Final Fantasy Agito XIII and 3rd Birthday Director Provides Status Updates [4/19]

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

Hajime Tabata is director of Final Fantasy Agito XIII and The 3rd Birthday. With two highly anticipated PSP titles under his watch, he's got to be one busy man. In fact, according to Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto at the Square Enix Members Twitter, he's "the most busy director right now."

But Tabata was able to find some time to field a couple of questions on these two games for the Square Enix Members Twitter. This is the latest in a series of mini developer interview sessions which have, of late, been our only way to get updates about Square Enix's biggest upcoming games.

Tabata first provided an update on The 3rd Birthday, a sequel in the Parasite Eve series. Since the start of the year, the game's development has moved into full production mode. He describes the staff as "cream of the crop" and says that they're producing a game that will exceed expectations. "We should have the chance to show it off it shortly."

On Agito XIII, he wrote "Development is progressing well. The reaction was extremely positive when we showed the development version to the producers, management and marketing team in March. The whole staff is excited. We won't be able to show it for a bit, but it's looking like it will become an awesome game."

Perhaps we can expect an E3 glimpse at at least one of these?

Source: Andriasang

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

About time.

Agito already looks better than FFXIII.

On another note, it makes me wonder about the progress of Versus. Another game that I'm hoping that will make up for the massive fail that is FFXIII.

 

[Linnaete]

We won't be able to show it for a bit

Why not? If the development process has progressed enough (which it SHOULD have after all this time), there's bound to be something to show in the near future, like in E3. Early bit of gameplay footage? New trailer? Seeing as Nomura has hinted that the schedule for Versus to be shown in E3 may be ruined a bit, I don't want Agito to be possibly absent as well.

As for 3rd Birthday - I'm all up for seeing more of it. Despite having seen little of it, I'm anticipating for it all the less. I've never played the previous games before - it should be interesting to play as Aya Brea carrying a gun while in a wedding dress.