Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Unreleased

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy​ is the sequel to Dissidia Final Fantasy. It is currently in development for the PlayStation Portable and will be released in 2011.

Gameplay
Dissidia Duodecim's gameplay is very similar to the original's, featuring all of the original gameplay, such as characters and arenas. However, the new Assist system allows players to call an ally for a Brave or HP attack on the enemy, allowing four characters on the battlefield. These "Assists" can break enemy combos.

The in-game interface is similar to the original, while adding a new gauge below the HP meter which is used for the Assist System. The command mode returns as well. Dissidia Final Fantasy Save Data can also be transferred into Dissidia Duodecim.

Story
In the secret ending of Dissidia Final Fantasy, unlocked after obtaining all the Chaos Reports, Cosmos is revealed to be alive in her world despite what was thought to be her death in the prior events. She has a discussion with Cid of the Lufaine, who implied that the war with Chaos has not yet ended.

Characters
In a recent interview with Tetsuya Nomura it has been stated that all characters will return. In addition, two new characters have been announced: Kain and Lightning. The two had previously been considered for inclusion in Dissidia but had been excluded for various reasons.

Development
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy was announced in the Japanese magazine Shonen Jump in early September 2010. It had previously been hinted at by the Dissidia development team, who stated that they would love to make a sequel and that the decision would depend on the success of the first installment; and JD Cullum, Kuja's English voice actor, who offhandedly stated he had recorded his lines for Dissidia 012 in the Summer 2010.

According to an interview between Takashi Arakawa and Yoshinori Kitase (director, writer, and producer of Dissidia) with a German gaming site, Kitase stated that a sequel would be "very interesting", and might even include Kingdom Hearts characters, although it would still have to be discussed with Disney. Tetsuya Nomura has stated that for a potential sequel, he would like to include Kain Highwind, Gilgamesh, and Sazh Katzroy, but would not include Kingdom Hearts characters.

Etymology
"Duodecim" is a Latin word meaning "twelve".

Trivia

 * Prior to the official announcement, two separate hoaxes had "revealed" that Kain and Lightning would appear in Dissidia Final Fantasy: Universal Tuning. The hoaxes involved elaborate fake magazine pages created in Photoshop and complete with fake Kain artwork and fake Lightning 3D models.
 * Interestingly, Chaos and Cosmos have swapped sides in the logo since Dissidia.