FF13 got some unfair hate

Forget what reviews say, this game kicks a$$. Its one of the better final fantasy games out there. Sure, its somewhat linear but you get over that after a while. The linearity actually fits well with the styling of the game. The game has actually been overhauled in a way like RE4 was changed over its predecessors. Excellent combat, excellent story, unforgettable music, excellent eye candy,and great length (im about 30 hrs in). Besides, not all FF games have to be the same, right? PS this has the best visuals on consoles besides Uncharted 2 and GOW3, but this even beats those games out in some areas.

It seems this gen, NA gamers are just obsessed with WRPGs, which I don't understand. Mass Effect was great but nothing special, just a TPS withRPG elements.Why do WRPGs get a free pass while JRPGs get bashed.

Uhhh.... you were the one claiming U2 & GoW3 had stolen "Graphics King" title from Crysis.

Your credibility (if you ever had any) is gone... like dust in the wind..... *song gets stuck in head, and continues to hum the chorus*

You have a good point regarding RE4. One of the best things about RE games was puzzle solving and exploration. These aspects were pretty much stripped from RE4 as the game was much more based on action. Very similar to how FF13 stripped away towns, sidequests, and exploration while making the battle system more fast paced and action oriented.

Funny how RE4 was praised for it's changes and got better reviews than any previous RE game while FF13 gets bashed for doing the same:roll:

Then again, gamers just love to hate anything they can this generation.

Uhhh.... you were the one claiming U2 & GoW3 had stolen "Graphics King" title from Crysis.

Your credibility (if you ever had any) is gone... like dust in the wind..... *song gets stuck in head, and continues to hum the chorus*

moistsandwich

OK, and....:| Thats was my opinion, you have yours.Stay on topic and post something or don't post in my thread at all.

i agree with OP. im only like 6 hours in, but i absolutely LOVE FFXIII :D although the fact that the last rpg ive played was on ps1 might give it an unfair advantage lolstarwarsjunky

wait til you get 20 hrs +, you'll fall in love with the game. PS Sazh and Snow are awesome:) and Fang is hot:o

To be honest, I thought it was hilarious that people had spent so many years waiting and so much squabbling about exclusivity and so much hype ove this game, and then it's released and it turns out that FF13 sucks. Tell me you don't find that at least a little bit funny.

I won't ge tit simply because it's a jrpg. Then again my mom doesn't pour me cereal while I watch pokemon or dragonballz

[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"]i agree with OP. im only like 6 hours in, but i absolutely LOVE FFXIII :D although the fact that the last rpg ive played was on ps1 might give it an unfair advantage loliKINGBOBi

wait til you get 20 hrs +, you'll fall in love with the game. PS Sazh and Snow are awesome:) and Fang is hot:o

To be honest, I thought it was hilarious that people had spent so many years waiting and so much squabbling about exclusivity and so much hype ove this game, and then it's released and it turns out that FF13 sucks. Tell me you don't find that at least a little bit funny.

JonSnow777

[QUOTE="JonSnow777"]

To be honest, I thought it was hilarious that people had spent so many years waiting and so much squabbling about exclusivity and so much hype ove this game, and then it's released and it turns out that FF13 sucks. Tell me you don't find that at least a little bit funny.

starwarsjunky

Well, that's great for you then. I've noticed that it's terrible.

[QUOTE="JonSnow777"]

To be honest, I thought it was hilarious that people had spent so many years waiting and so much squabbling about exclusivity and so much hype ove this game, and then it's released and it turns out that FF13 sucks. Tell me you don't find that at least a little bit funny.

starwarsjunky

RE4 was welcomed with open arms, and saved a dieing franchise. Its in another league. RE5 would be a better comparison.

FF13 is a great game, but is short of the epic master piece that fans (and Square Enix) hyped it to be.

RE4 was welcomed with open arms, and saved a dieing franchise. Its in another league. RE5 would be a better comparison.

FF13 is a great game, but is short of the epic master piece that fans (and Square Enix) hyped it to be.

dercoo

How is it a great game though?

I like it also, Fang is great chracter as i expected :P most people who complane about it those that think the game is too easy

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

RE4 was welcomed with open arms, and saved a dieing franchise. Its in another league. RE5 would be a better comparison.

FF13 is a great game, but is short of the epic master piece that fans (and Square Enix) hyped it to be.

JonSnow777

How is it a great game though?

No real credible reviewer is scoring it below a 8.

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

RE4 was welcomed with open arms, and saved a dieing franchise. Its in another league. RE5 would be a better comparison.

FF13 is a great game, but is short of the epic master piece that fans (and Square Enix) hyped it to be.

JonSnow777

How is it a great game though?

[QUOTE="JonSnow777"]

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

RE4 was welcomed with open arms, and saved a dieing franchise. Its in another league. RE5 would be a better comparison.

FF13 is a great game, but is short of the epic master piece that fans (and Square Enix) hyped it to be.

dercoo

How is it a great game though?

No real credible reviewer is scoring it below a 8.

[QUOTE="moistsandwich"]

Uhhh.... you were the one claiming U2 & GoW3 had stolen "Graphics King" title from Crysis.

Your credibility (if you ever had any) is gone... like dust in the wind..... *song gets stuck in head, and continues to hum the chorus*

iKINGBOBi

OK, and....:| Thats was my opinion, you have yours.Stay on topic and post something or don't post in my thread at all.

Ahh... you stepped in it.... People's hate for the game is their opinion, you have yours. /thread

your right, it did get some unfair hate, in the gamespot review the character herself, vanille, doesnot deserve to be one of the "bad points" at all of the review, she is awesome:(kidcool189

Well in one scene her laugh nearly destroys your ears :P so no wonder they don't like her

[QUOTE="kidcool189"]your right, it did get some unfair hate, in the gamespot review the character herself, vanille, doesnot deserve to be one of the "bad points" at all of the review, she is awesome:(ShadowriverUB

Well in one scene her laugh nearly destroys your ears :P so no wonder they don't like her

[QUOTE="kidcool189"]your right, it did get some unfair hate, in the gamespot review the character herself, vanille, doesnot deserve to be one of the "bad points" at all of the review, she is awesome:(ShadowriverUB

Well in one scene her laugh nearly destroys your ears :P so no wonder they don't like her

Forget what reviews say, this game kicks a$$. Its one of the better final fantasy games out there. Sure, its somewhat linear but you get over that after a while. The linearity actually fits well with the styling of the game. The game has actually been overhauled in a way like RE4 was changed over its predecessors. Excellent combat, excellent story, unforgettable music, excellent eye candy,and great length (im about 30 hrs in). Besides, not all FF games have to be the same, right? PS this has the best visuals on consoles besides Uncharted 2 and GOW3, but this even beats those games out in some areas.

It seems this gen, NA gamers are just obsessed with WRPGs, which I don't understand. Mass Effect was great but nothing special, just a TPS withRPG elements.Why do WRPGs get a free pass while JRPGs get bashed.

iKINGBOBi

yeah i hated this game too..it was so confused at beginning. It's like they drop you in a middle of battle without introduction of background. For me, SP is all about presenation and story. Since I was confused of the story, it was quite painful to continue itand I was pissed out cuz i spent $65 for it.After couple days, I find out they have describtion of story in datalog....and I spent 1 hour to read them all. It's getting a lot better now, and I feel more belonging to it. Now, I really enjoy this game, and it's worth for full price. I think FF13 is a decent game, however it requires to understanding the background first, otherwise it's quite boring. After all, RPG is all about story and presentation. I think a lot of ppl dont like it cuz it is quite confused at beginning. They put you in a fantastic world without explaining everything. Then people donest feel beloning when story proceed, and they wouldnt have fun in it.

The game is pretty bad so far. Whether or not it gets better later on, I might not ever know.. the story is so fragmented/bad at the beginning, and I don't really care much for the characters. They're alright, but nothing special.

I'm not really into newer JRPG's in general, but as a comparative example, I started playing Tales and played it a LOT.. until I was about 36 hours in and lost interest. I probably have played FF13 for around 5 hours and I've lost interest.

There's the difference between good initial pacing and interesting characters.Graphic fidelity can't make up that difference...

People shared different view that's all, something you find okay might not be for others.

i think its a great game...i'd put FFX and FFVII above it, but i'm still really enjoying it. and this is coming from a FF deserter.

I both agree and disagree. It's nowhere near as bad as the haters are making it out to be, but not as good as some insnae reviewers say it is.

I'd say Gamespot are about right, i'd give it a 7.5/8 It's not better then LO anyway. (Battle System is though)

It seems this gen, NA gamers are just obsessed with WRPGs, which I don't understand. Mass Effect was great but nothing special, just a TPS withRPG elements.Why do WRPGs get a free pass while JRPGs get bashed.

iKINGBOBi

Maybe because games like Dragon Age,Mass Effect 2 or The Witcher are actually better?

The biggest problem for JRPG´s is the mere fact that WRPG´s exist now on consoles as well. When they were mostly PC exclusives(superb games like Planescape Torment or Baldur´s Gate 2,for example) they were not really competing with the so called console RPG´s(JRPG´s)but since a game called KOTOR(widely acclaimed by most of the press as the best console RPG last gen) arrived on consoles as well,all has changed.

Unless JRPG´s change their formulas drastically,this will only aggravate even more in the future.

[QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"]

[QUOTE="kidcool189"]your right, it did get some unfair hate, in the gamespot review the character herself, vanille, doesnot deserve to be one of the "bad points" at all of the review, she is awesome:(starwarsjunky

Well in one scene her laugh nearly destroys your ears :P so no wonder they don't like her