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Some of the characters are confirmed to have different forms in their EX modes, as well. Ultimecia from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' can fuse together with her [[Final Fantasy VIII#Gameplay|Guardian Force]] Griever, like she did in the final battle of the game she originates from.<ref>[http://www.ffinsider.net/2008/08/03/more-dissidia-final-fantasy-updates.php Final Fantasy Insider - Your Complete Final Fantasy Feed<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Kuja from ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' is shown in his trance form.<ref>http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3074/dissidia4ia6.jpg</ref> Onion Knight from ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' can change into a ninja or a sage, the most powerful job classes from the original game, while his adversary, Cloud of Darkness, also appears in her original green form with her two serpent minions.<ref>[http://www.gamekyo.com/images0_4_28468.html Onion Knight scan via Gamekyo]</ref>
Some of the characters are confirmed to have different forms in their EX modes, as well. Ultimecia from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' can fuse together with her [[Final Fantasy VIII#Gameplay|Guardian Force]] Griever, like she did in the final battle of the game she originates from.<ref>[http://www.ffinsider.net/2008/08/03/more-dissidia-final-fantasy-updates.php Final Fantasy Insider - Your Complete Final Fantasy Feed<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Kuja from ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' is shown in his trance form.<ref>http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3074/dissidia4ia6.jpg</ref> Onion Knight from ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' can change into a ninja or a sage, the most powerful job classes from the original game, while his adversary, Cloud of Darkness, also appears in her original green form with her two serpent minions.<ref>[http://www.gamekyo.com/images0_4_28468.html Onion Knight scan via Gamekyo]</ref>


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Dissidia: Final Fantasy
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Developer(s)Square Enix
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Artist(s)Tetsuya Nomura
Composer(s)Takeharu Ishimoto
SeriesFinal Fantasy
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Genre(s)Action, RPG

Dissidia: Final Fantasy (ディシディア ファイナルファンタジー, Dishidia Fainaru Fantajī) is an action game currently in development by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the campaign of the Final Fantasy series 20th anniversary. Information on the game was first released during the "Square Enix Party" event of May 2007. It is unknown if the game will be released outside of Japan, although the trademark Dissidia was registered by Square Enix in North America on April 6, 2007. The game features characters from different Final Fantasy games participating in one-on-one battles.[3]

Gameplay

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Warrior of Light battling Garland.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy's genre has been described as "dramatic progressive action" and its graphics will be in three dimensions. It will have wireless one-on-one game play and fights revolving around the use of individual special skill sets of characters to do damage to opponents. Players can also customize their characters with equipment.[4]

Characters movement is navigable within the three-dimensional field map. Characters are able to perform special maneuvers such as running on walls and sliding on rails by pressing the triangle button on the PlayStation gamepad whenever a guide appears in the field map, a feature first used in Kingdom Hearts II. There are also field elements known as Dejon Trap which decreases a character's Brave points.

The overall objective of the game is to reduce the opponent’s HP to zero. This is done by attacking him using either of two attack types; the single-hit HP attack and combo-able assist attack; using the square or circle buttons on the PlayStation game controller respectively. HP attack drains the opponent's HP while assist attack drains his Brave while increasing their own. Brave is the stat that determines each character's attack power. Depleting the Brave stat enables a character to enter a state known as Break.

Another element known as EX mode enables a character to inflict massive damage to an opponent. Each character has an EX gauge that increases by obtaining an item known as EX force that appears in each stage. A player enters the EX mode by pressing square and X on the gamepad when the EX gauge is filled. Performing a combo during EX mode allows a character to unleash an unavoidable EX burst special move, similar to the limit break in the Final Fantasy series.

There are several tactics the player should be aware of in battle. Moving around and jumping is essential. Some characters even have triple jumps. The characters have a different set of attacking methods: HP attacks and Assist attacks without pressing a direction, HP attacks and Assist attacks while pressing a direction, HP attacks and Assist attacks in the air and so on. These attacks are significantly different from each other as some attacks are short range while some are long range, some are fast to initiate, while some are slow. The R button is guard and pressing X with R is a quick dodge. Certain Characters can dual-wield by pressing the R button and the triangle at the same time. [5]

Characters

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The announced cast of the game as of June 27, 2008, as revealed in the official website.

The game will unite both protagonists and antagonists from installments of the main Final Fantasy series. Chaos will also make an appearance as the god of darkness, while a new character, Cosmos, will appear as the goddess of light. It is unknown, however, if these two will be playable or not. Recent articles released in Japanese magazines have stated that the game will have a storyline that requires playing through all of the characters to complete. There will be a minimum of ten main characters (not including their villain counterparts), and hidden characters are a possibility. Characters can gain customizable equipment, and will also be able to earn experience, levels and gil.[6]

Some of the characters are confirmed to have different forms in their EX modes, as well. Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII can fuse together with her Guardian Force Griever, like she did in the final battle of the game she originates from.[7] Kuja from Final Fantasy IX is shown in his trance form.[8] Onion Knight from Final Fantasy III can change into a ninja or a sage, the most powerful job classes from the original game, while his adversary, Cloud of Darkness, also appears in her original green form with her two serpent minions.[9]

Template:WebSlice-begin{| class="wikitable" | style=width:50% |- ! width=30%| Title ! width=35%| Hero ! width=35%| Villain |- | Final Fantasy | Warrior of Light[10][nb 1] | Garland[10] |- | Final Fantasy II | Frioniel[11][nb 2] | Emperor[11][nb 3] |- | Final Fantasy III | Onion Knight[12] | Cloud of Darkness[12] |- | Final Fantasy IV | | Golbez |- | Final Fantasy VI | | Kefka Palazzo[13] |- | Final Fantasy VII | | Sephiroth[13] |- | Final Fantasy VIII | Squall Leonhart[11] | Ultimecia[11] |- | Final Fantasy IX | Zidane Tribal[10] | Kuja[10] |- | Final Fantasy X | Tidus[14] | Jecht[14] |}

Development

On April 6, 2007, Square Enix filed for United States trademark registration of "DISSIDIA"; the mark's relation to Final Fantasy was omitted.[3] Some sites speculated this was an edition of Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII.[15][16] The title was connected with Final Fantasy when Square Enix introduced Dissidia: Final Fantasy on May 8, 2007 with an official Japanese website. The game is being directed by Yousuke Shiokawa and will feature music by Takeharu Ishimoto. Takeshi Nozue will be the movie director. [17]

Tetsuya Nomura is responsible for the character designs, who will retain much of the look and style of Yoshitaka Amano's illustrations.[18][19] Nomura comments to the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu that Tidus is designed to look younger than he was in Final Fantasy X to "match the design touch of the rest of the Dissidia" cast.[20]

Jecht was chosen instead of Seymour to be the villain of FFX because developers stated that the characters needed to have a storyline relation, and putting Seymour in it would make the character Yuna necessary also.[6]

Dissidia: Final Fantasy will contain double the dialogue that Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII had. It will also feature voice acting.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Known as Light Warrior in early versions of Final Fantasy
  2. ^ Known as Firion in English versions of Final Fantasy II
  3. ^ Known as Emperor Palamecia in Final Fantasy II, and Emperor Mateus Palamecia in the Final Fantasy II novelization

References

  1. ^ Famitsu staff (2008-08-02). "【速報】『ディシディア ファイナルファンタジー』など、気になる作品の新情報が明らかに" (in Japanese). Famitsu. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  2. ^ Ryan Clements (2008-06-26). "Final Fantasy: Dissidia Coming This Year". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  3. ^ a b "Trademark Electronic Search System (Tess)". United States Patent and Trademark Office. United States Department Of Commerce. 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help) To find the Dissidia trademark, type "dissidia" in the search field and click "Submit Query".
  4. ^ IGN Staff (2007-05-09). "Dissidia : Dissidia Battle System Revealed". IGN.com. Retrieved 2007-05-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  5. ^ Akihabara Channel » DISSIDIA Final Fantasy
  6. ^ a b c Dissidia: Final Fantasy interview via Forever Fantasy
  7. ^ Final Fantasy Insider - Your Complete Final Fantasy Feed
  8. ^ http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3074/dissidia4ia6.jpg
  9. ^ Onion Knight scan via Gamekyo
  10. ^ a b c d Famistu staff (2007-05-21). "『FF』シリーズのキャラクターが集結!!　『ディシディア ファイナルファンタジー』". Famitsu.com. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  11. ^ a b c d Famitsu staff (2007-12-30). "壮大な『FF』異説の幕開け!! 『ディシディア ファイナルファンタジー』". Famitsu.com. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  12. ^ a b Gamekyo.com staff (2008-06-30). "Dissidia : Final Fantasy: Onion Knight is in the game !". Gamekyo.com. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  13. ^ a b New Dissidia Final Fantasy trailer via Gamekyo
  14. ^ a b Gamekyo.com staff (2008-06-22). "Tidus et Jecht dans Dissidia : Final Fantasy". Gamekyo.com. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  15. ^ Nero (2007-05-08). "New Final Fantasy XIII Title; Final Fantasy Dissidia XIII? UPDATE". FinalFantasyVersus XIII.net. Retrieved 2007-05-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  16. ^ KujaFFman (2007-05-08). "Square Enix dépose le nom Dissidia". Final Fantasy World (in French). Retrieved 2007-05-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  17. ^ Jeriaska (2007-06-30). "Square Haven: Dissidia Final Fantasy profile page". Square Haven. Retrieved 2007-06-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  18. ^ KujaFFman (2007-05-09). "Dissidia : Images et informations !". Final Fantasy World (in French). Retrieved 2007-05-09. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  19. ^ GameSpot Staff (2007-05-12). "Final Fantasy XIII, Dissidia rock Square Enix Party". GameSpot. CNET Networks. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  20. ^ Gifford, Kevin (2008-06-18). "New Final Fantasy: Dissidia Details".
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