Final Fantasy XIII....-2

[drenrin2120]

I actually like a little scifi mix into fantasy games. The FF's did it pretty well, but I do also heavily enjoy the steam punk theme, especially in FF6. Probably the best theme.

[Prpl_Mage]

Yeah I'm all for a little sci fi, probably the best part about FFX's setting. FFIX and FF6 had the steampunk like setting going on while 7,8 and 13 is (at least to me) more sci fi than fantasy.

[drenrin2120]

I never really played 8, and (obviously with no PS3) I haven't played 13. 7 definitely had a more modern feel to it. I don't know if I'd call it sci-fi. It just replaced king's with presidents, and empires with companies.

[Archem]

No, it's definitely sci-fi.

[Almeidaboo]

I like XIII...all the other ones were awesome. If XIII wasn't so linear it would be marvelous.

[Prpl_Mage]

If XIII wasn't so linear it would be marvelous.

Indeed.

[Fortet]

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HOT DAMN ALMEIDABOO'S HERE?!

[HackersTotalMassLaser]

MASSIVE KICK ATTACK

The game's demo came out  a week ago, or so, and it's surprisingly looking better than the last game in terms of linearity and story. However, there were some VERY. STUPID. limitations and problems with general gameplay and game design that I only hope, those were cause it was a demo.

So this game is coming out on the 31st. I have pre-ordered it. So I can get it by midnight. And guarantee a copy, since I live on a very FF driven area apparently (per Gamestop employee). This is one of the three games I'll review for my youtube channel, since I really want to hate on it as much as I can openly, and thoroughly.

Anyway, anybody has played the demo/plan to get it?

[fruckert]

He's going to review it, dude.

And...no.
I don't plan on getting it at all.
Or getting the demo.
I haven't cared about Final Fantasy in...well, forever. Literally.

[HackersTotalMassLaser]

Wait, you know it's going to suck, you want to hate it, and yet you have preordered it?

Oh man, it must be nice to be able to throw away money like that.

I can return it for a refund after I am finished reviewing it. How if I'll be peeling off the case label and plastic wrap? I'll keep that to myself. But it involves a trip to blockbuster. Besides I actually paid 35 bucks for it. Just how I paid 28 for RE: Revelations. And maybe who knows, I might actually like it.
























Pfff.

[Almeidaboo]

I didn't like FF 13 after all (contradicting my last post). I loved 10 and 12 (specially), but 13 was linear in our faces. 7 is still the best, and 8 was awesome too. People like to bash FF 7 to look "cool" and angsty.

Either way, Skyrim wrecked RPGs for me. I'm playing Dragon Age 2 right now and all I think is "Dude, this sucks now."

I'm waiting anxiously for Mass Effect 3.

[Archem]

Most people didn't like DA2 anyway.

[Prpl_Mage]

I don't like the look of this game, gives me too many flashbacks of Tales of symphonia dawn of a new world for the wii. A pair consisting of helpless girl with a cute pet and then a swordnut youth with the rest of the party being enemies you capture or something. And also it's an actual sequel, enix ain't to famous for those.
I'm hoping they're going through with the FFX revamp for ps3 and vita, also whatever happened to FFXIII VS?

[HackersTotalMassLaser]

I don't like the look of this game, gives me too many flashbacks of Tales of symphonia dawn of a new world for the wii. A pair consisting of helpless girl with a cute pet and then a swordnut youth with the rest of the party being enemies you capture or something. And also it's an actual sequel, enix ain't to famous for those.
I'm hoping they're going through with the FFX revamp for ps3 and vita, also whatever happened to FFXIII VS?

Exactly my POV. AND it plays a whole lot similar like it too. Specially the part that past entry characters join the party and are AI controlled. I hated that about ToS2. ToS2 was a disappointment of one of the greatest jRPG ever., this direct sequel seems like in some areas is doing better, but I really don't like that approach.

Versus is still in development, Agito (or w/e) has been renamed type zero.

[SaiKar]

Dawn could have been a million times better if 1) they would have removed that stupid monster capture thing; seriously, who the hell wanted that? 3) made the original characters have real equipment / leveling past like level 30 and 3) not pulled their punch on that whole "Lloyd and the old team are evil" plotline. Seriously, I've ALWAYS wanted to play a sequel where the first game's characters are the antagonists, but it's always some awkward miscommunication.

I also wasn't a fan of every boss having an attack that reduced the party to 1 HP, but that's another issue. Also, no walky overworld.

Though, I actually liked the two new characters. The pseudo love triangle plot that they strung out for the entire game was actually worth following along with. I've never gave two shits about a love story in a game before that, but they really treated Dawn's pretty well.

Game wasn't totally unplayable. Still a disappointment.