A Message from Motomu Toriyama

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A message from Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama has been released today.
In his message he communicates his anticipation for the worldwide release of the 13th installment in the Final Fantasy franchise and addresses Final Fantasy XIII's "linear" gameplay.

He explains that the begining of the game, which takes place in Cocoon, was developed to be drama and character driven to ensure that the player was able to connect with the story and characters with minor interruptions. They made the gameplay linear to help ease players into the battle system and to learn about the character's skills and strengths in battle. Motomu Toriyama states that the second part of the game, which takes place in Gran Pulse, is designed to be less linear and more exploratory driven.

To read the whole message click here.