Here is
Dissidia, the newly announced
Final Fantasy game for PSP. Our less-than-infantile understanding of Japanese makes it difficult to decipher a recently leaked Japanese
magazine scan. We understand that it's a one-on-one 3D "battle" game -- could this game be a fighting game, in the style of
Smash Brothers? The pictures certainly allude to that. It isn't
Ehrgeiz like we predicted, but we think it's pretty darn close. The game will reunite characters from across the franchise, including the Warriors of Light from the first
Final Fantasy, and Zidane and Kuja of
Final Fantasy IX fame.
Nomura's
Kingdom Hearts-esque character designs are in full effect, and the title appears to have some console-quality graphics. It may not be what most of us expected, but we can't wait to find out more.
[Via
NeoGAF; Thanks, Jamal!]
{ May 9th 2007 at 10:00AM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kingofwale @ May 9th 2007 10:15AM
man, a fighting game? that's weak!
now, Don't get me wrong, I understand, if this is another RPG, it will take 3 years to make again. lol, I'll just be glad if CC comes out there year.
although I'm playing Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed on my PSP and it's been great, this game will have to top that.
Scan looks good.
Saigon @ May 9th 2007 10:40AM
It's certainly not what I expected. I was really hoping for a rpg, so I'm kinda disappointed. Although, I am a big fan of fighting games.
vR @ May 9th 2007 10:55AM
No infrastructure, no care.
txa1265 @ May 9th 2007 10:58AM
I'm not a fighter fan, but since we've not really heard anything official I'm unwilling to shut the door.
kingofwale @ May 9th 2007 11:05AM
>3. No infrastructure, no care.
I'd be happy with Ad-Hoc, fighting games are so precise, fraction of a second lag could cause you to throw your PSP away in frustration. I wouldn't want to get killed because of some internet slowdown.
the graphics looks good, but so does the new Gundam games. it'd be interesting.. but first thing first.. Crisis Core please.. *drools*
Alien @ May 9th 2007 11:38AM
Hmmm , different than I was expecting ... who knows , could be a good one ;)
merc25 @ May 9th 2007 12:08PM
Zidane, Garland, Kuja hmm... now all I need is Amarant and Vivi, then I buy for any price(including organs, limbs, blood, and souls). I love FFIX, it was much better than the POS that was FFVIII.
kos-mos @ May 9th 2007 2:23PM
gamespot and wikipedia has this gamelisted as a action game
BeckRokk @ May 9th 2007 2:36PM
While I have a few fond memories of Ehrgeiz, I really don't think that Square can improve that basic formula any to allow for a spiritual sequel to it.
mahes @ May 9th 2007 3:42PM
what a joke...they're attaching "final fantasy" to anything they want people to buy nowadays - the videogame version of CSI...
vR @ May 9th 2007 8:39PM
>5
Not me. My friends don't play video games. I've lived with a little lag on X-Box Live, and I can live with it on my PSP if it means I can find some challengers. I used to play every fighting game known to man in arcades, 7-Eleven's, and donut shops back when people actually left their homes to play video games. Even if I had a few buds to play locally with, it wouldn't be enough.
zoen151 @ May 9th 2007 5:13PM
What a disappointment.
JetSpike @ May 10th 2007 1:07AM
Yeah, not too much news from looking at the scan. Basically is just says, "What? The new game in the FF series is ACTION?" and then talks about a couple of the characters (Zidane, warriors of the light, blah blah). "Fight Garland to the death" and then the bottom right portion says to wait for a future announcement regarding the system and new characters. Of course price and release date has yet to be determined. Just for those of you who were havin trouble with the Japanese...
JetSpike
zoen151 @ May 10th 2007 1:26AM
Thanks for the translation, JetSpike!