*** Final Fantasy XIII ***

I'm not sure I'd call 13's battle system as terrible.. I think it's received some favourable comments. Haven't played it so I dunno.

I'm not fond of the whole 'everyone you attack gets flung 50ft in the air and you jump up to fight them there' visuals though. That's a load of <censored!>.
 
I think that the battle system is great. I mean yeah sure, it is kind of a step backwards only being able to control just the one character and being similiar to many other JRPG's that has had this system for ages, but the pacing of the combat makes up for it.

Spirited said:
I'm not fond of the whole 'everyone you attack gets flung 50ft in the air and you jump up to fight them there' visuals though. That's a load of <censored!>.
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Well they did want to try to have the combat as similar to Advent Children. Versus will have even more of that, but then it is more of an action game.
 
Phatjayunoi said:
Well they did want to try to have the combat as similar to Advent Children. Versus will have even more of that, but then it is more of an action game.
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Well, damn. I wasn't aware of that :eek: Puts me off versus, if I'm honest.

It seems to me that Square want to deliver a cinematic experience -- which isn't a bad thing I suppose. But they aren't taking into account the fact that gameplay is taking a hit when they focus so much on the visuals.

Square have had a good run, but the direction they're going in isn't for me. This gen, Bioware and Bethesda have been the real movers and shakers.
 
Danyb001 said:
Have you played a Final Fantasy since 7? 8,9,10,12 all had no materia, they had their own things that were just as fun. So does 13.

The huge explorable world thing is basically gone, Final Fantasy 12 was like a lame instanced MMO, the last proper one we got was in Dragon Quest VIII.
The battles actually look like the best in the series for me, and complaints about linearity, personally mean nothing to me as X is my favorite FF and that was basically one path to the end which only remotely opened up in the calm lands.

Cant really judge stories and characters since I dont have the game yet.
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yes i have ff7,8,9,10,12

materia was still the best method yet they havent ever re-visited it...none were as good as materia!

10 was not my favourite and blitz balll did the game no favours...
 
zzzz at people comparing every thing final fantasy to 7. It was a good game yes but that's one game in the series stop expecting them to make every game similar to 7.

If they did that there would be no point in even continuing the series... oh look another FF game with materia and a guy with a big sword how very new and refreshing.
 
As I mentioned in my posts before, FFV and FFX-2's Job system and FFVIII's Junction system are my favourite system mechanics and I rank these much better than FFVII's Materia system. While the Materia system can be very customizable at one's own leisure, it is still far too easy. I much prefer the intricate and complicated systems like that of the Junction system.

FFVII is just way too overrated and the only way they will revisit this and the Materia system is if there was a true sequal or the ever requested remake of the game. Each Final Fantasy game generally has it's own theme and system so it would be silly to see the Materia system elsewhere.
 
lols America is getting this, so we probably will too

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Is it wrong that I want it ._.
 
Not bad with the custom faceplate, although it would have been nice if the image was something new and spread over the box instead of just the faceplate. Me wants a Vanille one!
 
Do I need to have played ALL the FF's before this one to understand it?

Also, any gameplay vids?

ags
 
Strife212 said:
Nah, the story is totally new every single time, different characters, different world.
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Sweet, thanks, as last time I played was some sort of snow boarding level in a old one FF7? with me old man as a kid lol. He was annoyed as he loved it and I was obsessed with that certain bit lol.

ags
 
agnes said:
Do I need to have played ALL the FF's before this one to understand it?

Also, any gameplay vids?

ags
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Go get ff7 its the best rpg you will ever play!:D
the story line is amazing plus
probly the best characters in any game

id love a new ff game based of ff7
my fav ffs in order are 7,9,10,8,10-2 never played 11,12
 
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R34P3R said:
zzzz at people comparing every thing final fantasy to 7. It was a good game yes but that's one game in the series stop expecting them to make every game similar to 7.

If they did that there would be no point in even continuing the series... oh look another FF game with materia and a guy with a big sword how very new and refreshing.
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Agreed, I love FF7 too but too many people compare it to other Final Fantasys or RPGs which should not be the case. Most of which comes from the people who never played or even heard of Final Fantasy until 7 came out. True Final Fantasy/RPG Fans would have played the originals back in the SNES/NES days and realised Final Fantasy 7 isnt all that.
Anyway back on topic, FF13 cant wait for the next installment on the new consoles:) I like to play how this new battle system works instead of watching videos of it.
 
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