The video above is features Serah and Noel exploring the Sunleth Waterscape. The area looks a lot more different from 300 years ago. Yes, Final Fantasy XIII-2 is Chrono Trigger HD and looking at it, it looks like a better game than the predecessor. It also has time-traveling merchant Chocolina who looks like she just got Ms. Philippines’ Sarimanok costume from the late 90s.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be out tomorrow, 15 December in Japan, 31 January, 2012 in North America and 03 February, 2012 in Europe. For those who want the game with Japanese audio and English interface, the Asian release is for you. Just hope it goes out the same day as the NA one.

A direct sequel to Final Fantasy’s thirteenth installment is in the works. We do not know what should we feel about this.

It was announced at Square Enix‘s 1st Production Premiere event currently happening as of time of writing.  Yoshinori Kitase, the executive producer of the original game said that development for this sequel is going well. He also said that this sequel will serve as SE’s answer to criticism received from FFXIII. It is currently developed for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Trailers for the game will be available at the official site 20 January.

Props to Andriasang and 4gamer for this. Stay tuned for more information.

Square Enix released a pair of JPEG charts for their upcoming sequel Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy to coincide with their big PSP push for TGS. Now, we’re assuming that a good chunk of this is going to fly over a lot of people’s heads, ours included, but not all is lost. From what we can glean from these images, there are some pretty significant additions to the core Dissidia gameplay mechanic, and more.

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The first image we have here is a chart explaining the basic mechanics of the game, which I’m sure everyone who picked up the original should be familiar with it by now. However, another section explains what seem to be assist attacks. By pressing L+square or L+circle, players can call in another character into play to perform assist HP and bravery attacks, respectively. The gauges below the HP bar determine which attacks are available for your assist character to perform.

Some neat extras in the first chart are shots of FF XIII’s Lightning in action and what could possibly be a glimps of Kain’s EX mode.

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The second chart is a command list of sorts for the playable characters in the TGS demo. If you notice, there’s a portrait of each character’s respective assist partner right below their respective headshots. We’re not sure if assist partners are character specific or can be mixed and matched, though.

With all that said, we’re keeping our fingers crossed like crazy in hopes of Square Enix releasing the TGS demo to the public, pretty much like what Konami did last year with Peace Walker.

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Game/s Played:

• Final Fantasy 5-12
• Chrono Cross
• Xenosaga Episode II-III
• Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2
• Ar Tonelico
• Brave Story
• Samurai Warriors 1 & 2 (includes both Xtreme Legends)
• Fable II
• Obscure II
• Resident Evil 2 & 3
• Bully
• Odin Sphere
• Left 4 Dead
• Left 4 Dead II
• Audition
• Perfect World
• O2Jam
• Tekken 1-6
• Soul Calibur IV
• Gears of War 2 and the list goes on XD

Game/s currently playing:

• Final Fantasy 7 (PSP Re-release)
• Final Fantasy 13
• Bayonetta
• Assassin’s Creed II
• Burnout: Dominator

What’s your main game?

• Left 4 Dead, I will always prefer the first game. I like how they gave character to Zoey, she’s into gaming as well.

How did you start playing video games?

• It all started with my FAMICOM. I felt cool back then having one. XD

What was your first game?

• Super Mario Bros.

Your proudest gaming moment?

• I was with my college friends in the arcades, I borrowed 1 token because I was being frugal that day. I played this game called “Rumble Fish”; I was going through the stages smoothly, friends were amused by all this they started challenging me and they couldn’t win. FYI, it was my first time playing Rumble Fish. I reached the final boss but was defeated I think I won one round but it was all in vain, hehe. I’m proud of this ‘cause it all happened with 1 token, I’m not really an arcades person.

Game Affiliations: (guilds, clans, forums etc.)

• Pixel Otaku (long ago was FFWorlds)
• I founded the once Friendster group called “RPG Masters”.

Preferred Game Genre: (mmorpg, fps, rpg, action, etc.)

• Definitely RPGs! I’ve always wanted games that deliver an in depth storyline which is commonly found in Role Playing Games.

Preferred Gaming Platform: (PC, consoles or handeld)

• It is quite a tie between consoles and handheld; consoles because it’s worth it, every month its bound to have a new game released, most of the games that I’ve been very fond of I’ve played in consoles. Handheld, well simply because of the fact that it is very handy, you can anywhere as long as the situation allows you to; my PSP has become of the things I’ve become accustomed to bringing with me.

If you were given a choice for a free console what would you choose from the three? Wii, Ps3 or Xbox360?

• PS3! Why?! Well…first off, I don’t have one. I’m a 360 owner. I’d like to see what the PS3 has to offer, with all the great reviews and feedbacks it’s been getting, I can browse the internet, there definitely is something with that console and it’ll be a great addition to my Playstation collection. I would also like to try MGS.

How about if you were given a free handheld what would you choose? Nintendo DS or PSP?

• NDS! I’ve yet to play with it so it would be really great if I had one!

Are you more of an online or offline gamer?

• I’m more of an offline gamer; I haven’t played MMOs for a long time.

Let’s say you were given the choice to change the world into one of the games you played before (or you are currently playing), what game would it be?

• Definitely Final Fantasy 8, I really liked the whole school concept. It would be great to actually have a school like Balamb Garden,  I really liked how they designed it, makes you envious of Squall The towns in the game are also great, if I’m to live there, I’d live in Balamb City because it seems like a peaceful place.

If you can change yourself into one of the many heroines in any game, who would you change into?

• Mitsuru Kirijo from Persona 3; she’s one of my ultimate favorite heroines. Mitsuru’s character really amuses me, I like her snobbish I’ll kick your arse if you get too close personality. Plus, she lives in Japan and points a gun on her head to summon her Persona. It’s pure win.

If you would be given a power from a game character, what kind of power would you ask for? Why and what will you do with it?

• Sonic’s ability to run fast! Haha, I would really like to have that to avoid the heavy traffic I usually stumble upon, I wouldn’t  need a car anymore I’ll just grab my boyfriend then and we’ll head off to school! XD

What are your other hobbies aside from gaming?

• My boyfriend and I are fond of web designing; I’m currently learning how to do things.  I’m also into graphic designing; I update my DeviantArt whenever I have something new. I like learning new things especially when they’re related to computers. I enjoy watching movies, tv shows, J-dramas with my boyfriend.

Why do you think pinay gamers rock?

• Because we can kick just as much arses

What’s your message to all the gamers out there?

• Video games will never fail to entertain you, but it should be done in moderation. I think you’ll be able to enjoy playing video games even more when you have nothing to worry about school, so school tasks always comes first. School and video games are two things that will never agree with each other. There’s time for school and there will always be time for gaming ^__^