what is the meaning of making three FFXIII versions??

There actually may be MORE FFXIII a while back im 100% sure i heard FF haeresis XIII (i think that was the name), so we dont know exactly how many more FFXIIIs well get.

As for the meaning, dunno probably to make different types of gameplay adn see with wich one they stay for FFIV, or maybe to tell the story from different points of view, or simply to make lots of FFXIIIs.

Along with Final Fantasy VII, Square Enix announced that they plan to do 10 years of Final Fantasy XIII if possible. I think Final Fantasy XIII would do great with a expansive world considering the idea. Unlike FFVII, this new universe in XIII was design to be polymorphic content straight from the beginning. The idea is to create something resembling the Expanded Universe from Star Wars.

And as you know with EU, almost every single product revolving around the Star Wars movies is considered actual fact within the universe's history. Of course George Lucas created a rulebook for writers who want to expand on a galaxy far, far away so information stays consistent to other writer's material and George's own creation. You can literally find the entire story of SW expanded over different forms of media, and writing from the creation of the galaxy to Jacen Solo wa;lking the path of his grandfather(Anakin Skywalker) as a Sith apperentice in the new Legacy of the Force novel series.

Literally, if Square Enix follows the ruleset for the world of Final Fantasy XIII they could literally create individual stories without interfering with what's been done before accept for following a common mytho. Whether it be novels, multiple games, or new movies. Unlike Advent Children, a Final Fantasy XIII film could work in threaters. The Elder Scrolls does almost the exact samething except that each game exist in the same country, but each title in the series tells a different story in a another region. In fact, the only time you ever find connections to the events in past Elder Scroll games is literally finding books within the enviroment and reading the history(which is optional). You could pick up a new TES game and fully understand what's going on.

They feel they can tell a better story over three games.  Final Fantasy XIII is actually the Nova Fabula Crystalis "mythology" as it were.  They're creating a world (And by world I don't just mean a planet) and then a series of games that take place within that world.  Obviously there's the financial aspect of making money off of them, but it also costs them a lot of money to make them so....  But yeah, also people tend to want expansions on a given story in the end anyway so I guess they're just hedging their bets and releasing the extra games at the same time rather than waiting a year (or 9) to come out with some extension stuff.Axe_336

WOW I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT!!!!!!!!! That's so smart! I'm like still, blown away. And I'm NOT being sarcastic. :P Seriously.

And as you know with EU, almost every single product revolving around the Star Wars movies is considered actual fact within the universe's history. Of course George Lucas created a rulebook for writers who want to expand on a galaxy far, far away so information stays consistent to other writer's material and George's own creation. You can literally find the entire story of SW expanded over different forms of media, and writing from the creation of the galaxy to Jacen Solo wa;lking the path of his grandfather(Anakin Skywalker) as a Sith apperentice in the new Legacy of the Force novel series.

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NOOOOO.....I haven't made it to the Legacy of the Force series yet :cry:

anywho, on topic...

I think the FFXIII project could work, if they handle it correctly.  Oh well...I can't judge too much now...gonna have to wait and see, I guess...