Talk:Final Fantasy XIII-2/Archive 1

Release Date
Should the release date not be changed as it's slightly misleading? The sources all say "next winter", not "winter 2012". Next winter can run from anywhere between December 2011 to February 2012. Writing it as Winter 2012 gives the impression it won't be released until December 2012. Until some clarification is given on the release date, I don't think one should speculate "Winter 2012" due to how misleading this is. Marv101 (talk) 19:10, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

I agree with the post above me. Believe it or not, it's still winter (after all, January is considered part of winter). How can a game released in Japan this year be released in English after a year? Final Fantasy XIII took like three months to release the English version after the Japanese version. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.162.191.105 (talk) 19:42, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Indeed, "Winter 2012" is very misleading and it does not represent a valid quote from the source. It is merely an assumption. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.83.179.237 (talk) 15:51, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Spirits Within Reference?
One of the trailers showed enemy monsters similar to the monsters in Spirits Within, and Kaius' sword looks a heck of a lot like Soul Edge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.180.66.225 (talk) 07:08, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Knew it would get 40/40
I knew this game was going to be excellent :D Created a new Section with Famitsu's Reviews. -Abhishek Indoria

GA push?
I am thinking about getting this article up to GA or FA status. Here's what we need to do: I think we can get this article to GA status if we can do this. Any commends or objections? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 01:47, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Lead section - needs to be expanded to three paragraphs.
 * Characters section - some of these new characters can be mentioned in the Characters of Final Fantasy XIII article.
 * Plot section - looks good, needs to be expanded a little bit more. Sourcing quotes can be very much appreciated when the English version is released.
 * Development section - can be expanded with more interviews detailing the history of the game.
 * Audio section - a soundtrack article needs to be created and the section needs to be added as well.
 * Release - we should add a release section in different countries
 * Reception section - needs to be expanded on when the new reviews come in.
 * Merchandise section - needs to be created when Square Enix announces new merchandise.
 * In case you come back to this- I'm game, after its released in the US and I get to play it. I'll post on the WT:SE page when I'm ready to start on it- won't be until mid-February, so don't wait up if you want to get started earlier. --''' Pres [[User talk:PresN|N ]]''' 05:27, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Let's begin! Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:36, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Necessary to add logo within caption decribing cover?
Seems really unnecessary and no other cover of final fantasy article or any video game article does this.Lucia Black (talk) 23:07, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Downloadable content
This link has mentions of the game's upcoming downloadable content. Any idea where to place it? Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 23:48, 4 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Development section is my estimate.Lucia Black (talk) 06:02, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Clarification of dates needed.
"As of March 2012, Final Fantasy XIII-2 has become the fifth best-selling game of 2011 in Japan." This could use some clarification. I have no idea how to interpret it.Weirdtheory (talk) 23:30, 26 March 2012 (UTC)


 * It was determined to be the best game in 2011. the year had to end in order to know. But the sentence structure seems to suggest that it could potentially change in the future. So maybe removing the date "as of March 2012".Lucia Black (talk) 19:18, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Sequel references
I have been doing a little pokinh around and I have heard that there will not be a direct sequel to this game in the near future. The 'To be continued' that featured after the 'apocalypse' main ending certainly left a strong suggestion for a 'Final Fantasy XIII-3'. I heard from several sites that there will be multiple downloadable content which will expand upon the game's story and ending, including episodes for Lightning and., perhaps, Snow and Serah. So I think something about this should be added to the article, if only to put previously fevered minds like mine at rest. I saw that ending and felt more than a little sad since it seemed to bring that world to an end, with the villain winning even though he died in the act. --ProtoDrake (talk) 14:16, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Yakusoku No Basho
This is translated as "The place of promise" on the page, and while yakusoku does translate to promise, it means promise as in "a promise" rather than promise as in "promising" which the article implies as the definition in this context. A better translation would be "The promised place" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.72.41.155 (talk) 01:03, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

GA push
While this article is undergoing peer review, here's a list of what we need to do to get this up to GA status:
 * Lead section - looks good.
 * Gameplay section - needs quotes from the instruction manual as well as the appropriate game guides.
 * Plot section - needs quotes from the game.
 * Development section - looks good.
 * Music section - needs to be expanded upon.
 * Reception section - looks good as well.
 * Possible sequel - also looks good.

Any thoughts or other suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:24, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Ultimania translations?
I am considering using the Ultimania translations as sources for the game, especially concerning the development and audio section as well. Thoughts? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:14, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I fully support it, there's always great stuff in those Ultimania sources. Are there translations readily available? Sergecross73   msg me   23:10, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Create music article?
I was thinking if we should create a music article, similar to those found in Music of Final Fantasy XIII. I am trying to find more references for the music section, but I think an article on the music can be created, especially with concerns about the theme song and the music's creation as well. Any thoughts? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:12, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Hold off on it for now; lets get this article up to GA, then as we build out the music section if we find enough sources I'll make a music article. -- Pres N  18:37, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Very good. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:48, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, now it seems this article should include at least a section on the Music of Final Fantasy XIII-2. Chris857 (talk) 22:20, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

FA?
All right. Now that this article is up to GA status, as one of tge top four main contributors (aside from PresN and ProtoDrake), the next thing we may need to do is to get this up to FA status. Thoughts? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:22, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Sounds alright (I myself have a private ambition to help get Lightning Returns up to GA status when the time comes), but we only just got this up to good article status. How about we give ourselves a little time to relax and collate the needed data before moving forward, to use some rather computerish phraseology. --ProtoDrake (talk) 19:27, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Affirmative. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:44, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Since the FF13 FAC asked for the FF13 ultimania interviews, I think we'll want to try to get at least some of the FF13-2 ultimanias. Fortunately, Mark Arsten (per his usual) gave the article a thorough copyedit as part of the GAN, so no worries there. -- Pres N  21:18, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Open world?
Could this game be classified as open world?ECW28 (talk) 09:06, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * No. -- Pres N  17:51, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

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