First look: Lightning’s new default design for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

First look: Lightning’s new default design for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII By Erren Van Duine on December 18, 2012 at 7:24 AM

As previously reported, several Japanese publications have been given a first look at Lightning Returns ahead of the first trailer due later this week.

Scans have since surfaced online and represent a more accurate look at Lightning’s new Testuya Nomura drawn outfit. Clad in black armor and a white cape, her new default style seems to be a radical variation of her original XIII-2 armor. Of course, this is her default outfit – more than 20 others will be obtainable throughout the game.

Other gameplay details in the magazine include Lightning’s ability to traverse freely over the game’s variety of terrain including the city. She can jump on obstacles such as telephone polls, and use elements of stealth – something much different than the previous games. To put it simply, she can move about the world freely.

Monsters will make appearances in the town, which is one of the scenes depicted in this secondary scan.

The concept of the game is “the world’s last remaining 13 days.” More Lightning Returns details should be expected in the lead up to Jump Festa so stay tuned.

Posted in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

Ehren Rivers

Okay, well. Even if I WERE able to trust Kotaku as a source, I just went there and searched for the LR articles. I did a CTRL+F search for ‘DLC’ and ‘downloadable content’ on each and every one, with the only two results being people’s comments at the bottom. Not even in the same article, either. I can find no reference to this, so until I find something otherwise I’m going to have to go with Erren.

Hopefully he/she will source the comments mentioned for me, and I’ll be able to see for myself.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Richard-Dingle/1584421895 Richard Dingle

LMAO you think Nomura’s style makes the characters look “gay”? As far as effiminant looking characters go, Yoshitaka Amano definitely takes the crown with every single one of his designs always looking feminine with slender figure, long flowing hair, and lipstick to match. Seriously, go look at the artwork for FF1-6 and then come back and tell me that its better than the designs Nomura comes up with.

Nomura simply extracts key elements that the writers want the characters to exude and emulates them in the design while retaining his anime-ish style. he is by far one of the greatest character designers in the industry as he has created countless iconic characters that people cosplay on the regular (Cloud,Sephiroth,Tifa,Yuna, Sora, Riku, Kairi,Squall, Rinoa,Roxas,etc)

And his style iss pretty varied within the anime realm. The only ones I think he designed looking TOO similar would be Cloud(AC) and Sora…but even that makes sense as Sora’s design is a amalgamation of Disney meets FF(Big Hair=FF, Big Feet=Disney).
http://twitter.com/Nova_Crystallis Nova Crystallis

I will try and find the original tweet, if it hasn’t been deleted.
The_Final_Unknown

Just in case VII fans weren’t annoying enough….
Michilin Mikha

She looks magnificent, can’t wait to see her in action. She fits in perfectly with the concepts that they’ve drawn up for the world and also the symbology presented therein.
ThePokeMaster

Art and character designs are two separate things.
http://twitter.com/verysimplesimon Simon

looks gay.
miyamoto

lmao
you don’t bring up that name on a ff13 abomination article.
that is blasphemy.

having played and finished ff6 & ff7 (the bestest in the series) three times, there is no single amount of gayness was ever presented because nomura did not create the story & character’s personalities. nomura’s targeted -for-girls girly bishonen cry baby gayness style over substance design inclanations were kept in check by straight men.

laff!

and to Squeenix unfortunate loss many rpg lovers moved to Demon’s Souls, Mass Effect and Skyrim because nomura;s all out gayness is all over the place

now ff franchise is a mere shadow of its former self
http://mrnelvin.posterous.com mrnelvin

Well maybe this new mechanic will give us an idea of whats to come from FFXV ergo FF Versus 13. Since they also said that Noctics is going to be able to run freely around places. Just a thought that’s all! Still can’t wait for the first trailer of the game. I hope is not only a teaser and that’s it.
http://mrnelvin.posterous.com mrnelvin

Will she have like a job system or something. Different outfits give her different jobs, I don’t know just a theory. I still wanna see if Fang and Vanille will make an appearance. Just hoping that they will.

Nova Crystallis