FFXIII

[ib4]

anybody else play it?

[ashes]

Not yet. Is it good?

[ib4]

i've been busy at work, i've only played like 2.5 hours. graphics are amazing

but my friends read up reviews and people say it's too...linear...not as many complex maze-y maps/dungeons, no sidequests, not as much exploration..all compared to ffx. i hope that's not true.

but some of the characters are mad annoying

[ashes]

"It may be an excellent RPG, but Final Fantasy XIII’s right to bear the Final Fantasy name could be called into question. Many of the series’ conventions are either highly modified or simply thrown out the window; there are no sidequests to undertake until about 30 hours into the adventure, no towns to explore (all of your shopping is done from save points), and no revisiting old areas via airship. It’s game over if your party leader is knocked out (regardless of how much health your other allies have), and the summons’ ability to turn into drivable racecars and motorcycles is bizarre. None of these things are necessarily bad, but they are certainly drastic deviations from Final Fantasy’s established traditions."

Yikes. Still got a great rating, but that does sound a bit linear.

[csdude07]

doesn't sound like FF

[crazymike2021]

Final Fantasy sucks to me soo no

[ashes]

gtfo mike

[ib4]

but seriously, you'll want to punch "Hope" (that's a guy's name) in the vaj after a while,

and you'll want to bitch slap this Vanille girl with a strange accent

[crazymike2021]

Just saying what I think

[kobe24]

I think the last FF I played was like 8 or 9. IIRC FF7 was the GOAT.

[csdude07]

FF7 was sick

[martinez]

The linearity doesn't hurt the game it's what makes it better. Who has the time to spend 3 hours just searching for hidden shit.

[martinez]

The first two to three hours is basically a tutorial. Chapter 3 is where the fun begins

[DB]

never played any of theirs games, no desire to.

[martinez]

Good job of checking a thread you have no desire in playing.