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Alex Smith ([personal profile] rinnia) wrote2007-04-10 04:43 pm

Oh lordy.

As found on bastion of truth Wikipedia:

Toriyama states "The treatment of summons beasts has changed quite a bit," he said, "The fact that the players can summon will not change, but what happens after that will be something totally different."[citation needed] The example he pointed too was Shiva and how she transforms into a motorcycle. Toriyama hinted that Lightning may ride Shiva in battle.

Note that this is from the director of FFXIII, who also directed FFX-2. This does not bode well. In fact, this is one of the most disheartening things I've read in a long time. Also raining on my parade is this gem:

Character designer Tetsuya Nomura describes her as "not very feminine", and says that he was asked to create a "female version of Cloud from Final Fantasy VII" when designing her.

Ah Christ. Really? They also mention drawing inspiration for battles from what was presented in Advent Children. Have I mentioned how over this whole World of Sevencraft thing I am?

It's also worth noting that Toriyama directed Revenant Wings, which has yet to be released. If he destroys the awesomeness that is XII's cast for me, so help me, I will fly to Japan just to find him and kick him in the nuts. Gah!