Replayability?

[silverjunky]

Hey im just curious as to whether this game has any genuine replayability. And what y'all think about the replayability.
I have played main storyline twice, first just to enjoy the main game and then the second time around with a little more experience of it under my belt so I can start properly upgrading weapons and access etc. (cause the first time round i screwed it all up lol) and do the post game section.
Now my problem with replayability is having already done all that, I could go back and play it again, but because of the crystarium caps throughout the game and the SLOW introduction of the fighting system, you cant do anything really different in replays of the game. Its pretty much always gonna be the same gameplay every time, which to me is a SERIOUS flaw, one of my favourite thigs to do with ff games, was to replay them and see what I could do differently/better/more efficiently. Or do various challenges, my favourite type being the power level runthroughs, and occasionally the low level playthru's.
None of this is really possible in this game, except for the lowl level playthru where you basically dont use the crystarium at all, but in this game like no other SERIOUSLY difficult (i know ive seen the low level walkthru).
In conclusion, I think that in terms of replayability squeenix have REALLY shot themselves in the foot, I loved replaying games and doing things differently each time, here you just cant, it will always be the same gameplay every time. I do actually feel kinda sad about that cause it's a pretty enjoyable game on the whole. I really wish they had had the option to remove the crystarium cap, or have a new game+ or SOMETHING.

Ah well never mind. I will step down from my soapbox. Stepping down now. "pushes soapbox to communal area" now your turn. lol

[Loony BoB]

In all honesty? Not much, if any at all. But then, I don't replay many games and when I do, it's generally years later. I'm currently replaying FFV, personally. :p

[kotora]

Replayability = 0

Had to push myself to finish the game in the first place. This game has nothing to offer for a second playtrough, unlike most previous games in the series.

[Ezme]

I'm on my 2nd playthrough now as the same as the OP I screwed up upgrading etc. I'm enjoying seeing bits of the story I missed first time round.

But you're right, 3rd playthrough? It'll be a long time if ever.

[No.78]

I'd playthrough using a different party setup. Once I got to Pulse I was basically Fang, Vanille & Sazh permanently. I haven't used Snow like, since the stadium.

Would be cool to play through as the other three.

[VeloZer0]

I may replay once just because I read a guide and now can actually make customization useful. But if I do it probably won't be for a few years. Unfortunately FFXIII's design concept allows for little benefit from re playability.

Unless you liked the plot and would like to experience it again. That is a significant chunk of me replaying older FF titles. Sadly I wasn't as fond of FFXIII's story.

[ShinGundam]

FF13 isn't great when it come to re-playability unless they release some
DLCs or International version.


In conclusion, I think that in terms of replayability FF13 team have REALLY shot themselves in the foot
Fixed, play Kingdom hearts birth by sleep,There's Versus Arena (deathmatch/team deathmatch) which supports up to 6 players, there's Arena mode which supports up to 3 players in co-op challenges, there's Command Board which supports up to 3 players, and there's Rumble Racing (racing minigame you unlock at Disney Town), there are also various forms of community functions.

[Mo-Nercy]

I don't usually play RPGs more than twice (a story-focused first run and a do-everything-there-is-to-do second run) unless a few years has gone by and I get that ping of nostalgia.

So I'll replay it alright, but after that, it'll start collecting dust until 2013 or something. But that's like every other FF I have.

[Jings]

I really can't see myself ever picking this game up again. It became a war of attrition just finding the will to finish it the first time.

[Raistlin]

Zero, definitely. I doubt I'll ever play this again. The strict linearity of 90% of the game plus the messy plot that I couldn't have cared less about really kills any replay value.

[Slothy]

Given the linearity, the crappy plot, boring characters, and even exploring Pulse so far being about as much fun as almost landing on the family jewels after a failed attempt at a 40" box jump last night, any chance at the game having any replayability would hinge on the battle system. But since you get absolutely no control over even party setup for the first 20+ hours it means that fully half the game will be the exact same as the first time through. Add in the fact that the battle system is still pretty shallow even when fully fleshed out and that you need a balance of all the roles to really succeed and there's no reason to play again. Even using a different party won't yield a drastically different game unless you like leaving out roles you may occasionally need to either avoid battles taking half an hour, or which are required at points to save you from instant death.

Without a better battle system, more exploration and a better plot, I can safely say I will never play this game again after I muster the will to finally trudge on through to the end.

[Goldenboko]

Without debating with the people who are whiners and don't appreciate the game's quality, it doesn't have re-playability, for the same reason I felt FFXII did not. A 200 hour RPG (because if you only play the main story your only playing half of the game) rarely calls for a replay.

[Shin Gouken]

Without debating with the people who are whiners and don't appreciate the game's quality, it doesn't have re-playability, for the same reason I felt FFXII did not. A 200 hour RPG (because if you only play the main story your only playing half of the game) rarely calls for a replay.

Quality lol

[ANGRYWOLF]

although that would move the discussion into the flaws thread

lol.:p

[ChickenHeart]

I've given up o_O
I got to the final dungeon and i just cba atm

[Jings]

I don't blame you. I've never been so close to just packing it in as the final dungeon of FFXIII. You're sooo close though, you can't give up!

[ChickenHeart]

But it's like T_T lets go fight the worst ff boss. i'd rather stay on pulse :(

[Madame Adequate]

Your replayability is determined by how much you like the game. It's not like there's much left for me to do in FFVII or X, but I can play them over and over and never really get sick of them. Compared to XII, which is huge and has ridiculous amounts of content but I've not even finished because I just don't like it. XIII isn't really much different in that regard, except that I could see the first half of the game being reaaaalllyyyy tedious to play through more than very occasionally.

[asukaevaunit02]

Sweet bugger-all, sadly... for pretty much all the reasons mentioned before, mainly the extreme linearity... though I wouldn't mind seeing a few nice places again, but its not worth going through again.

I agree that it dragged on about half way through and became a chore of "must finish it".

So, I don't see myself re-playing it anytime soon, maybe I'll go back to my 2nd play through of XII...

[Del Murder]

I probably won't replay it.

[Skyblade]

The entire game is based around a combination of cutscenes and a stat grind. Watching just the cutscenes would be more entertaining than doing the grind again. The only thing I can see having any replayability would be certain boss fights post-endgame, when you have the abilities to actually mess around with the battle system. Even that is questionable.

[seiferalmasy2]

As terminator would display- Replayability: 0.0

[Future Esthar]

If you are like me you used all the 99 save slots.
After finishing the game I can now go to every chapter just to see cutscenes again or to appreciate the dungeons (no need to fight bosses and therefore to fight monsters).
This is why I love games with no random battles(or the ones with an enc-none ability).
I am sure there is much to learn about the storyline just by looking at the dungeons.

[ANGRYWOLF]

FFVIII
rotlf...
Something that would make the rest of us go:roll2

Most people don't keep that many saves. Usually they keep saves for areas where they can't go back to...like the prison in FFVII for example.

You can watch cut scenes on other video gaming sites or on youtube.:)

[Future Esthar]

Yes but I wanna to look at the dungeons.Especially those that represent towns and are non repetitive.

[Rodney]

Lots of replayability. Sorry, but there is. I'm still on my first run, but I'm into the story and characters enough to play through it again, and so I will.

[Future Esthar]

It would also be funny to see some cutscenes.

[Tseng]

Square sometimes basks in a self propagated fanboy ooze, however we must give them (some) credit for breaking the 'barriers' in modern game design. Yes some of their notoriety is achieved through publicized hand shakes and money grabbing ass pats, but for the most part they put out an immersive and memorable product. Having said that I have to agree with most of the other individuals that posted their replies: there is absolutely no replay value! Unfortunately this realization smacked me in the face harder than a flanitor on smack, tainting any notion of balanced objectivity to my future fantasy escapades. Even so I faithfully wielded my controller, giving it all I got while the gettin' was good. Next time around I can only hope my battle hardened trigger fingers aren't gravely misshapen from incessant gil grinding.