Amidst all of the claims of “it’s still in development” and “we’re ready to make an announcement soon” the thought still lingered in the back of gamers’ minds that Final Fantasy Versus XIII might be a lot worse off then Square Enix was willing to let on. The troubled development of the project dates back to its announcement alongside Final Fantasy XIII, a title that has since not only released but supported a sequel, and in all honesty has not improved much since then – and now comes a rumor that puts the nail in Final Fantasy Versus XIII‘s coffin.
According to the source, Square Enix has quietly cancelled Final Fantasy Versus XIII and has no plans of announcing the cancellation to the public. Rather than have to face the music, they apparently will take most or all of the work done on Versus and roll it into some future project, most likely Final Fantasy XV.
At this point it was probably best for Squre Enix to cut their losses and try to get some traction on another project. Yes, the concept of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, a world very independent of the one featured in the 13 and its sequel, was intriguing, but the prolonged development gave us the impression the game’s initial announcement was a little premature.
This, of course, opens Square Enix up to future Final Fantasy projects, one of which may or may not be a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII-2. We all know that 13-2 ended with quite the frustrating cliffhanger, but the impression given by Square was that DLC would conclude that story nicely. Unfortunately that isn’t the case, and therefore an imminent announcement of Final Fantasy XIII-3 seems very likely.
To add a little more fuel to the fire, it appears that Square Enix has a Final Fantasy 13 related announcement slated for their 25th Anniversary festivities, which is meant to celebrate the illustrious lifespan of the popular RPG franchise. It’s entirely possible that the announcement is in relation to more DLC for 13-2 but our money is on Square Enix milking the current engine and assets for as long as they can.
Are you disappointed to learn that Final Fantasy Versus XIII is cancelled? Is there anyone out there who would prefer a 13-3 to a fully-fledged Final Fantasy 15?
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This rumor about Verses13 was started from one website. And all the other sites copied it, thinking it was true. The same site which is known for making false rumors up, just so it gets some more attention. Chill, we will hear about the game at either of the coming events. SE are probably tired of having to suppress all these rumors on Verses13 over the years that they wont confirm or deny, till they feel its a suitable time to do so. Generates more publicity on wheather or not the game is coming out soon. As with 13-3, wheather you like it or hate it, its coming from all the hints in the interviews which is fine as it dont draw attention away from the Verses team. Everyone has their favourite FF games and some people like the earlier versions and others like the newer versions. Who knows the third game in a series is usually the best, but 6 years to do one game is not unheard of these days. The Verses team were working on other games (not 13 and 13-2) which has contributed to the slow process of development.
i will not start playing 13-2 until 13-3 is out and i know that it has a decent ending.
Not touching XIII-3.
I could barely get through the terrible combat system XIII had, so wasn’t going to get into XIII-2. And with how bad XIV was, I have very dim hopes for the series as a whole.
They need to get back to their roots instead of throwing us only pretty visuals and leaving the game as crap.
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I said the game was not cancelled. More info is now expected on Verses13 at the TGS judging by what the CEO of SE has said today. The 13-3 is expected to be announced at the FF anniversary day 2.It seems Verses will be out first, possibly just before Christmas as thats normally the time of year they release big titles.
I’m glad that the rumor was false. I bet Square Enix is just stalling the game on purpose, so that the name will match up with the upcoming year, 2013. But that still doesn’t explain why the company is being lazy with Kingdom Hearts and making spin-offs/prequels instead of going straight to KH3, so I may be wrong…
they may be developing the story to KHIII that ties in all 7 games’ stories into a massive final chapter of the Xheanort Saga
KH3 is the next project after the completion of Verses, as both are done by the same team. Could be 6 months to a year before the planning for KH3 even gets underway. Sadly, we will probably get more rumours that Verses has been cancelled until the game finally comes out. In the meantime, only listen for a SE statement, as thats the only truth you will get. Also of note, 13-3 has just gone into development.
I have absolutely loved the 13 series. I have played every final fantasy they have released and the battle system in 13 and 13-2 are very nicely done. The cliffhanger ending in 13-2 disappointed me but with the rumor/announcement of a possible 13-3 and with a deeper analysis of the cryptic endings in the game and dlc it seems clear that another sequel is apparent. I look forward to it.
I fell in love with final fantasy 13 and 13-2, it is one of my favorites by far! And i would take a 13-3 over a new 15 any day of the week. I still feel the story is not finished, there are many questions left unanswered. Lets just hope that all of these rumors and speculations of a third installment are true!!!
I would prefer 13-3 to a 15 right now because god damn it, that was not an ending! I’ve been relatively happy with most of their other games (save 10-2, ugh) and even enjoyed 13 where most people didn’t (hey, come on guys, the storyline and the acting were good, right? The battle system was utterly s*** and boring but everyone makes mistakes), but FIX THAT ENDING, THEN GET ON THE NEXT GAME. Yep.
I won’t play final fantasy 14 if final fantasy 13-3 is cencelled. I will tell and persuade my friends not to buy final fantasy 14 if there are no final fantasy 13-3