Famitsu Gives FFXIII-2 a perfect 40/40 score

I'm now convinced it's going to be awesome.

But then, I loved the original FFXIII.

This review just makes me more excited. :kakapo:

I don't put a lot of stock into reviews either, my process is similar to Roogle, but gameplay videos and reading up on the mechanics can sometimes intrigue me enough (Valkyria Chronicles was that way).

In this instance, I can wait to give FFXIII-2 a shot; I never gave X-2 the time of day and I think it's highly likely I'm taking that route this time. But I'm especially interested in seeing what a lot of you guys have to say about it.

I'm with everyone else, I don't rely on reviews or game journalism for whether or not I'm going to play a game. I'll go watch promotional videos, let's play videos, etc. for whether I'll be interested or not. I'm not really the type that's fussed with getting a game the first day it comes out, so I don't mind waiting to see a let's play on YouTube.

So far from what I've read and seen, it does look like a nice game.

I agree with Wolf Kanno. I'm not going to get excited just yet over a Famitsu review. I hope however that this game does turn out to show us it deserves the praise it's getting. My major concerns with XIII was it's linearity (obviously), lack of meaningful gameplay, & that there was no interactation with the outside world. Apartently they are trying to tackle these problems & listening to the feedback they have been getting. If XIII-2 can address these issues I'll be over the moon & will buy it on release. If not, I'll have to go back to playing the waiting game.