Zero Punctuation: Final Fantasy XIII

[KidOblivion]

In my opinion I don't think he should've reviewed this game since he doesn't like JRPGs. It's like asking a 70 year old man to review he's thoughts on today's rap genre, u know wat to expect. Unless he likes it n other popular stuff today well in that case he's peter pan lol

 

[ovset]

This was the funniest review he's done in a while. I was getting worried for a while because his reviews were starting to bore me. I was laughing all the way through this one. Thanks Yahtzee.

 

[Optimystic]

Credit where it's due Yahtzee... I'd say the combat is a huge step forward. Sure you still can't get the characters to not be pillocks, but who knows? Maybe JRPGs will change that toHAHA, let's not get hasty.

 

[Steady Drain]

"After five hours, the only thing that surprised me was how I managed that much without chewing off my own face!"


But who cares, right? It was entertaining, and that's the only reason anyone ever watches these. Not that that's a bad thing.


i watch them for the review as well, and most of the time i agree with the cranky bastard.

 

[v3n0mat3]

I totally agree with him on the point that FFVI was the best one. I also loved the whole "spice" bit. Made me chuckle.

 

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[webchameleon]

Thanks for telling them what needed to be said, Croshaw.

 

[neilsaccount]

i think that he should have done metro 2033 instead of ff13

So instead of playing one bad game he should play another bad game? Is this what you're saying?

have you played metro 2033? i enjoyed it alot(besides the damn librarian bits)
but i dont know i just personally think he'd have more stuff to talk about if he did metro

 

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[Vohn_exel]

There seems to be a couple of large valleys separating Final Fantasy fans. There's the 1-6 crowd, the 7-10 crowd, and the 11-13 crowd. None of these people can seem to really agree on whats a good FF game. I want more of the 7-10 stuff, most people want more of the 1-6 stuff, and several people seem to want alot more of the 12 or 13 type stuff. (Yes, those are factual statistics )

I...haven't really been playing 13 lately because admitedly I've been enjoying Torchlight and Ninja Gaiden Sigma alot more. I love Final Fantasy and the battle system in this one is pretty cool. It's really just the same thing as mashing attack(since you don't have to select magic) but it is fun. I loved the pretty environments but I have to say I do miss the towns and the airships and all that. Yes, I know that when you get to chapter 11 you can run around, but still, it's just not the same.

That being said, the Video was hilarious! This one was funnier then several of the ones before it, I especially loved the end cartoon with Vanille. I agree that the character's footsteps are really loud...but for some reason, I like that sound. So for me, that wasn't too bad, lol.

 

[Chiefwakka]

Lots of angst. I'm smelling another mailbag showdown, please oh please cause that was his best one IMO.

 

[JIMMYXD]

I actually saw the ManaBar when i was walking around Brisbane the other week. Want to go there so badly!

 

[dstryfe]

Y'know, I like this game. Yet, I find myself agreeing with Yahtzee at every turn. You are stuck marching down samey corridors with the same cast of 2 unlikeable twats, 1 Hope-lessly pathetic kid, 1 alien and 1 stereotype in an eerily familiar beginning to an endless display of CG that makes you wish it were a movie rather than a poorly-organized codex. Which actually does get better, given time. Plenty of time.

To it's credit, it's quite a pretty thing to look at, and I've actually started to warm to Lightning, of all characters. It helps that she's quite a pretty thing to look at...(noshutupandfocusdamnit) Oh, and Vanille is pretty neat.

Spoiler: Even with her random prattle...she's the only character who can cast Death.

...and she later gains the ability to eat worlds, but I guess that's a story for another time.

 

[zeratul123]

wow interesting and really funny you could only play 5 hours and my brother has been playing for 35 hours and havent finished it.Thats why i dont like rpgs, but i like that there long not like other games

 

[Lord_Seth]

Anyone who's been claiming "well he only played a small part of the game" is ignoring the fact that "a small part" is FIVE HOURS in this case. Percentage-wise it might not necessarily be that much, but time-wise it's pretty big.

This is especially important because it's a game. Let's compare a TV series. Suppose a TV series starts out rather weak, but then gets better (example: Star Trek The Next Generation). If you see the early episodes and don't like them, you can skip straight to the later, better episodes. You do not have that option in a video game. If the video game is boring at the start, you *have* to play through it. I don't have to force myself to watch "Shades of Gray" in order to get to "The Best of Both Worlds". In a video game, I have to play through it in order.

That said, I do wish Yahtzee had at least gone for 10 hours.

 

[Nihilism_Is_Bliss]

ok, we all knew he'd hate it, but even so, he didn't play it for very long.
i like this game a lot and i'll admit that it took a lot of hours to get into, there is a lot to learn so you get spoon-fed slowly. so yeah, he wouldn't like it anyway, but he didn't play it enough for a proper review (if any of his reviews are anyway).

 

[Wintermoot]

I agree with him

 

[Catfoot]

Haha i love that he said Vanille acts like shes from space
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Cos Vanille IS kinda from space in a way, spot on

 

[GamingAwesome1]

I'm somewhat suprised he even bothered reviewing it at all.

 

[zana bonanza]

Is it really three disks long? o0;

I'm a FF fangirl and honestly, I'm not as psyched as I thought I would be. FF10 was the last one I really enjoyed. (And the DS remake of 3.) I still haven't even beaten 12 yet. It just doesn't seem as fun as the older ones.

And the names are becoming a pet peeve. One of two nouns for names is fine, but when half the cast have 'em it just gets annoying. Lightning, Hope, Snow...is there a good plot reason why they are named these things? I know Nomura likes his theme naming, but he could at least be a little more subtle about it.