Official E3 2011 trailer. » FINAL FANTASY XIII-2

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Four E3 2011 Gameplay Videos for "Final Fantasy XIII-2"

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What's New with Final Fantasy XIII-2's Battle System?

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At a glance, the [leaked] screenshots made Final Fantasy XIII-2′s battle system look just like Final Fantasy XIII. Square Enix added a number of tweaks, which I discovered last night when I played the PlayStation 3 version.

I was in control of Noel, a new character who protects Lightning’s sister Serah. Noel’s basic moves are quite similar to Lightning he has Attack and the magic spell Ruin as his two basic commands. Switch paradigms to Sentinel and Noel’s commands switch to Steelguard and Provoke. Serah acts like a mage either spamming Fire when set as Ravager or cure spells as a Medic. You still pick attacks and use paradigm shifts to control your partners. The core hasn’t changed, but Final Fantasy XIII-2 adds quick time events.

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