Details on Final Fantasy XIII’s Chocobos

If you’re a Final Fantasy fan, chances are that you love chocobos. These incredibly large avian creatures (that are undoubtedly Big Bird’s ancestors) are an important part of the FF universe. They’ve been used differently in the various FF titles and Shonen Jump has revealed how they’ll be used in Final Fantasy XIII. Andriasang did some translating and learned:

FFXIII Sazh

The FFXIII Chocobos have some helpful abilities. In addition to providing high speed movement through the fields of Pulse, they can jump high, taking you to places you might otherwise be unable to reach. They also have the ability to seek out treasure. When they sense the presence of treasure, you’ll see an exclamation point above their head. The magazine says that this means “it’s your chance” — presumably to dig for treasure, although I don’t think Square Enix has shared details on any sort of treasure digging system.

Your Chocobo has a life gauge, indicated by what looks like a set of feathers on the lower left of the screen. Strike an enemy, and you lose a bit of this life. When the life gauge reaches zero, the Chocobo flees.

The treasure hunting could be a fun little side game. In Dragon Age: Origins, I use my mobari to search for treasure. I imagine FFXIII will use chocobos similarly, though hopefully in a more active fashion. I do hope there’s a way to use black chocobos in XIII. That would totally rule.

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7 thoughts on “Details on Final Fantasy XIII’s Chocobos”

  1. Black Chocobo's do rule. I wonder if they are revisiting a treasure hunting system similar to the one they used in 9. That one was kind of fun, in a weird, choco-heaven-poke-my-eyes-out kind of way. I dont think any choco-mini game will take the place of Breeding in 7 though.

  2. I actually missed out on Dog. I swear I should have picked up the strategy guide. I suppose it'll have to wait till my innevitable next playthough. I'm mostly done with my first one.

  3. Missed the choco picture at the top. Looks like the art style is pretty sweet if that's how they will look in game. I wonder if they will put in a Feeding/Growing mini game for Chocofro's chocobo. He could be like a little tomigotchi that would grow up and fetch stuff for you if you took care of him.

  6. Oh. The was one that I never picked up. FF has always been a very personal experience to me, never cared to let anyone in with that one.

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