Final Fantasy Versus XIII (ファイナルファンタジー ヴェルサスXIII, Fainaru Fantajī Verusasu Sātīn?) is an upcoming action role-playing game that will be published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3. The game is being developed by a team within the company's 1st Production Department and began development in November 2005. It was unveiled in May 2006, alongside Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Type-0 as part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series. According to its developers, Final Fantasy Versus XIII is a completely independent game, with a unique story, characters, world, game design, battle system and musical score. Although using the same Fabula Nova Crystallis mythology as Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Type-0, the title is not directly related to any of them.
The story focuses on Noctis Lucis Caelum, the prince of a dynasty which rules a city state that has the last remaining crystal in the world. After this crystal is stolen by an invading nation, a global conflict ensues with all other nations wishing to gain it for themselves. Against this backdrop of a world at war, Noctis and his closest friends embark on an epic journey to try and get the crystal back.
As of November 2012, Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been in development for exactly seven years. As a result, it currently holds the record for the longest amount of time ever spent developing a single Final Fantasy game. The previous holder was Final Fantasy XII, which began development in December 2000 and was released in March 2006, for a total development time of five years and three months.
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