Originally Posted by
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Originally Posted by
Renmiri
Music - Worse than X
Story - Worse than X
Flow of missions / story - X is much better, unexpected but fun. XII is a bit weird and off putting.
I like how you think you can make sweeping judgments like these when you're still so early in the game that you haven't even gotten an Esper yet.
Well but that is just it, FFX got me hooked on the first 5 minutes, with that blitzbal game, heavy metal song, a huge fiend attacking. And it only got better from then on, with Tidus sent "1,000 years on the future" and the weird world / society he found himself on.
XII drags on and I have yet to find one memorable song. Even the opening song is fluff, more annoying than good.
The initial missions are pretty dumb too, capture a rogue tomato and a cactus with a flower on his head ? Walk around telling everyone you are someone else ? Compare this with saving a summoner on X or winning a championship of a sport as cool as blitzball. There is just absolutely no comparison!
The game did get more fun after I got a party, the quickenings and some less dumb missions so I'll wait and see. But I fear this game will be like X2, i.e., some cool gameplay, battles and graphics lost on a weak story and lame missions. But at least XII does not have the annoying technopop playing!
I do love the world they created and the graphics. Gambits are fun. Battles are fun too. License board is as cool as sphere grids or better.
But the game clearly lacks something. It won't be the best ever, not by a long shot.
PS: The X team is reunited doing XIII so we may have another great game from SE yet!
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