The revelation that
Agito, the former
Final Fantasy XIII cell phone game, was coming to the PSP was a nice revelation for many. Apparently, the developers were tired of waiting for cell phone tech to advance to the level they wanted for
Agito. While details are far and few between, the latest issue of Famitsu PS3 (via
FinalFantasyXIII.net) says that
Agito will use an advanced version of
Crisis Core's ATB system. Fans of the PSP-exclusive prequel should be familiar with the real-time battle system. However, unlike
Crisis Core, players can look forward to controlling more than one character.
Another bonus is the addition of Infrastructure online play to
Agito, a rarity for more Japanese-developed titles. Games with community aspects, such as
Monster Hunter Portable and
Phantasy Star Portable have opted to use Ad-Hoc multiplayer only. Although that hasn't hindered the popularity of either of these games, players across the Pacific understand that Infrastructure makes online play much more accessible. We approve.
[Thanks, Monkey!]
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
8-16-2008 @ 4:16PM
strike said...
Well then, Im happy I don't live in Florida :)
8-16-2008 @ 4:17PM
strike said...
Oh, and almost happy 25th birthday =D
8-16-2008 @ 2:17PM
NukeAssault said...
Sweet didn't know agito was coming to PSP! I is excited!
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8-16-2008 @ 3:15PM
ibetnoonehasthisname said...
is it just me, or does the group of people in that picture kinda look reminiscent of the turks? Maybe it's just me but any way..
SQUARE ENIX ROCKS!!!!!!
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8-16-2008 @ 4:05PM
aj said...
I'm madly in love with Crisis Core's battle system. There's just something so insane about having to have at least four battle plans just in case the slot machines do something weird.
When it comes to battle systems, let's have more Crisis Core, and less FFXII.
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8-16-2008 @ 4:15PM
strike said...
Actually, I prefered FFXII's system more, not that Crisis Cores is bad, I loved it, but XII is twice as good, in my opinion.
8-16-2008 @ 4:22PM
aj said...
Actually, I really liked XII's system myself. But I hated the automation of it. If you take out the gambit system, then XII would be damned near perfect. I say this because I literally went through 10 hours of the game where I just didn't do anything. It was no fun to watch a game play itself after I paid for it, you know?
My only complaint with Crisis Core was the lack of a party (mostly because I wanted to have a fighter and a mage, instead of constantly re-configuring zack for every possible scenario), but they did turn out an AWESOME platform for an action game. I kind of harbour a secret desire to see some of the old action franchises like Gauntlet and Zelda experiment with a similar system just to shake things up.
8-16-2008 @ 4:52PM
MrEverdred01 said...
Have they ever said which phones will support this game? If they have it for the iphone then I might get it for that instead of my PSP...
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8-16-2008 @ 5:56PM
Jacksons said...
I think they abandoned the cell phone version, I could be wrong.
8-17-2008 @ 12:37AM
Superstar90 said...
All those characters look really cool, this is going to be an awesome game.
I'm glad that they let you choose your playable character though, I would rather play as anyone else instead of the one in the middle with the tarrot cards... compared the the two pistols, the bow, and the swords... card battling seems weaker lol. But we will see, I'll probably play the game 12 times anyways.
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8-17-2008 @ 6:30AM
aj said...
Maybe he throws the cards like Gambit? That would actually be cool.
8-17-2008 @ 2:50PM
ibetnoonehasthisname said...
if this combat system is like Crisis Core's i only hope they address 1 problem: you are about to attack an enemy, but the enemy attacks you,knocks you down, and takes off a lot of health so you're in the red, Zack will get up and still run to attack when you really need to heal. that was the cause of so many deaths for me. Don't get me wrong, Crisis Core is a damn fine game (my personal favorite psp game) and I couldn't be more happy with square for having so much love for the psp and putting high quality games out for it (BBS, i'm looking at you!)
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8-17-2008 @ 4:21PM
1.3.1.4 said...
I agree that some of the best games have bad points to them and I wish they could be improved, but then again no games can be perfect.
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8-17-2008 @ 9:56PM
manuel said...
This game will be near perfection.
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8-18-2008 @ 2:29PM
CJLopez said...
So, we get schoolgirls, using guns, swords, lances, Whip swords ala Ivy (shame she won't be using a custome just like her, xDDDDD) and scythes....
I'M SO IN!!!!!!!!
Man, i just realised i'm a Final Fantasy whore and i'm proud of it!!!!! xDDDDDDDD
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8-19-2008 @ 4:48PM
thisguyrighthere said...
I really didn't like Crisis Core. It all seemed so unnecessary. You could just hack and slash your way through the entire thing. I only ran into trouble at the final boss' last form.
It felt more like God of War than like Final Fantasy and I wanted to play a Final Fantasy game not some mindless hack/slash with niche flashback/fanboy appeal. Which also disappointed me by the way.
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9-05-2008 @ 8:41PM
ibetnoonehasthisname said...
is it just me, or does the group of people in that picture kinda look reminiscent of the turks? Maybe it's just me but any way..
SQUARE ENIX ROCKS!!!!!!
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