Me too.[QUOTE="Arach666"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]
I don't care what he calls it. I just want it already!
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count me in. im really excited to for this one. But im not gonna be surprise if it flop. but still..
im totally in!!Dudecough's forum posts
Hey guys
I'm in a bit of a pinch since I have been struggling on either title to purchase...
I've been a long time fan of the Final Fantasy series since i can remember holding a controller. As usual, i Loved Final fantasy X and XII as well. Now it comes to pass when Final Fantasy XIII is nearing its release date and has me standing in disatisfaction and disappointment to its new game mechanics and story..Surely, FFXIII is a game of a grand epic scale in story and has been in wait for a very long time from fans and gamers alike. Now it's just a matter of waiting for its purchase until...
Star Ocean The last hope, the Playstation 3 port (/version) has been announced and is coming in store shelves on February 2010 even before the great arrival of our beloved SquareEnix novelty title. Even though Star Ocean does not appeal to most as a AAA jRPG unlike final fantasy or Dragon quest, to me it is almost equal in value of entertainment ever since I can recall the very first Star Ocean game..Sure, there will be people and critics out there who would obviously go against what I think but it's a series I ADORE!!
Now i am currently a young gamer on a (very) limited budget and there is only so much i can buy, there is only one title i am able to buy in place of the other..sure, there are other titles out there coming this spring 2010 but the topic is MY concern...I've been in an argument with a fellow gamer (such as my older brother) that Final fantasy XIII is nothing compared over Star Ocean The Last Hope (PS3) and shouldn't even be a hard decision to think over...
Unfortunately, I do not agree with him or any of those who think with him all too well, for i am also in love with the Star Ocean series and think of this as a real challenge and leave me annoyingly indecisive.
The reasons why I am disappointed with final fantasy XII the same way as its Predecessors is because of the following reasons:
1) The opening theme song, i know you wouldn't hear it more than once throughout the whole gameplay other than the well..beginning..but i am EXTREMLY disappointed with the English translation..The Japanese fits perfectly into context within the game's story...but the English where the opening is about some woman "putting on makeup" is clearly NOT what FFXII is all about..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q0_mNC5FQ8
2) [*spoiler*] Snow, the skater-like hairstyle'd man who rides a bike (similar to Cloud's bike during the Midgar escape in Final Fantasy VII) is apparently in a relationship with a girl whom looks like she barely reached puberty and seems like this is WAY too obvious that snow is a PeD0$#iL3..Or so it seems...Even though it has been confirmed that they are almost the same age, or at least that the age gap is very small or what's goin' on is very "legal", it bothers me to feel like I would be playing this game with a PeD0$#iL3 running lose in a motorbike....
3)SquareEnix are really good when it comes to tweeking or changing completely the gameplay during combat (the combat system)...I've been playing FFs for the longest time knwoing that there would be more grinding or simply a grindfest game..Now according to news, Final fantasy XIII's battle system even more tactical than before, Now there they have reduced the need for grinding (which i loved) and requires the player to tactically play each character in battle synchronizedly in order to win each fight..grinding has no more effect when it comes to fighting anymore, it requires skills and player experience...which would make the game harder and more challenging.....>.> ok, which in fact it DOES sound pretty good to most..but i personally like grinding for power..
4)I Loved Final Fantasy XII because if its tons of content with side quests...which would be accompanied by #3's complain for grinding...Apparently, in Final Fantasy XII, side quests are now harder than the final boss of the main story plot of the game itself...Why would i even bother doing them before playing through main story? Just like in Final Fantasy XII, in order to obtain these espers/summons, one must first beat them into submission for you to use them throughout the story....but in final fantasy XIII, if they are in fact harder than the final boss, then what's the point of actually trying to get them to beat who? Other than completionists, i see no point...
5) [most minor reason]Chocobos are probably the cutest oversized birds in the history of gaming...From their soundtracks while riding on one to reach someplace, digging for gold or treasure (*cough* FF9 *cough*) to their high-pitched squeeks/tweets XD...problem is that i've been shown the new soundtrack for the chocobo theme for Final fantasy XII and its sounds like I'm in a blues club with James Brown...the Jazz doesn't fit the big yellow bird at all really...It's not cute all..Though this may pass if I were to perhaps use the chocobo alot during the gameplay and get used to it eventually....
Now on with Start Ocean, I LOVE the star ocean series even though none of them actually hit the high AAA mark...Their Voice work weren't the best actually and i even heard 3 main characters are pretty ugly in term of voice over work and talk alot...But the simple game mechanics and (decent) grindfest gameplay gives me more initiative to play and enjoy the game...
And that pretty much covers "MY" comparison between the games...Now I am seriously in need to hear your opinions on with games i should get?
P.S
I am sorry for the long post; I guess it just came to be thatIi wrote so much, thanks in advance for your opinions XD cheers
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