FFXIII Discussion

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Mar 18, 2010, 06:40 AM

I'm about 12 hours in, extremely well done game. Heavily polished, worth the wait. The linearity is not a big problem to me, and its not like it hasn't happened before. FFX was very linear until the end as well. Anyways, battle system is absolutely ridiculous. Battle require strategy earlier on compared to other games, opposed to just alternating enemies and tanking for the first 15 hours of battles. The videos are not exagerations of the battles.

Grab this for the PS3, running 1080p and losless audio on the cutscenes is amazing. Years ago I bought the ps3 for this game, I was a bit mad at first being multi-platform, but PS3 version is superior (no this isn't fanboyism). Music is probably one of the best since FF8 and a nice rich story where the characters come to life more than the last game. The concepts a bit complicated to grab at first, but its quite original with the usual final fantasy "upper being" elements.

This comes from a person who hates Anime, J-pop/korean music & love stories (and public displays of love affection). What do you guys think?

Dyre Straits · Mar 18, 2010, 07:23 AM

My daughter-in-law is playing this every spare moment she has on the X-360. The 360 is connected to a SONY Bravia 32 in HDTV. Looks amazing!

In fact, this is the game she was playing last week when the drunk driver knocked out our power for 5 hours.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Mar 18, 2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

My daughter-in-law is playing this every spare moment she has on the X-360. The 360 is connected to a SONY Bravia 32 in HDTV. Looks amazing!

In fact, this is the game she was playing last week when the drunk driver knocked out our power for 5 hours.

oh yeah you said, that sucks hopefully she didnt lose her save file that time lol. i bought a nice Sony Z series, yamaha rxv665 and bose accoustimass 10 system. This game fully utilizes the setup just like mgs4

nicnik · Mar 18, 2010, 09:53 PM

i'm only 8-10 hours in, on the 360. little disappointed with the linearity. I'm not liking the "Battle -> cutscne -> battle" cycle, with no real npc's, towns, exploration or freedom. I do like the characters, music and detail though.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Mar 20, 2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by nicnik

i'm only 8-10 hours in, on the 360. little disappointed with the linearity. I'm not liking the "Battle -> cutscne -> battle" cycle, with no real npc's, towns, exploration or freedom. I do like the characters, music and detail though.

they should of made the areas more open ended, FF10 was very linear too. Lets see the first 16 hrs or so have flew by

nicnik · Mar 20, 2010, 04:32 PM

yes, ffx was also linear in the sense. But there was still some exploring, going to town to gear up, talking to NPCS, sidequests, side games; not Hack Slash - Cutscene - Repeat.

Mar 18, 2010, 06:40 AM	#1
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	FFXIII Discussion I'm about 12 hours in, extremely well done game. Heavily polished, worth the wait. The linearity is not a big problem to me, and its not like it hasn't happened before. FFX was very linear until the end as well. Anyways, battle system is absolutely ridiculous. Battle require strategy earlier on compared to other games, opposed to just alternating enemies and tanking for the first 15 hours of battles. The videos are not exagerations of the battles. Grab this for the PS3, running 1080p and losless audio on the cutscenes is amazing. Years ago I bought the ps3 for this game, I was a bit mad at first being multi-platform, but PS3 version is superior (no this isn't fanboyism). Music is probably one of the best since FF8 and a nice rich story where the characters come to life more than the last game. The concepts a bit complicated to grab at first, but its quite original with the usual final fantasy "upper being" elements. This comes from a person who hates Anime, J-pop/korean music & love stories (and public displays of love affection). What do you guys think? __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Mar 18, 2010, 09:53 PM	#4
nicnik In the Land of Snow Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 569 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: FFXIII Discussion i'm only 8-10 hours in, on the 360. little disappointed with the linearity. I'm not liking the "Battle -> cutscne -> battle" cycle, with no real npc's, towns, exploration or freedom. I do like the characters, music and detail though. __________________ Follow Me on Twitter Battlefield 3 \| youtube \| TwitchTV

Mar 20, 2010, 04:32 PM	#6
nicnik In the Land of Snow Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 569 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: FFXIII Discussion yes, ffx was also linear in the sense. But there was still some exploring, going to town to gear up, talking to NPCS, sidequests, side games; not Hack Slash - Cutscene - Repeat. __________________ Follow Me on Twitter Battlefield 3 \| youtube \| TwitchTV