BRIEF UPDATE: FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 IN 5 DAYS

The countdown begins for one the biggest RPG titles of all time Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII-2. Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be the second of its series to feature a true sequel the other being Final Fantasy X-2. I’ve been a pretty die-hard fan of the series and the story of Final Fantasy 13 is indeed one with similarities to the great Final Fantasy X. With the main protagonist being female while carrying the traits of the one the Square Enix’s most iconic character’s Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII but disappearing much like another Final Fantasy X protagonist Tidus. Seeing as this is a sequel it’s correct to assume game like FFX-2 will have aspects going into areas most who have played FFXIII will recognize alongside a few others new zones.  Game will feature Serah Farron which is Lightning’s younger sister and a future youth time traveler known as Noel Kreiss who joins with her to find Lightening. The game hits stores in the US January 31, 2012, AU February 2, 2012, EU February 3, 2012. Japan had the privilege of receiving the game early but finally will soon be available to be played on your XBOX360 and PS3 consoles!

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Planned for January Release in US

Final Fantasy XIII-2 has a release window for the US. According to Siliconera the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII will drop in the US, January of 2012. This is roughly a month after the Japanese release of the game.

Only the second Final Fantasy game to get a direct sequel-the first being Final Fantasy X-2-FFXIII-2 promises to address some of the problems people had with the first game.

XIII-2 will feature a more open world which will allow for more exploration, the return of towns, and more action elements such as a jump button and QTE events some which occur mid-battle.

The story is a direct sequel from XIII's so if you didn't enjoy the story of the first game then the second may not change your mind. The story follows Lightning's sister Serah, as well as a new character Noel.

Final Fantasy XIII-2's trailer (NOW IN ENGLISH)

As you know, during Square-Enix's 1st Production Premiere Event, trailers were shown off for games, such as Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Kingdom Hearts 3DS, and of course Final Fantasy XIII-2.

To this day, I will never understand why Square-Enix always keeps their trailers "confidential" and always pulls them from YouTube, but this morning, they just put up the English dubbed version of Final Fantasy XIII-2's trailer for all of us who don't understand a lick of Japanese, obviously being the majority of everyone.

Anyway, like everyone does say, the beginning of the video does contain end-game spoilers for Final Fantasy XIII once you start the video, so watch at your own risk!

Enjoy!

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Announced

Today, Square-Enix held the "1st Production Party Premiere Event" in Japan to unveil some of the titles that are currently in development. Some we know and some we didn't expect, such as this: Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Like most of Square-Enix's events, no cameras were allowed to take pictures or record any footage of trailers that get shown. Luckily for the internet and certain attendees, there are people who record to show the world! YouTube user nyaon60 has leaked this trailer, along with a few more titles that's up Square-Enix's sleeves.

Witout further a do, here's the trailer that was premiered at the premiere party! According to users, the trailer has Final Fantasy XIII end-game spoilers, so watch at your own risk.

Before the unveiling, gaming blog Joystiq, had reported that the domain "finalfantasy13-2game.com" had been acquired by "Corporation Service Company", who had also registered domains for other Square-Enix titles.

Originally, Final Fantasy XIII was planned to have DLC to accompany following the release of the game, so, most likely, this is the answer to what we were originally going to see.

With all that said, let's hope that Final Fantasy XIII-2 isn't a disappointment, unlike another previous Final Fantasy game that had it's own sequel.

Last, but not least, US Playstation Blog,has confirmed that the North American Release will be "Next Winter"