Final Fantasy Versus XIII has world map, airship

Missing the overworld map found in older Final Fantasy titles? Be sure to check out Final Fantasy Versus XIII, then. Tetsuya Nomura recently reconfirmed that the game will feature a world map. Not only that, but you also get to travel around in an airship. Oh, and we might even see it and one other Nomura game get released this year.

Missing the overworld map found in older Final Fantasy titles? Be sure to check out Final Fantasy Versus XIII, then. Tetsuya Nomura recently reconfirmed that the game will feature a world map. Not only that, but you also get to travel around in an airship.

This was revealed in a Twitter interview conducted by Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto. When asked how far along Versus XIII is, Nomura answered: 

Not everything is connected together, so the various areas have different levels of progress. However, you can fly across the world map in an air ship.

As far as a release date is concerned, however, Square Enix is keeping a tight lid on that. Still, Nomura indicated that he wanted to release at least two games within the year, although presumably this applies just to Japan. Nomura has his hands deep in Versus XIII, Agito XIII, and The 3rd Birthday right now, and those are just the confirmed games.

Via [Andriasang]