Square Enix: So Much Content Cut From Final Fantasy XIII That A New Game Is Possible

Well this is surprising. Final Fantasy XIII art director Isamu Kamikokuryou has told a Japanese magazine that a lot of content was deleted from Final Fantasy XIII. So much so that an entirely new game would have been possible from the deleted content.

Among them was “a full area surrounding Lightning’s home. This area resembled a park. There was also a secret base for resistance group Nora inside a shop somewhere. Nautiuls Park, an amusement facility, at one point also included a zoo.”

Moreover the content was in an actual FF XIII game running on the PS3, but was later cut due to “overall volume” and “game balance” issues.

Thanks to Andriasang for translating the post.