Reports from Japanese blogs indicate that upcoming issues of Dengeki PS and Famitsu discuss Square-Enix's new Visual Arts book, titled "CLOUD"..

~Set to be released on December 14th.

~Will include a bonus DVD featuring trailers for Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete.

~The book itself will feature a number of Square-Enix's games, including the Compilation of FFVII, Fabula Nova Crystallis, Kingdom Hearts Project, and It's a Wonderful World, along with interviews with the Crisis Core voice actors.

Source: ACF.net
Thanks Suzaku! :gift:

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There's also a rumour that Nomura hinted he'd maybe like to do another movie like AC, focusing on Cloud..
Sadly, I don't know where to get the interview :(

Thanks for posting this up :huggle: I'm really looking forward for the ACC Trailer.

Whoa, REALLY? I want it to be true but then again I don't. :lol:

Ooooh more FFXIII trailers :) can't wait same for the ACC one

same as Rinoa i'd like it to be true but then again not, because if it were true some fans won't be happy... i'd be happy because i enjoy more FF7 titles because i love the characters and love it when they expand the storyline :D

Kingdom Hearts Project? as in a couple of KH titles? cool :D

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OK, now a bit about the interview with Nomura , he hinted about the future role for Cloud from IGN:
Nomura Talks FFXIII
Exclusivity, air ships, and a world map.
by Anoop Gantayat

November 22, 2007 - Were you aware that Japan's Dengeki magazine group recently gave out awards for the PlayStation brand's all time best of the best?

Neither were we.

Apparently, Final Fantasy VII placed quite highly in these so-called "Den-Play Awards." The game took the award for best story, best RPG, and best overall game. Cloud Strife took the award for best character, followed by the other vertices of his love triangle, Aeris at fifth :fangirl: and Tifa at eighth. Six characters in all placed in the top 50, with Sephiroth at 14th, Reno at 15th and Yuffie at 42nd. :o

Awards awarded, Dengeki PlayStation took the opportunity to get FFXII director Yoshinori Kitase and character designer Tetsuya Nomura to sit down for a lengthy interview recapping the past ten years with the FFVII offshoot. The two offered a few short insights into upcoming projects.

The magazine asked Nomura if Cloud's role will expand from here on out. To this, Nomura responded with, "I have my hands full with Final Fantasy Versus XIII now, so I can't say anything about the future, but the scenario writer, Nojima (Kazushige), says he doesn't want to part from Cloud yet, so there will surely be something."

Next, the PS3 Final Fantasy games. The two were first asked to comment on the changes the move from the PS2 to the PS3 brings to the series.

"On the hardware side," said Kitase, "thanks to the storage space of Blu-Ray and the inclusion of a hard drive, we're able to deal with load times. Regarding the production side of things, because it's a next generation machine, any and all sections require multiple times more work, so it's difficult. With FFVII, we advanced over previous games in all areas, but aiming for the same thing with the PS3 is difficult. For FFXIII, we're looking at what specific areas we should focus on improving."

As for Nomura, the Versus XIII director said, "Compared to the move to the PS2, the move to the PS3 is more difficult. Planning and so-forth haven't changed much as far as work is concerned, but overall, the amount of graphics work has gone up considerably. You can show tiny details, so you have to make put tiny details in your illustrations."

Getting a bit specific on the Versus project, Nomura continued, "It seems that the Versus team was, from the start, trying to get the full specifications out of the PS3, and that takes time. Just the other day, during a Versus meeting, a programmer asked, 'Is it okay to program with PS3 exclusivity in mind?'." I asked why, and he said, 'If we port it to other hardware, we have to program with that in mind.' I responded, 'Of course, Versus is PS3 exclusive.'"

While Nomura admitted that Versus will still take a bit more time, he let slip a big hint on the final shape of the game: Versus may have airships and a world map.

"The other day," said Nomura, "I saw a test of an airship flying over the world map. I felt that I was seeing a Final Fantasy-like screen for the first time in a long time. However, the fact that things have become realistic made us concerned about what to do about the scale. It's the same scale as past FF games, but even then, it's so wide that you can't make out the first town."

Nomura seems to be confident in his team's ability to deliver with Versus, though. "We still haven't announced the Versus team, but there are some well-known members in there, so it will become a good product. Also, we're getting advice from the team working on FFXIII, which is being developed first, so we're progressing well."

Square Enix usually shows new footage from its major titles at the annual Jump Festa event in Tokyo in late December. We'll be sure and let you know if anything related to FFXIII (or even FFVII) shows up.

Source:ACF.net
Thanks, Dacon! :gift:

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EDIT: You're welcome, Rinoa! :huggle:
Oh, I really can't wait to see more Cleris scene in ACC.. Hopefully :P

EDIT2:
Here's the original interview:ff7ac.hotcafe
And rough translation/summary from this interview by Suzaku:
http://forums.adventchildren.net/showpost....06&postcount=21
Pretty much same with the IGN above..

Is this real? Aeris at 5th place? :fangirl:

Well if they do do this I'll be happy because their expanding the story but it'll kind of be sad because of WAY too many sequels coming out for FF7. in my opinion at least...

OH NO YOU DON'T. Cloud's story ended FINE with AC, Nojima, don't play on it any further. I love projects with Cloud, I just don't want to see one picking up where AC left off. I'm actually sort of apprehensive about a new Cloud project at all. Don't screw Cloud's franchise over anymore, plz.

I'm glad Cloud won the Best Character award, though. That made my day.

Now it just gets annoying. Square should stop the FFVII retcons. They're already doing the same to KH!!! <_<

Excuse me for a moment ... I just have to .... :fangirl:

Awww Aerith :wub:

I'm so happy Aerith is so popular over there :)

:fangirl: For Aerith and Cloud..

Well, we can pre-order for this stuff now..
Amazon.co.jp
Source:http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/index.html

EDIT:
Apparently it will be released on 14 DEC..
http://www.ff-xiii.net/

Here's a little pic from the Dengeki magazine for the interview:
http://dps.dengekionline.com/img/newdps/dps405_04.jpg

Source:http://dps.dengekionline.com/new.html

EDIT2:
And I think maybe the pic below is going to be the cover for the book:
http://tol-dengeki.up.seesaa.net/image/d15_03.jpg
Source:http://dengeki.tol-blog.com/article/68837103.html

Hm, Aeris got more than Tifa? That is like the greatest news so far for us Cleris's, I guess. I'm really interested in the trailer for ACC. I hope we don't have bonus Cloti scenes but with Square trying to keep the LT fair and all we probably will. I hope, in "The Calling" we have a bonus scene with Cloud and Aeris at least talking too each other or something. But other than that I'm also interested in FFXIII alot because that series looks really great. I just hope that there aren't so many cut scenes like in 12.

Thanks for the update links, Sha! :huggle:

I've ordered the magazine CLOUD~ Happily waiting for shipping now :D

Ok! Yay! Please tell us everything about it! :D

Oh great! :fangirl:

Lydia, please translate this latest news..
http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/index.html
It's something about ACC, FFXIII and Dissidia FF, I suppose :)

I know what this is, it's the Jump Festa. It's another gaming and movie festival. :fangirl:

Ano....I don't quite know what I should translate from the linkage you afforded, sha. Do you mean the title information at ACC? If that's what you mean, then:

2007.12.03

Jump Festa 2008 special established site is officially open, with FFACC, FF13 and DDFF, etc.
The Jump Festa 2008 which will diaplay on 12/22, 23 opened its official website, and showed the information of exhibitions. The noteworthy exhibitions includes FF4(playable tester), DDFF(the latest images, FFACC(the closed images), and Favra Nova Crystallize* (the 3rd one in FF13 series, the latest closed images). Other wroks like DQ SO1, etc. As for present, we only have "music CD shop" now. In other FF series, we now only have images of FF4 for playable tester. Maybe the release date for DDFF and AAC is about to display...? (12:16) New!

ED *: I'm not sure of the official name for that series in FF13...

Anything new...? :unsure:

It's so cute when you start with "ano".. :D

O yeah, thank you Rinoa and Lydia! :huggle:

And Lydia, I believe the tittle is Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII

Ah! I'm so relieved to read that at least Aerith beats Tifa in popularity polls on the Japanese side of the world, thank goodness! :phew: :yes:

O yeah, new information for the bonus DVD..

The contents:
1. Final Fantasy XIII (Trailer for PS Premier)
2. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Trailer for PS Premier)
3. It's a Wonderful World (Trailer for Retailers)
4. Dirge of Cerberus (PV for Jump Festa 2006)
5. Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode (Trailer for Square Enix Party 2007)
6. Before Crisis (Trailer for Square Enix Party 2007)
7. Monotone (Trailer for Square Enix Party 2007)
8. Crisis Core (Post-release Movie + Real Time)
9. Advent Children (Official Trailer)
10. Advent Children Complete (TGS 2006)

Source:
http://www.mangaoh.co.jp/php/data_product....prd_code=155338
http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/index.html

And the translation:Thank you, Suzaku!

I'm very tempted to write a mini research paper analyzing how different cultural values influence one's choice of the more "ideal woman" in regards to Tifa and Aerith... I have theories on that, but they're merely theories unless I can find more substantial and credible evidence for certain observations... :(

I'd honestly be more for an alternative universe sort of scenario...mainly, Kingdom Hearts. I'd really like to see how Cloud, Aerith, Yuffie, Cid, Leon, and co. grew up in Radiant Garden and all the events that eventually led up to KHI, or maybe even resolving Cloud's side-story from KHII instead of just leaving us there with a d*** cliff-hanger! (None of the future KH-related games will touch upon it.)

guarggggg 14 is appoaching! If they ever make another FF7 movie they better bring Aeris back :angry: if they dont well I can still dream isnt? :angel:

but srly before crisis was an unnecesary milk out for FF7, why cant they milk other series instead like ffx or ff8, dunno.

My cousint doesnt know about the continuity of Final Fantasy tought he played FF7 along time ago, when I showed him the trailer of FF13 he asked me if that was Clouds sister or daughter. :lol:

and I told him yeah n her mom is aeris ^_^

I'm not sure, but this pic looks like the cover for the book.. :unsure:
http://cloud.dengekionline.com/

Source:http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/index.html

Sha:

Honey, I thought the cover should look like this: CLOUD. According to the text besides the img, I think it's quite possible... :D

Really? What it said? I'd post that pic here and guess that maybe the cover:

.... But I saw 2 members know Japanese at ACF.net that confirmed it's not, so I'm guessing this new pic maybe the cover.. bah... I don't know.. :ermm:

.......... :ow:


*being kicked head to death*

I'm wrong....I didn't read the text carefully. :cry: Yeah it's not the cover, yeah I'm just kind of wish AC!Cloud's CG look would be the cover....*murmuring*


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OMG Somebody reply something pleeeeaz? I feel like a stupid head to have this as the last post......(////Q_____Q////)

LYDIA: :D :huggle:

Rough translation for this post:

"The official site for CLOUD Vol.1, which will release at 12/14, is now open. So far we only have the top page, but we'll have more information about what's inside CLOUD. It's glad to see there'll be a DVD includes images of FF13 and FF7ACC. "
~Rough trans by Aerithlove, thanks! :gift:
~Apparently that pic is only a top page..


Now, I'm quite sure this one is the cover for "CLOUD"! :unsure: Is it?:

Source:http://apocalypse.x0.com/log/eid59.html
What about this one, Lydia?

Source:http://ff7ac.hotcafe.to/index.html

*NOSEBLEED*

CG would be quite pleased if she could find a high quality version of that. :o jfgksjdgfkjgfkjgf

If there are new pictures of Cloud in this, I'll be very very interested. D:

*stare at the Cloud picture that may possibly be the cover* :cloud: *wipe drool*

I would be very interested in the contents, particularly on the PS3 FF games.

heheh Cloud looks so freaking uber smexy there.. but yush i really want to know what their going to say about the PS3 FF games... especially on Vs. XIII and hopefully there will be more new info revealed on other stuff... and maybe some Clerith... :whistle:

:o wow... that pic of Cloud is amazing (and Kaldea love your set with it lol)

I'm mostly looking forward to the FFXIII stuff :) the games better be amazing... which i'm sure they will :D

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wow... that pic of Cloud is amazing (and Kaldea love your set with it lol)

from what we've seen from the trailers of XIII and especially Vs. XIII that sure as hell seems that their going to be freaking awesome... i still cant get over the trailer for Vs. XIII absolutely incredible ahhhh i just hope they release his name!!!!!

Goodness me. He looks so emo (or pissed off) in this pic. He needs to smile more. :o

I'm hoping the milking will stop soon. I've had my fill of VII, thank you very much. ^_^

I cant wait to see the slightly newer(lol) FFXIII trailers! :woot:

Same here. <_<

Update~

Official Site

Source: ffAC. hotcafe


I personally dun care if that's too much milking.... *squeee at the CD cover*:wub:

Oh my god. If this is just the cover, then I'm really curious to know what's inside.... :drool:

Cloud looks positively awesome here. *MAJOR SQUEE* :fangirl:

Clearer cover from the official website:
:wub:

Take a glimpse on 'Cloud':
http://www.moeyo.com/2007/12/post_4170.html (Oh God, I hate this site, but it was the first site has this kind of news)

I WANT NEW PICTURES JKHSJKLGDFJKLDGFJHGLJFHGD.

The layout of it is lovely at least. D:

At.................... Least....................... :fly:

I guess these are trailers from the DVD..
Youtube, low quality.. (Thanks Suzaku from ACF.net! :gift: ):
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Ah, these are DVD quality vids for XIII trailers..(Thanks, JKozzy from ACF.net! :gift: )
FFXIII trailer
Versus XIII trailer

man, I hate sendspace :(

EDIT:

*faints* awesome cover...someone knows where to order the book?

Wow thank you so much Sha for the links :) Lightning is amazing and the guy from Versus? wow... he is super cool :) Thanks again for the links :D I am soo looking forward to these games coming out :D

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