New Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Screenshots feature Vanille, Costumes & Combat

Square Enix has released a new batch of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII screenshots, and while they've chosen to again release them at a size less than half of the resolution the game supposedly runs at they do provide an interesting glimpse into certain aspects of the game - so we've posted them up for you to peruse - with a bit of squinting - below.

The shots shot off the return of polarizing FF13 fun-girl Vanille, who has a snazzy new headdress, and also give a glimpse at some of the varied costumes Lightning can don throughout the course of the game thanks to its dress-up style combat system.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is out next month in Japan, and launches in the West around Valentines Day next year. You can find an extensive set of hands-on coverage and interviews over on our Lightning Returns game page, while our sister community Mognet Central is buzzing with discussion of the game that you can join.
 

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Screenshots