Final Fantasy XIII-2 AKB48 Costume Finalized & Serah’s Seraphic Wing DLC Screenshots!

  • Serah’s Seraphic Wing DLC Screenshots

    Those who pre-order FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 at Japanese retailer Lawsons, will receive an exclusive downloadable weapon for Serah, Seraphic Wing. This “Seraphic Wing” -bow steals enemies’ HP when you hit ‘em. Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released in 12 days in Japan.


“Final Fantasy XIII fans have spoken on their clothing preference for Serah, and they’ve opted less skin, more hair, boots, and a cute little arm shield.

Square Enix had fans vote on which of two costumes designed by AKB48 member Yuko Oshima would be released as download content for Final Fantasy XIII-2. The two options were “Exposure and Defense” and “Little Red Riding Hood.”


The XIII-2 promotional site was updated today with notice that Exposure and Defense won the vote. It will be offered as post release download content. The download will be free, but Square Enix did not say when it will be released.

The final tally was 16,927 votes for Exposure and Defense and 10,678 votes for Little Red Riding Hood.

You’ll recall that Square Enix was also planning on letting fans determine Yuko’s outfit for her appearance at the Final Fantasy XIII-2 launch event. This vote was based off “Likes” at the promo site.

When the Like count reached 50,000, Square Enix said Yuko would dress as XIII’s Serah. After the 70,000 Like mark had been reached, the costume was updated to XIII-2′s Serah. Once the Like count reached 100,000, the costume was updated to what appears to be its final form: Yuko will dress up in the Exposure & Defense download costume.”

SQUARE ENIX REVEALS FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 NORDIC EDITION AND SPECIAL EDITIONS

London (19th October 2011) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Nordic territories & EU & Australia, today announces two exclusive FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 Special Editions; the LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION and the CRYSTAL EDITION, alongside the NORDIC EDITION (for Nordic countries like Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark..) of the game. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is due to be released in Nordic territories on 3rd February 2012.

Steelbook edition

The LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION will come housed in unique packaging and will include the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game; a Composer Selected Soundtrack CD featuring a number of the music tracks from the game specially chosen by FINAL FANTASY XIII’s development team; an artwork book “The Art of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2”, featuring material from various stages of the game’s development; 6 collectible postcards featuring high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game; and a High Definition Lenticular Art print of the character, Lightning.

The CRYSTAL EDITION includes all of the items detailed above, although the Composer Selected Soundtrack CD is replaced with a 4-Disc FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Original Soundtrack containing the entire collection* of background music from the game, in premium packaging. Also included is a highly exclusive FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 T-Shirt from the SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS range that will not be available for purchase elsewhere. The CRYSTAL EDITION is a strictly limited edition and will be packaged in a presentation box.

The NORDIC EDITION will include the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game and four additional downloadable pieces of content; an alternate costume for both Serah and Noel; a unique weapon for Noel, with a special look and gameplay effects; and a recruitable monster battle: defeat Omega, the famous FINAL FANTASY boss monster, and then have it join your party as you continue on your adventure.

SPECIAL EDITIONS KEY FEATURES:

LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION £59,99/68€ (Amazon.co.uk) – £44,85/55,45€ (Zavvi.com):
Unique packaging containing the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game, plus:

  • Composer Selected Soundtrack: CD with selection of music tracks from the game, specially chosen by the composers
  • Artwork book “The Art of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2”, featuring artwork across the production
  •   6 collectible postcards, featuring high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game
  • High Definition Lenticular Artprint, showing an iconic image of the Lightning character

CRYSTAL EDITION £79,99/91€ (Amazon.co.uk) – 73,95€/£59,85 (Zavvi.com):
Presentation box containing the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 game, plus:

  • 4-Disc FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Original Soundtrack, with premium digipak packaging
  • Exclusive FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 T-Shirt from the SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS range. Never to be available elsewhere!
  • Artwork book “The Art of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2”, featuring artwork across the production
  • 6 collectable postcards, featuring high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game
  • High Definition Lenticular Artprint, showing an iconic image of the Lightning character

* Original Soundtrack item for the Crystal Edition does not include the song “New World” performed by Charice. All other background music from the game is included


PRE-ORDER EXTRAS (The steelbook is part of the preorder pack so if you pre-order the Normal Edition/Limited Edition/Crystal Edition from certain retailers, you will get it):

NOTE: IN UK GAME.CO.UK HAS EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION

  • An exclusive steelbook case
  • A downloadable content pack, the “Fight In Style” pack, which contains a new recruitable monster (Omega) and alternate costumes for both Serah and Noel
  • FINAL FANTASY XIII -Episode i-, a novella that fills the gaps between FINAL FANTASY XIII and FINAL FANTASY XIII-2
  • Three lithograph artcards, showing key images for the game