In an interview with Dengeki, the designers of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII revealed that Lightning's Heartstealer costume indeed resembles Final Fantasy VI's Locke Cole's costume.
The reason behind it, according to character designer Toshiyuki Itahana is that they want to make costumes that represents the Final Fantasy series as an image, that's why they used Yoshitaka Amano's original art as a reference.
"However, Mr. Amano's design patterns are very elaborate, so if the design didn't go well, there was a chance that it wouldn't be the same in the game, so I remember working on it thoroughly at some parts. Also, at the time of production, there weren't many costumes with a boyish look, so I thought that it’d be nice to try it out." Itahana added.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is slated for release in February 2014 in North America and Europe for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
To read the full Dengeki interview, you can check this post from Siliconera.
The reason behind it, according to character designer Toshiyuki Itahana is that they want to make costumes that represents the Final Fantasy series as an image, that's why they used Yoshitaka Amano's original art as a reference.
"However, Mr. Amano's design patterns are very elaborate, so if the design didn't go well, there was a chance that it wouldn't be the same in the game, so I remember working on it thoroughly at some parts. Also, at the time of production, there weren't many costumes with a boyish look, so I thought that it’d be nice to try it out." Itahana added.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is slated for release in February 2014 in North America and Europe for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
To read the full Dengeki interview, you can check this post from Siliconera.
