Final Fantasy XIII-2 Debuts to Lackluster Sales
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i dont get why final fantasy 14 is relevant here. to me that kinda seems like saying "i hated wow, so im not going to play starcraft." one is a single player game and the other is an mmo. clearly squares strength is with single player rpgs and if you didnt like ff13 then yeah, you have no reason to get this, but it doesnt make sense to me to say "their mmo sucked so their single player game probably sucks too."
personally, i loved final fantasy 13. final fantasy 12 really hurt my opinion of the company and 13 did a lot to raise my expectations. im okay with the game being linear and i still consider it a great jrpg. i look forward to playing final fantasy 13-2
however, i dont think id want this to turn into another final fantasy 7, where we get a dozen spinoffs. most of the characters were not likeable enough for that to work
personally, i loved final fantasy 13. final fantasy 12 really hurt my opinion of the company and 13 did a lot to raise my expectations. im okay with the game being linear and i still consider it a great jrpg. i look forward to playing final fantasy 13-2
however, i dont think id want this to turn into another final fantasy 7, where we get a dozen spinoffs. most of the characters were not likeable enough for that to work
It hasn't been released outside of Japan yet :SHyenaThePirate said:
Anywho, my opinion on FFXIII was... Mixed. I'm going to be getting XIII-2 just because I like shiny things o.o
It doesn't look ~too~ bad to me. The only thing that got to me in XIII was over-dramatic character acting and people doing that oh-so-dramatic cleching-fist-in-front-of-face thing. I honestly didn't mind the linearity.
Even though it's not out here yet I can say with certainty I won't be buying XIII-2
Not because of the lame FF MMOs which seem to share the name purely for marketing but because the last game was so damn boring. I would rather have substance than graphics and it was lacking in both, my 360 copy appears to have noticeable compression in the cut videos at points (Damn those sensible ps3 owners).
This guy pretty much has it down:
Not because of the lame FF MMOs which seem to share the name purely for marketing but because the last game was so damn boring. I would rather have substance than graphics and it was lacking in both, my 360 copy appears to have noticeable compression in the cut videos at points (Damn those sensible ps3 owners).
This guy pretty much has it down:
So screw you Squenix! =]Ace of Spades said:
maybe thats because no one wanted the sequel at all?
because XIII was such a pile of shit?
at least X had SOME goodwill from fans
because XIII was such a pile of shit?
at least X had SOME goodwill from fans
I can't agree that FFXII was a bad game. I thought it was pretty amazing, it changed the series in a lot of ways that were positive. The team that did FFXIII were the same people who did FFX, a game many profess to love but I thought was terrible. Just my two cents.Aiddon said:
XII was a significant step up from X I think. And XIII was every bit as bad as X was, only even more linear.
What makes you continue that game.Beautiful End said:
I got to the part where Hope and Lightning are sneaking into the city
Is there some turnaround spot further on or are a masochist.
Like others have said, I'm hoping that this causes Square Enix to take a good look at what they're doing and really re-evaluate their products. Hopefully they'll come out with something constructive.
I've long said that Square's major downfall is their heavy-handed focus of 'looks>handling'.
I mean it's a basic principle, would I buy a car that looked fantastic but was barely held together with rubber bands?
No.
Would I wear a fancy shirt if simply wearing it faithfully replicated the feeling of taking sandpaper to my nipples?
No.
Would I buy a computer with flashy lights and fantastic American chopper-style design for the case with the inside all running old NES parts?
No.
So would I buy a game that was 80% over-the-top cut-scenes, 10% tutorial, 5% tortured dialogue, 4% looped J-pop and 1% actual game-play?
Well, yes, I did.
But would I make that mistake again?
Fuck no and if numbers say anything here it seems like a lot of people are with me here.
I love Squaresoft* and I genuinely miss them and I want them to come back and start successfully taking me on spell-bound adventures again...
Or at the very least I want them to actually include me in a game again...
[sub]*The Squaresoft bit was intentional.[/sub]
I've long said that Square's major downfall is their heavy-handed focus of 'looks>handling'.
I mean it's a basic principle, would I buy a car that looked fantastic but was barely held together with rubber bands?
No.
Would I wear a fancy shirt if simply wearing it faithfully replicated the feeling of taking sandpaper to my nipples?
No.
Would I buy a computer with flashy lights and fantastic American chopper-style design for the case with the inside all running old NES parts?
No.
So would I buy a game that was 80% over-the-top cut-scenes, 10% tutorial, 5% tortured dialogue, 4% looped J-pop and 1% actual game-play?
Well, yes, I did.
But would I make that mistake again?
Fuck no and if numbers say anything here it seems like a lot of people are with me here.
I love Squaresoft* and I genuinely miss them and I want them to come back and start successfully taking me on spell-bound adventures again...
Or at the very least I want them to actually include me in a game again...
[sub]*The Squaresoft bit was intentional.[/sub]
God, they make a couple bad games and suddenly everyone hates Square Enix forever.
They were just trying something new, guys. Maybe it didn't pan out too well. I didn't think FFXIII was that bad. I played a couple hours at a friend's place, I had a good time.
They were just trying something new, guys. Maybe it didn't pan out too well. I didn't think FFXIII was that bad. I played a couple hours at a friend's place, I had a good time.
As a recovering FF Fanboy, I want to look forward to this game.
As someone who was terribly disappointed in XIII, I just can't.
If I hear good things about this and like the demo, I may pick it up.
...there's gonna be a demo, right?
As someone who was terribly disappointed in XIII, I just can't.
If I hear good things about this and like the demo, I may pick it up.
...there's gonna be a demo, right?
i blame lack of advertising, i haven't seen anything about it around the internet... so i guess it slipped people by... im getting it when it hits America, i heard the game play revamped itself to be better, but im in it for the story, so ill have fun either way
Wait a second, why are they even making a sequel to this one, this one of all the Final Fantasys, there's plenty of far better recieved, older ones they could have used, like [insert your favorite FF here] or even [insert 2nd fav here] but this one? Really? They could have made a sequel to 7 and their pockets would have exploded with money
I'm...actually right there. I just reached that point in the story. I don't know; maybe I'm a masochist. Maybe I'm just hopelessly waiting for the story to pick up. I kinda like some of the character so far, so I'm curious about it. Why not, you know? I mean, it's obvious that this is no PS1 FF game, but...we'll see.Al-Bundy-da-G said:
And I'm also bored.
Congratulations sir!Sucal said:
You have just created the most sarcastic post I have ever seen, on the entire internet!.
Now here is your prize! One whole internets!
Not enough spelling errors and profanity to be a Youtube comment, lol.Phlakes said:
OP: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: every Final Fantasy that has an X in it, is only half as good as any Final Fantasy that does not.
I can play Final Fantasy 1-3 (fuck you 4 and your lack of Phoenix Downs) and despite it's incredible difficulty and lack of any kind of instructions, still have a good time. 5-9 are also really awesome, especially 9. But once 10 came around, I realized they were slipping up. They were adding too much "extra" crap to distract you from the main story and core mechanics. Some characters were still enjoyable, but not to the same degree as the cast from 7 or 9.
Unless Final Fantasy gets a complete overhaul and changes their shit, I don't foresee buying any Final Fantasy games for a very long time.
Hang on a sec, I have to knock out the game integrity side of my brain before it goes insane...TakeyB0y2 said:
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There we go.
Anyways, you should either fire up 8 or 9 and play through it again (or find and buy it if you haven't) because they actually have good elements to be proud about. If you had mixed feelings about XIII, and even say "doesn't look ~too~ bad to me", then why are you buying it at all? =/
The only games I buy (that aren't impulse buys or because my friend wants someone to play with online), are games that I am super stoked about and can't wait to play. If you don't get "ZOMG ZOMG I CAN FINALLY PLAY IT!!!!!1!!1!1!" about a game, why buy it?