Square-Enix released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII-2 today that showcases something unusual - the game's environments. The trailer talks about the variety of environments and how they're built to be explored. I would imagine the emphasis here is so heavy on exploration because its predecessor had, well, none. Okay, very little, how's that?

While some of the same environments - or zones, if you will - from the previous game will be in FFXIII-2, it seems they've been expanded upon. There are also many new areas to check out. Everything seems much larger, much more open - exactly what everyone wanted, right?

We'll get the check to get our hands on FFXIII-2 come January 31, 2012, when the game releases in North America (February 3rd in Europe).

http://www.youtube.com/v/jCQGIJi4gsI?version=3&hl=en_US