FREE 'Final Fantasy 13 Chocobo' Avatar item for Xbox Live Members ONLY

[MiNuN]

Microsoft is in promotion with Square-Enix to give out codes for a free item for your avatars, Final Fantasy 13's Chocobo.

Click on the link that is your region, or else it will say it is not available in your region.

ENJOY.

Link for the Canadians
http://www.xbox.com/en-CA/games/splash/f/finalfantasyXIII/

Link for the Americans
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/splash/f/finalfantasyXIII/

Link for the Europeans
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/splash/f/finalfantasyXIII/ (http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/splash/f/finalfantasyXIII/)

http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/6BE5B08B-CBC6-4885-BA34-41BF3624CA0C/0/stagetwitterUnlocked_ca.jpg
(http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/splash/f/finalfantasyXIII/) (http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/splash/f/finalfantasyXIII/)

[Slappybob]

It looks like a chicken to me.

[Nebenator]

Anyone know how long registration will be open?

[tangytangerine]

Weird, it's saying that you won't get it until sometime in December.

[Spanish_Godzilla]

Didnt someone already have this up in another Thread?

[Nebenator]

Didnt someone already have this up in another Thread?
Yes, multiple people.

[BVIH]

In for one. Thanks OP!

[intoxicated662]

Yes, but the other threads didn't have a U.S. link it was only for people in the U.K. and other countries. Thanks op!

[moleman]

It looks like a chicken to me.

^

[kratos1010]

Is that really a chocobo?

[CapAmerica]

I'm very disappointed in how the chocobo look in FFXIII now.... :(
I agree it looks like a chicken.

[ogrenator]

very nice worked no problem

[Crazyglitcher]

Yes, but the other threads didn't have a U.S. link it was only for people in the U.K. and other countries. Thanks op!
The original thread WAS for people in the U.S....

[velvet396]

server too busy. slickdeals effect...

[chimpian]

thanks op
signed up.
i think this is the first thing ive gotten for my avatar other then the initial clothing of the bastard.

[aquateen168]

has anyone gotten there codes yet

[Zanpakuto]

has anyone gotten there codes yet

Sadly, nope. Also, thanks again for the information; signed up for one!

[Thekrakrabbit]

I will probably lay off. I don't really like Final Fantasy, or Chickens unless I am eating one.

[Rhippo]

Thanks op, im in. Dont know why my avatar needs a chicken but free is free.

[n10zguy]

Well for those of us who have actually played all the the Final Fantasy games (especially the online game), we know that a baby chocobo looks like a baby chick, and therefore dont mind the way the avatar prop looks. Joo dun like it, joo dun danlurd it.

[Metalic]

Well for those of us who have actually played all the the Final Fantasy games (especially the online game), we know that a baby chocobo looks like a baby chick, and therefore dont mind the way the avatar prop looks. Joo dun like it, joo dun danlurd it.

Played most FF games and ive never seen one. Maybe it was in the horrible MMO game.

[n10zguy]

Played most FF games and ive never seen one. Maybe it was in the horrible MMO game.

I love how people who have never played a game can so easily slap a 'horrible' label on it. I played it for 6 years and it was not 'horrible'.

Also, this is a promo for FFXIII, and unless you have been deliberately avoiding all the videos/demos out there for the game, you will see the baby chocobo that travels with one of the main characters.

[dualedge2]

What you say is true, but that is an opinion and everyone is free to have one, whether or not you disagree with it.

[Izod517]

I love how people who have never played a game can so easily slap a 'horrible' label on it. I played it for 6 years and it was not 'horrible'.

I played it for 5 years, from NA PC release, and it was not 'horrible' but it had TONS of flaws that fan boys tend to glaze over. Regardless it does get a bad name from people who never played it. I give it a 6.5/10.

[draven1089]

I sign up for this during the first post. looks like we'll be getting it sometime mid this month

Edit: Just noticed this, but under the chicken/chocobo it says "This image is a representation only, and is not final". That should put some of you at rest

[ProtoEXE88]

I sign up for this during the first post. looks like we'll be getting it sometime mid this month

Edit: Just noticed this, but under the chicken/chocobo it says "This image is a representation only, and is not final". That should put some of you at rest

Well it's the in game version of the Chocobo, while the Avatar one will probably be a little more cartoony/less detailed.

[100xp]

hopefully down the road they will have a chef's outfit and a chef's hat...then I have my baby chochobo out and the KFC gamerpic up.

I hope it looks like the chochobos from DS game...otherwise a free avatar chicken is still a free avatar chicken.

thanks op.

[georox]

I love how people who have never played a game can so easily slap a 'horrible' label on it. I played it for 6 years and it was not 'horrible'.

Also, this is a promo for FFXIII, and unless you have been deliberately avoiding all the videos/demos out there for the game, you will see the baby chocobo that travels with one of the main characters.

I like the Chocobo, but FF11 was terrible, and I'm a person who actually enjoys MMOs and normally doesn't mind paying a fee to play, but it felt like an extremely generic MMO, almost like the million free ones from Korea. It did nothing special.

[Izod517]

Every time Geo posts I like him more. It was very much like the free KMMOs.

[georox]

And for the record, I had at least three months I put in, I kept trying to like it. I really did. I don't just play a game for the first 10 levels/a free demo length.

[n10zguy]

I disagree. FFXI has a ton of stuff for people to do endgame and to do at lower levels. I played WoW for like 4 months and all of it was more of the same crap. Level up. Kill other PCs. Fight monsters for better gear to better kill other PC's.

At least FFXI has a ton of story-driven missions for you to get into with cutscenes and NPC's you actually give a damn about. It's not all just mindless repetition.

At least with FFXI I feel like I have taken something out of it.

[strife18]

So...what do the people who have been following the FF series for years get?
You know...the ones who stayed with the sony's new system like they were leading on that they were doing.

[GamerKingFaiz]

lol, pwned

[Izod517]

Not going to turn this into a WoW / FFXI discussion. I loved both games for their own reasons, but to claim WoW lacks endgame is just ignorant. It's endgame was far more in depth and developed than FFXI could have ever hoped to be - it also required far more group coordination and advanced battle tactics. As advanced as FFXI's fights got until recently were: "stand here." FFXI's endgame was one of two things, standing around 4 hours hoping to out claim a bot, or farming for pop items for hours. PvP in WoW is optional. There are PvE servers. Also (at least since BC - I realize this was different in Vanillia) endgame gear from PvE does little for PvP. FFXI did have a decent story, but its easy to claim that because of the cutscenes, ultimately WoW has a much richer lore and more in depth stories, it's just not as linear and thus harder to follow. Every quest in WoW has some sort of story - many of which relate to the lore of the world. It's not 'bring me two bat wings and I'll give you 100 gil." To say WoW was repeative in comparision is laughable - FFXI is very grind heavy, countless hours are spent in XP parties, even after level cap to get merits. Most of what you do in FFXI is get gear to XP faster.

Regardless as long as you liked the game that's all that matters, different strokes for different folks. I just don't like misinformation. Again I liked both for different reasons but I'm not under any assumptions that FFXI was something that it is not.

[jirotokio]

Thanks OP!

[Icehearted]

Thanks to the OP, even if this is a repost.

In for my own Final Fantasy pre-perishable flightless land fowl.

[alextastic]

registered. thanks!

[Metalic]

I disagree. FFXI has a ton of stuff for people to do endgame and to do at lower levels. I played WoW for like 4 months and all of it was more of the same crap. Level up. Kill other PCs. Fight monsters for better gear to better kill other PC's.

At least FFXI has a ton of story-driven missions for you to get into with cutscenes and NPC's you actually give a damn about. It's not all just mindless repetition.

At least with FFXI I feel like I have taken something out of it.

Lol.

[n10zguy]

Lol.

I am sure you had a point with the phrases you highlighted, but i regret to inform you that you failed to make it.

[sagecooker]

Thanks, signed up for one.

[mediviper]

Thanks OP. Signed up for one!

[Malik112099]

thanks op

[shaggy]

Sweet, signed up. Thanks!

[Diebythesword]

So is there gonna be a Chocobo running around my avatar?

[GogetaSS4]

I think it will be a pet since they recently added them to Xbox Live.

[GamerKingFaiz]

Ah, that's true. I totally didn't make the connection.

[Izod517]

I am sure you had a point with the phrases you highlighted, but i regret to inform you that you failed to make it.

Haha!

Oh hai didn't see you're Bham too, although I'm sure I already knew that. Anyways for reference I'll be at least trying FF14 with an open mind.

[n10zguy]

Haha!

Oh hai didn't see you're Bham too, although I'm sure I already knew that. Anyways for reference I'll be at least trying FF14 with an open mind.

I'm still debating whether I ever want to get involved with another MMORPG ever again. I played FFXI for 6 years. It was fun but I dont know if I want to invest that kind of time into another video game. I guess I will make that call as it gets closer to release. I really like the graphics so far though.

[Metalic]

I am sure you had a point with the phrases you highlighted, but i regret to inform you that you failed to make it.

The FF MMO having story driven missions made me lol. Saying you played WoW and im assuming you are implying WoW has no story driven missions.

Im sorry you couldnt put the two together but i really didnt expect you to.


Im looking forward to FF14. Hopefully beta it on PC first.

[Izod517]

I refuse to let it take up as much time as FFXI or even WoW did for me, but I wouldn't mind hopin online to shaq-fu around about. Yeah I'm hoping to beta as well, but worst case scenario I'll just 7-day trial it or something.

[n10zguy]

The FF MMO having story driven missions made me lol. Saying you played WoW and im assuming you are implying WoW has no story driven missions.

Im sorry you couldnt put the two together but i really didnt expect you to.


Im looking forward to FF14. Hopefully beta it on PC first.

Okay so far you still havent made real any point other than you know how to laugh at someone without apparent reason or any information to back yourself up and be a condescending jerk about it in the process.

Are you laughing because you think FFXI doesnt have story-based mission sets cause I will be glad to give you the titles of all the epic ones that each would take a beginner months to complete or even weeks for the more experienced.

And are you saying that WoW does have story-based missions? Because when I played it, all I saw were a bunch of 1-off fetch/kill quests. Or quest chains that, again, ammounted to a bunch of fetch/kill quests but did nothing to contribute to an overall beginning-to-end game-wide mission-driven story arcs. (FFXI has tons of those too).

[n10zguy]

I refuse to let it take up as much time as FFXI or even WoW did for me, but I wouldn't mind hopin online to shaq-fu around about. Yeah I'm hoping to beta as well, but worst case scenario I'll just 7-day trial it or something.

yeah I will likely do that (hopefully they will have a free first month offer). Not real impressed with the fact that all the races are almost exactly the same as the ones in FFXI only now they have different names (Elvaans are now Elezens? WTF?? lol). And if I like it I will keep playing. I am wanting to go back to FFXI temporarily just so I can do one of the mini-story expansions they recently added involving my favorite NPC.

[georox]

I disagree. FFXI has a ton of stuff for people to do endgame and to do at lower levels. I played WoW for like 4 months and all of it was more of the same crap. Level up. Kill other PCs. Fight monsters for better gear to better kill other PC's.


Let me stop you there. All FFXI had, was grind levels over and over, or grind quests to level over and over. It's nothing new, it just looked pretty at the time, and has the Final Fantasy name attached.

At least FFXI has a ton of story-driven missions for you to get into with cutscenes and NPC's you actually give a damn about. It's not all just mindless repetition.


Defias/Van Cleef/The king being kidnapped stuff starts around level 12-16, and goes through endgame if you actually pay attention and read the quest log and see how the NPCs interact when turning in quests.

Onyxia stuff had good story, the Ahn'Qiraj gates opening event was amazing, and honestly, I love the direction they went in Lich King for some quests having cinematics now.

Not going to turn this into a WoW / FFXI discussion. I loved both games for their own reasons, but to claim WoW lacks endgame is just ignorant. It's endgame was far more in depth and developed than FFXI could have ever hoped to be - it also required far more group coordination and advanced battle tactics. As advanced as FFXI's fights got until recently were: "stand here." FFXI's endgame was one of two things, standing around 4 hours hoping to out claim a bot, or farming for pop items for hours. PvP in WoW is optional. There are PvE servers. Also (at least since BC - I realize this was different in Vanillia) endgame gear from PvE does little for PvP. FFXI did have a decent story, but its easy to claim that because of the cutscenes, ultimately WoW has a much richer lore and more in depth stories, it's just not as linear and thus harder to follow. Every quest in WoW has some sort of story - many of which relate to the lore of the world. It's not 'bring me two bat wings and I'll give you 100 gil." To say WoW was repeative in comparision is laughable - FFXI is very grind heavy, countless hours are spent in XP parties, even after level cap to get merits. Most of what you do in FFXI is get gear to XP faster.

Regardless as long as you liked the game that's all that matters, different strokes for different folks. I just don't like misinformation. Again I liked both for different reasons but I'm not under any assumptions that FFXI was something that it is not.

WoW PvP was always optional, at least once the game launched out of beta. (I was not part of the beta, I can't speak on behalf of it.) The game had both PvP and non-PvP servers. If you played on a PvP server, you knew the risks. If you want PvP, Ultima Online pre-Trammel. Yea, I thought so. (I seriously hate people who whine about PvP and dying if they haven't came back to an empty corpse.)

[n10zguy]

Let me stop you there. All FFXI had, was grind levels over and over, or grind quests to level over and over. It's nothing new, it just looked pretty at the time, and has the Final Fantasy name attached

ooooh let ME stop YOU there. If that's all you saw, then you either never made it to endgame or were only interested getting to endgame content and nothing else.

Defias/Van Cleef/The king being kidnapped stuff starts around level 12-16, and goes through endgame if you actually pay attention and read the quest log and see how the NPCs interact when turning in quests.

But again, not epic storylines, but little more than side-quest chains that don't contribute to an overall main story just lore of the land.

Onyxia stuff had good story, the Ahn'Qiraj gates opening event was amazing, and honestly, I love the direction they went in Lich King for some quests having cinematics now.

Same with Onyxia. yes, the gates opening looked cool but an epic battle with giant Anubis monsters is not relevant to what I was saying. I will agree the cutscenes were a nice touch to WotLK (I do have friends that play WoW so I am not totally ignorant what goes on there), too bad they are generic and don't really involve the player.

Not going to turn this into a WoW / FFXI discussion. I loved both games for their own reasons, but to claim WoW lacks endgame is just ignorant. It's endgame was far more in depth and developed than FFXI could have ever hoped to be - it also required far more group coordination and advanced battle tactics. As advanced as FFXI's fights got until recently were: "stand here." FFXI's endgame was one of two things, standing around 4 hours hoping to out claim a bot, or farming for pop items for hours. PvP in WoW is optional. There are PvE servers. Also (at least since BC - I realize this was different in Vanillia) endgame gear from PvE does little for PvP. FFXI did have a decent story, but its easy to claim that because of the cutscenes, ultimately WoW has a much richer lore and more in depth stories, it's just not as linear and thus harder to follow. Every quest in WoW has some sort of story - many of which relate to the lore of the world. It's not 'bring me two bat wings and I'll give you 100 gil." To say WoW was repeative in comparision is laughable - FFXI is very grind heavy, countless hours are spent in XP parties, even after level cap to get merits. Most of what you do in FFXI is get gear to XP faster.

Regardless as long as you liked the game that's all that matters, different strokes for different folks. I just don't like misinformation. Again I liked both for different reasons but I'm not under any assumptions that FFXI was something that it is not.

Let's be fair here, I never said WoW lacks endgame content, and I never said FFXI wasn't repetitive, there was no misinformation. My point was that there wasn't anything TO WoW other than the stuff you do endgame which again is all about fighting monsters to get better gear to make it easier for you to do.... what? Fight monsters better? Kill the opposing team better? Kill people in PvP better?

Also, something else you need to be fair about. the endgame strategies in FFXI were far more complex than "stand here". Anyone who has fought Absolute Virtue, Pandemonium Warden, Dynamis Lord, or any of the final bosses from the storyline missions will tell you that. Yes, one SMALL part of endgame involved waiting around for hours for monsters that only spawned once every 24 hours (or 3-7 days in some cases) in the hopes of out-claiming other shells, but there are tons of other endgame materials that were much more involved. Dynamis, Limbus, Einherjar, Nyzul, Assault, and Salvage, just to name a few. But you know this already having played for 5 years.

And not EVERY quest in WoW has a story. WoW has just as many throwaway "fetch me this" or "kill this for me" for a mild reward "quests" as FFXI does. But you made my point when you speak of the storyline. I don't really see any richer lore out of WoW than FFXI except for the fact that (as you said), it's non-linear and harder to understand so therefore there is nothing there really for me to care about. When I read a book I like to do it from beginning to end, not read the chapters randomly and hope that I can piece it together afterward.

And I will admit WoW's endgame probably is far more developed than FFXI. They have a hell of a lot more revenue to work with considering that they marketed the hell out of it over here and in WoW you don't have to deal with half your server not being able to speak the same language as you. Plus Blizzard really knew their 'target audience'. I mean I suppose if FFXI had included the ability to fart or made the females scantily-clad with huge breasts, it might have made more money as well. LOL

I have not once said that FFXI was better than WoW or that WoW was a bad game. This whole thing started because someone jerk decided to call a game that I personally liked, "horrible" and I decided to defend it.

Yes, I made a comparison to WoW because the point I was trying to make was based on what I personally want out of an MMORPG. And that is to have a reason to keep playing it. And repetitive endgame crap (found in both FFXI and Wow and pretty much any MMORPG out there) is not it.

The difference I was pointing out was that FFXI had something WoW didnt and that was a lot of story-driven missions, with cutscenes, and epic, LINEAR stories with final bosses and everything at the end. And when I am done with the storyline, I take a break, sometimes 2-4 months at a time.

Sure I will do some of the more involved stuff like Limbus and Einherjar, or the Zeni Monsters and Sea Gods, but I have a life and don't have the kind of time it takes to devote to all that repetitive endgame stuff that ultimately serves no purpose.

[georox]

ooooh let ME stop YOU there. If that's all you saw, then you either never made it to endgame or were only interested getting to endgame content and nothing else.


I tried to get to endgame while enjoying myself along the way. The game did not lead to enjoyment. It is a grindfest. That isn't a good way to build a game.

But again, not epic storylines, but little more than side-quest chains that don't contribute to an overall main story just lore of the land.

They did contribute to the main story, and the lore of the land IS part of the story. The king/Onyxia plot/etc. was the MAIN story behind WoW before the expansions came out, and if you never picked up on that you must have just clicked a quest, looked at what you had to do for exp, then moved on as fast as possible.


Let's be fair here, I never said WoW lacks endgame content, and I never said FFXI wasn't repetitive, there was no misinformation. My point was that there wasn't anything TO WoW other than the stuff you do endgame which again is all about fighting monsters to get better gear to make it easier for you to do.... what? Fight monsters better? Kill the opposing team better? Kill people in PvP better?

Personally, I found the story great in vanilla WoW. I found a lot of the quests tied together, and continued onward to the end of the game if you actually followed the story and plot from each quest, not just the "kill X for loot Y". I had my days of playing games for the sake of killing people/getting loot (Ultima Online, pre-Pub 16 and such)

made the females scantily-clad with huge breasts, it might have made more money as well. LOL

Mithra FTW... err I mean...

Yes, I made a comparison to WoW because the point I was trying to make was based on what I personally want out of an MMORPG. And that is to have a reason to keep playing it. And repetitive endgame crap (found in both FFXI and Wow and pretty much any MMORPG out there) is not it.

Try Lord of the Rings Online (I'm not joking.)

The difference I was pointing out was that FFXI had something WoW didnt and that was a lot of story-driven missions, with cutscenes, and epic, LINEAR stories with final bosses and everything at the end. And when I am done with the storyline, I take a break, sometimes 2-4 months at a time.

WoW has those, lot's of endgame involved epic story, lot's of the midgame had great story lines (Look at all of the stuff regarding the scourge/plague/etc., The king as stated before, the various dragon cult things... [Look, I'm not good with names] and so on.) the problem is most WoW players, and most people in general when they install the game, turn off the part of their brain that controls literacy. (Believing that is the only thing that has kept me from murder. See - chat channels)


Oh, and also, I don't play WoW anymore, and I don't think WoW is some amazing MMO, it's pretty damn middle of the line generic, I just think FFXI is terrible. It's not NCSoft bad, but it's pretty damn bad.

Also, I want SW:TOR. Right now. Give me it.

[GamerKingFaiz]

*sigh*... tl;dr

[Metalic]

*sigh*... tl;dr

Pretty much.

For FF12 you have FF12 for lore/story.

For WoW you have Warcraft 1,2,3 and the many books.

Thats all that really needs to be said when he brings up "Story driven missions"



I dont think FF12 even got close to a million subscribers. Its on 4 Platforms also(PS2,PS3,PC,XBOX 360). Why defend such a horrible game is beyond me.
Im sure it was his first MMO. I havent played WoW in a year BtW, And am also highly looking forward to SW:TOR. WoW is at top for a reason. the game is addictive and its why i quit.


Want my chocobo pet already :(

[Icehearted]

Want my chocobo pet already :(

Srsly, whatthedillyyo?

Shame a freebie sparked a debate about the franchise, but sometimes these things can be as enthralling (and as pointless) as watching politicians debate publicly.

[Benisjamin]

I wonder how long we'll be waiting for these.

[Thekrakrabbit]

Srsly, whatthedillyyo?

Shame a freebie sparked a debate about the franchise, but sometimes these things can be as enthralling (and as pointless) as watching politicians debate publicly.


Or watching drunk hobos...debate in the form of a shouting match.

[VyseArcad1a]

I'm getting a "Sorry this page is unavailable" message. Are they all gone?

[Spiraea]

"Sorry, this page is unavailable" for me as well.

EDIT: Actually the entire Xbox Live Marketplace website seems to be down at the moment so there may be still some left.

EDIT2: Site's back up, Got mine.

[morteg15]

I think there about to send out the codes any one got their's yet?

[Temidien]

Thanks OP, in for 1.

[officerrickyross222]

anyone know when the codes will be sent?

[skullk]

"Download codes will be sent via email this Holiday season"

I have yet to receive my code.

Its rather vague and I havent seen any other info on a date anywhere. Just sit tight and watch the email.

Soon we will all have out own delicious crunchy chick.. I mean Baby Chocobo. :P

[OnyxPrimal]

From Major Nelson's Twitter:

" Your last chance to grab the #Free FFXIII Chocobo Pet is this Thursday 12/17. SIgn up here:
http://$$$$$$$/63fEsV"

And then

"FYI: The Chocobo pet won't be available for a few more weeks...but sign up ends Thursday. Emails will be sent w/ your code when it's ready"

[Jodou]

Wish there was some sort of e-mail confirmation but I've signed up three times now just to see if I get three codes.

[Pengwyns]

Thanks OP for the heads up. Can't wait for my chocobo to arrive.

[Benisjamin]

So are these just a cruel joke or?

[Spybreak8]

Dang I guess I'm too late, says registration is closed even though the item is available to me.

[100xp]

So are these just a cruel joke or?

they'll probably be sent after SPIKE announces their winners and forgets to email the game codes because they were all playing with the chocobos... :-#

[Thekrakrabbit]

Didn't get in on it. Came real close to pulling the trigger, but just didn't do it. I guess I'm not that interested in having a chicken sit on my hand.

[Tarantox]

Anyone get their code yet?
j/w

[GamerKingFaiz]

Nope. Not yet.

[LinkinPrime]

They changed the look:

Before:
http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/6BE5B08B-CBC6-4885-BA34-41BF3624CA0C/0/stagetwitterUnlocked_ca.jpg
After:
http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/5C93C7B5-3F37-4F08-8745-98F81A7A9877/0/stagetwitterUnlockedregClosed.jpg

:/

[rickyff7]

Wow, that sad bird... Going to ebay this shit.

[skullk]

Aww bummer. The first one was so damn cute!

I really hope it looks better then the updated one, its kinda weak looking.

But still. It is Free!:D

[HumpsMcLovin]

I liked the old one... The new one is... Bad.

[GamerKingFaiz]

Wow, they would. And they still haven't given any codes out. Weren't they supposed to be given sometime before December?

[Reimu]

The new one looks so ugly.

[Tarantox]

I don't even want it anymore since they had to change it.

[Mako1215]

I hope I still get a code.
I liked the look of the first better. Looked like it had a mohawk and shit lol

[koga88]

Not going to lie, I still am happy to get this thing for free.... but oh my goodness did they make it ugly looking. Now it literally looks like you have a baby chick as a pet, as opposed to a chocobo....

[Jodou]

LMAO, poor Chocobo accidentally a Brazilian. The whole thing.

[Moose_Man]

Wow I can't believe they are trying to pass that as a chocobo when it is clearly just a baby chick.

[Lord_Kefka]

Yeah, I liked the first one better but it even says under the picture that it's for representation only and not the final product. Looks kinda like the render from the game of the baby Chocobo. The final looks to have a flat matte instead of any intricate detail....which sucks, but if you look at the other avatar pets it matches the same art style.

Oh well, I'm still glad I got in for 1. I'll give it a look to see how the avatar interacts with it.

As to the release, I think we've got a few weeks left. IIRC, Major Nelson posted on his twitter about how the 17th (or whenever) was the deadline to register and the codes would be sent out a few weeks later.

[Nebenator]

Looks worse, but not BAD. I'd still take it :)

[Metalic]

Talk about bait and switch. Wtf is that thing.

[evildeadjedi]

I'll pass that is a chicken.

[100xp]

wow, the new one looks free. :roll:

[TheRobReport]

Damn that sucks I missed this. If anyone doesnt have a code they are using I would def trade for it.

[GamerKingFaiz]

We haven't gotten 'em yet... >_<

[sleepydumbdude]

If they ever make an actual Chocobo that doesn't look like a chick then it would probably be the only avatar item I'd ever buy.

[100xp]

it finally arrived...

considering it was free, it's much cooler than the parrot. so, yay. just wish it looked more like a chocobo than a baby chick.

[Revixe06]

Thanks a bunch!

It looks more like a chicken than a chocobo.

[GamerKingFaiz]

Really? I didn't receive anything yet... =/

EDIT: lol, nvm. I just got it too, hah.

[Sdawg]

Code Redeemed

You have successfully redeemed a code for: FINAL FANTASY XIII Chocobo. It has been added to your download queue.
If you have an additional code to redeem please enter it above.
Email came 13 minutes ago, if you haven't gotten yours yet they are probably still in the process of sending them out. Thanks again OP.

[Khalid]

Cool, thanks for letting us know that they have sent it.

[sherisdoppel]

To be honest this is not even close to look like any Chocobo, but it's a really cute little flying chick.
I'm happy with it anyway.

[zeb06]

Got mine today too.

[GamerKingFaiz]

To be honest this is not even close to look like any Chocobo, but it's a really cute little flying chick.
I'm happy with it anyway.
I'm not. Haha, I thought it was going to be something really nice, oh well, it was free can't really complain.

[sasukekun]

Got mine.

[Over easy]

Got my code 30 minutes ago. I almost forgot about it until I was talking to my cousin couple of days ago.

[slickkill77]

It doesn't really look like a chocobo. It looks more like a generic baby chicken.

[n10zguy]

im kinda pissed. Im the one that advertised this to all my friends but they all got theirs today and I never received mine. And I have no clue who to email about this. All the xbox.com support links all reference console issues.

[MirageStrike]

Just got mine. It's a lot smaller than I thought it would be.. Oh well, free is free.

[Jodou]

Got mine! Now to fire up the crashbox for the first time in months lol.

[georox]

Based on how it looks now... meh, can't say I want it. Wonder if anyone will pay 10 bucks for it on ebay...

[DOMINATOR912]

Just got mine too.

[Zerok]

Got mine as well... It's not the greatest, but hey, it was free.

[DarkZion]

Got mine too.

Haven't seen it on my console though. Just that picture...

[Nebenator]

Received mine as well :)

[LinkinPrime]

Looks like a cross between a chick and a canary.

[shurija]

Looks far from it but it's free.

[sabin23]

how do you view/use the avatar on the console?

i redeemed the code and saw on that it was downloaded onto my 360.

[GamerKingFaiz]

You have to go customize your avatar now. From the Dashboard head to the My Xbox blade, and then go to "Customize Avatar", or Edit Avatar something along those lines. And then it'll be in your props category.

[sabin23]

You have to go customize your avatar now. From the Dashboard head to the My Xbox blade, and then go to "Customize Avatar", or Edit Avatar something along those lines. And then it'll be in your props category.

thanks. Yeah, it's the props section.

[Skoad]

Sold for $50 on eBay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-CHOCOBO-AVATAR-REDEEM-CODE-Final-Fantasy-XIII_W0QQitemZ300382347652QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo _Games_Games?hash=item45f02ee184#ht_500wt_975

[BingoBrown]

Sold for $50 on eBay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-CHOCOBO-AVATAR-REDEEM-CODE-Final-Fantasy-XIII_W0QQitemZ300382347652QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo _Games_Games?hash=item45f02ee184#ht_500wt_975

People are dumb.

[Jodou]

Sold for $50 on eBay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-CHOCOBO-AVATAR-REDEEM-CODE-Final-Fantasy-XIII_W0QQitemZ300382347652QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo _Games_Games?hash=item45f02ee184#ht_500wt_975
Fuck me I should've sold mine.

[zeb06]

Yeah I thought about selling on ebay but codes like this are supposed to be against their rules...all a buyer would have to do is say it did not work and the seller would be required to refund them.

[GamerKingFaiz]

Fuck me I should've sold mine.
Yeah, same here...

[Fear No Darkness]

I totally signed up for this, but I didn't get an E-mail...:cry:

[NegativeZero]

Yeah I thought about selling on ebay but codes like this are supposed to be against their rules...all a buyer would have to do is say it did not work and the seller would be required to refund them.

I think this made all of us feel a lot better about actually using ours. Thank you!

[jrsmaster411]

People are dumb.
Yeah, the people who actually used the code

[boondock23]

i have one if someone would like to trade something for it i have no use for it.

[macjz212]

I don't care what anyone says. My chocobo chick looks damn good fluttering around my avatar. Chocobo's are cool even though this one's a little scrawny

[dodgeme]

Hmm I may have to sell this. Can't decide at this point.

[smellhasreturned]

I put mine on Ebay right after I got it <_<

[bs000]

For those that signed up but didn't get a code, make sure you check the email that is linked to your gamertag.

Annd, while the chocobo doesn't look like what people were expecting, it does looks pretty close to the baby chocobo in FF13.
http://forums.exophase.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7919&d=1233024549
http://www.unigamesity.com/wp-content/uploads//2009/01/ff-xiii-scan.jpg

[GamerKingFaiz]

blegh

[uEih]

Seems like the guy that sold it for 50$ got really lucky. Most that some will sell is probably around 5$ with all the ones that are currently $1 i think.

[mission42]

Hang on to your code for awhile and sell closer to the release date of XIII if your in it for a profit. Or just use it for your live avatar as you are supposed to instead of trying to profit from something given to you for free.

[GamerKingFaiz]

But we here are cheap, right. So, I'd have to conclude: PROFIT! Too bad I used mine already... =/

[Solvarsym]

Still have yet to receive mine, hmm.

[Cleaner7]

Dang I just redeemed mine.

My friend asked me if I had an extra and I do not. He's willing to trade for one if anyone wants to sell theirs. Right now he has an Honor Wraith Guard code for Halo Wars and the Sherlock Holmes Avatar outfits (male and female) up for trade.

[NutManIV]

Never got the code and I checked all my email accounts.

[Solvarsym]

Never got the code and I checked all my email accounts.
I was thinking they were rolling them out by time of entry received, but I still have yet to get anything as well :cry:

[Wayne1337]

Never got the code and I checked all my email accounts.
I never got a code either.:-(

[Spiraea]

Ditto on not getting the code yet. Even if it is ugly looking, I still want it :P

[Spybreak8]

This is funny, thought this might entertain some of you in here, esp ones that missed out on the code like me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8qp3whnsDw&feature=player_embedded

[Blumpkin]

Got my code, but my Xbox is currently dead with the E74 RROD. Selling it sounds nice, but I couldn't in good faith after a stranger gave me a PAX t-shirt avatar code for free.

[sublime90]

weird i entered my code and it said code has been redeemed already

[EeveeFanboy]

For those that signed up but didn't get a code, make sure you check the email that is linked to your gamertag.
Thanks! I didn't think about checking this. My ancient email address gets spammed horribly, but I use it for anything Microsoft and keep the spam filter to max. Looked through my 200 junk mails and found it.

[jab1235]

i hate to bring this thread back up but, i didn't have my email working at the time they sent the codes out and now that i have it working i don't have any emails from befor so i didn't get my chocobo.
what im asking is: is there anyway i can get them to resend the email or am i just plain out of luck?

[Seanicus]

more than likely out of luck because the codes have already been sent, and I don't think they have any form or way of tracking that kind of information. I wouldn't even know who/where/what to email to ask that.

[Sito]

-=

[Triklook]

anyone not want their code? (long shot here)...perhaps you dont like that little chick clashing with your scifi theme...

I'll give that chocobo babe a good home!

[Izod517]

Way to bump a month old thread to beg. Well done. Most people who didn't use them sold them on ebay.

[Alex2290]

Yeah thanks man you just wasted my time... I just spent 5 minutes searching that site for the code until I realized the thread is old.