I will never understand how a person can like this game. It fails on so many levels and is the most boring piece of crap I have ever wasted my money on. It's an insult to your intelligence how linear and spoon-fed this game ends up being. I stopped at Chapter 7, couldn't bring myself to go any further. Bottom line, huge disappointment. I genuinely worry about the future of possibly the only gaming series I truly love.
Oh and I loved X.
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Well your opinion is noted. You didn't beat the game, really didn't all that far, yet you're quick to judge it (this is why game reviews have to FINISH THE GAME before they give a score/opinion. That's weird I thought it was okay (not upto FF standards), but it was trying something new (which i guess old school guys just couldn't live with/adapt to) & imho FFX wasn't that great!Originally Posted by Rocket Edge
Likewise, point taken. But the way I see it is why should I have to wait until near the end of the game for it to get good? Why can't it be good from the beginning? I don't get it. I was all for the changes throughout FF because the magic was always there. I've liked every one from III to XII. XIII didn't have any of it, and no matter how much I wanted to be sucked into it's world, it wouldn't let me.
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I don't blame ol' Irish Rocket for not finishing it if he made it to 7 and wanted to stop. If I don't like a game, I just won't beat it. I'm sure a lot of folks like to push forward with hope or just to see it through, but I don't force myself to the credits for the sake of it. If I'm forcing myself in what is supposed to be a fun hobby, then I'm going to move on. I don't like turning on my system and feeling like I'm doing a chore. Maybe it means I don't have a fully-formed opinion, but who gives a. It's my time and my gaming. I'll do whatever I feel like.
As for the sidequest missions, they are a little overwhelming when so many open up at once. For some, it may be a case of too little too late, hello-goodbye. Then to give you this post-game expanded leveling with no new game + leaves you wondering what exactly you are working for. Why am I trying for ultimate weapons? Why bother to fill out the Crystarium? Eventually it hits you that you are time sinking and nothing more. I'm doing them because I'm bored and have nothing else to do until Dragon Age II arrives and accept the time sink because I have no life. Frankly, Dragon Age II will most likely show me what actual good characters and plot pacing is like and I will see Final Fantasy XIII as worse than I previously considered it.
I at least appreciate that Square is willing to try new things with their flagship series.
since posting this thread, i have finnaly finished it and regret my original feelings, it's not a bad game, beautuifully created (as all square games)
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Yes, I agree. I no longer have as much time as I used to, and my spare time has become extremely valuable to me. I see very little purpose in finishing a game and continuing to play it after its storyline has long concluded. The gameplay was not phenomenal enough that I would enjoy playing the game without any sort of purpose.
Why did your opinion change so drastically?
I believe in the power of humanity.
i still stand by some of my hatred's about this game how ever, Hope is my enemy, hate the little kid..... and vanielle to, her voice and child like mind really
Altho it wasnt the best in the FF series....... it wasnt that bad.
Let's hope XIII-2 is better
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hey I don't think its so bad. other than the fact that i keep dieing and you basicly just walk in a straight line the whole game.
Pretty much exactly this, except I got to the boss. I struggled a little and was ready to try some tactics to beat it until I realized I didn't care at all and I've never gone back to it.
The game is linear, the world is uninteresting, the gameplay is just a random battle over and over again and the characters just have a lame easily overcome problem that takes about 20 cut-scenes to finally overcome. "Spoon-fed" is the best term for it.
You know, I just have to call bull
And in the case of FFXIII, if you weren't into it by Chapter 7, you weren't going to be. Gran Pulse did not in any way make up for the linearity of the game, because even though it gave a pretty vast expanse to explore, there was no reason to aside from level grinding and hunts. There was absolutely no compelling reason to explore unless you actually liked the battle system. And by Chapter 7, you've got a good enough idea of whether you'll like the battle system.
I don't think anyone who has been a fan of the series for a long time and loved multiple entries across the series span has any problem with change. Change is good. Change was the driving force behind the series for the better part of its run. It is one of the few series that really experimented a lot with the underlying game mechanics for a long time and I have a lot of respect for that. But trying something new isn't a defense for making a crappy game. An explanation certainly, and I'll applaud any developer who has the balls to try something new and fail miserably so long as they learn from it and move on. Doesn't mean I'm going to turn a blind eye to the fact that their game was a steaming pile of turd though.
I'd argue that the "old school" guys have witnessed far more changes in the fundamental game play behind Final Fantasy titles than more recent fans. Recent changes have been pretty drastic, but no more so than that significant shifts throughout the franchise's history. Change is a huge part of the franchise, probably the element which really sets Final Fantasy apart from other big-name RPG franchises such as Dragon Quest. If you consider yourself a fan of the franchise, you have to be accepting of change.
That aside, as Vivi22 mentioned, the willingness to change fundamental game play aspects for a game is a laudable thing, but change is not always good. Final Fantasy XIII deviated from the standard in many fundamental ways. The effort should be applauded, but that does not mean that the result must also. They tried some new things, and I'd argue that many of those things did not work. Change does not make a game inherently bad; nor does it make it inherently good. In this case, the changes in FFXIII make it suck big donkey balls.
I got really pissed off many times during the game because it was so linear and the only thing that made me continue was me hoping it would open up at some point... and it did, sort of. Though I was hoping more city exploring...
I enjoyed the hunts, I maxed all my characters and it was fun, not the best game but not the worst either.
And I really liked Fangs english voice, LOL.
Was it English? Im English and have never heard an accent like her'sTuhkasieni
And I really liked Fangs english voice, LOL.
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It was meant to be Australian.
So was Vannielle, but it seems the actress kept changing her ming through the game weather it was English or Australian
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