

The have made me skeptic since they have proven to release halfbaked games just to get to the deadline.. they rush shit and the games still took ages to be made (FFXIV & FFXIII)

Dont ya think thats funny..

 

[ShadowStar Mila]

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FXIII was one of the only games, THE ONLY GAMES this gen not to have DLC. I am sick of living in an age where I cannot just pop down to a shop and buy a full game in fear that I will not be getting the full product. This is horrible!

Your right about not having DLC part but you have to remember that DLC is just another word for add ons and extra stuff that really doesnt need to be or isnt really that big of a deal in the game. Most dlcs offer characters,new weapons (most rpgs make joke weapons tho like a banana and such),or outfits,etc just add ons basicly. This is just fleshing out new info on 2 characters

Spoiler

that died in the first game

nobody really cares about them too much. Another reason Is also disk space, I know one game that has a crap load of dlc cause of disk space...as stupid as some dlc I think it is, I do get if the actual game disk is full cause of crap that doesnt belong on it but oh well. I think its nice to finally get dlc on FF for the first time xD

 

[Rapture]

I think most people ask the same question but honestly, I don't think it does. As much as most people can agree that Square-Enix seem to be more money hungry than most other developers, I still can't see them cutting content out of the original game JUST to use as DLC. A lot of DLC is pre-planned admittedly in that they know they are going to develop DLC but it's more or less developed over time rather than already designed before release and then choosing to cut the content out of the original game.

I just really hated the overly politically themed plot of XIII I'm sure you are right, that they won't end up cutting any content out of the original game to add this DLC...for me if they are already adding side stories for the abysmal NPC's that they had in the original game it just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. If they aren't in this coming game I can't see too many people wanting to rehash their lousy stories back from XIII is all.

Do you mean the bit about Rygdea and Yaag? If so this is further proof the story was badly reported.

I do

 

[Martel]

FFXIII? Plot? What on earth are you people talking about?

In any case, hurray! The opportunity to waste even more money on what was already a waste of money to begin with! The bleak, depressing world of FFXIII has no real plot or direction whatsoever, so this will be either a complete waste of time, or it'll be additional costumes and characters...in other words, a complete waste of time. Fearful that they're rushed cash-in won't generate sufficient sales, Square Enix plans to bleed the ever-shrinking fanbase dry by releasing a ton of DLC that doesn't really do anything to add to the dismal quality of the game. It's a standard tactic, but the difference between Square Enix and other developers is that other developers can make something that is actually GOOD, so the blow isn't quite as powerful as it might have otherwise been.

Square Enix are also money-grubbing whores when it comes to digital downloads. Their iPod apps cost an absolute fortune. I guarantee the DLC for this will be at least 40% above the standard price for whatever it is, solely because Square Enix can get away with it, based off their past reputation for delivering quality titles, a reputation they have long since shown they are now undeserving off, since they haven't released anything to justify it in years. I wonder how long it's going to take the fanbase to cotton on to this...