RabbidKuriboh said:
Seriously i see more and more "omg ff13 is shit" rants everyday. Although i dont rank it as the best ff it was far from the worst and in some cases like the battle system improved on prevoious titles.
So I ask you was XIII a dissapointment for you? And if so why?
I found it a disappointment because it's just a really badly designed game; I cannot be bothered to type out a long rant explaining why so here is the bullet-point venison:
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Way to linear - no exploration, no feeling of progression.
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Terrible writing - "Moms are tough", "Seraph!!!" [Every 5 seconds] and all the other corny melo-drama in the game.
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Horrible characterization - Primarily thanks to the above.
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Massive plot holes that make no sense / Deus Ex Machinas - See Anima, see the ending, see Cid Raines.
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Pointless characters - the game only has a few named characters and yet at least 5 of them are completely irrelevant...
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Battle system plays itself - there is no thought or focus to playing that system, just mash auto-attack and you'll win 90% of the time.
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Items are useless because the game is very easy.
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Elevator music doesn't match the areas - gives the plot a childish feel.
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Lack of things to do after main game.
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Melo-drama for the sake of it - the game trying to trick you Sazh killed himself when within the context of the scene it makes no sense. Insults the players intelligence.
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Horrible voice acting - again thanks to terrible writing.
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Lack of progression when leveling - you never feel particularly powerful, even during the end-game and maxed out...
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Game hides the poorly thought out story in the data-log - player has no idea what's really occurring for the first half of the game.
I could go on if I wanted to...