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rpg70 on 13 March 2010
pearljammer said:
Better? I think so. Far better? Goodness, no. FFXII was an amazing game.


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g-value on 13 March 2010
rpg70 said:
pearljammer said:
Better? I think so. Far better? Goodness, no. FFXII was an amazing game.


Finally someone knows what they are talking about, pearljammer, take a bow

No, just no. FFXII had dry characters and an almost non-existent storyline.



themanwithnoname on 13 March 2010

You know, in other games I grow tired of battles constantly. This is probably the only game in recent memory where the battle system is fun enough for me to go into each area with a "bring it on!" attitude. On a side note, has anyone else noticed the ridiculous amount of save points in this game? I'm still fairly early, but it looks like they're doing everything in their power to make sure people play this through to the end.



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Euphoria14 on 13 March 2010
hatmoza said:
Euphoria14 said:
hatmoza said:
how would you compare the battle system to XII out of curiosity?

Nothing similar. Very action oriented.

 

That sums it up best.

 

If I get this game and hate the battle system, I'll buy a copy of Dot Heroes and make a video of me breaking it in half while you watch in agony!!

My big thing with RPGs is I like to have control over my actions, which is why I like the trun-base system and why I consider XII an abomination to the FF series.

I got admit, I'm considering giving FF another chance after readind some people's comments.

 

Well even though XIII has auto-battle you can still insert your actions manually. Sometimes auto-battle does not pick the best moves to perform, like when fighting enemies with elemental weaknesses I choose to enter all my attacks on my own, I deal much more damage that way. It also allows me to easily repeat all those actions by holding one button.

It gives much more control than FFXII did, which was basically a game where you set your gambits and sit back and watch.

 

 

Also if you end up not liking it and breaking a copy of 3DDGH I wouldn't care because you still paid for it and gave Atlus and FromSoftware your money.



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rpg70 on 13 March 2010
g-value said:
rpg70 said:
pearljammer said:
Better? I think so. Far better? Goodness, no. FFXII was an amazing game.


Finally someone knows what they are talking about, pearljammer, take a bow

No, just no. FFXII had dry characters and an almost non-existent storyline.


oh, my bad.  I forgot how awesome Hope is in FF XIII, makes Vaun look like a stud!



 

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mitsuhide on 13 March 2010
themanwithnoname said:
You know, in other games I grow tired of battles constantly. This is probably the only game in recent memory where the battle system is fun enough for me to go into each area with a "bring it on!" attitude. On a side note, has anyone else noticed the ridiculous amount of save points in this game. I'm still fairly early, but it looks like they're doing everything in their power to make sure people play this through to the end.

yeah this is constant, there is about 3 or 4 in each map depending on its size, which is about 3 times as many in any previous FF, there is also a retry option if you get a Game Over which is a good thing.



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g-value on 13 March 2010
rpg70 said:
g-value said:
rpg70 said:
pearljammer said:
Better? I think so. Far better? Goodness, no. FFXII was an amazing game.


Finally someone knows what they are talking about, pearljammer, take a bow

No, just no. FFXII had dry characters and an almost non-existent storyline.


oh, my bad.  I forgot how awesome Hope is in FF XIII, makes Vaun look like a stud!

Yeah, Hope is a great character. He actually has a purpose in the storyline. Also, who is Vaun?



mitsuhide on 13 March 2010
g-value said:
rpg70 said:
g-value said:
rpg70 said:
pearljammer said:
Better? I think so. Far better? Goodness, no. FFXII was an amazing game.


Finally someone knows what they are talking about, pearljammer, take a bow

No, just no. FFXII had dry characters and an almost non-existent storyline.


oh, my bad.  I forgot how awesome Hope is in FF XIII, makes Vaun look like a stud!

Yeah, Hope is a great character. He actually has a purpose in the storyline. Also, who is Vaun?

Vaun was the main character that had no reason to be there, best way to sum him up and then Penelo had even less reason to be there.



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PlayStation 4: 12-15million

Xbox One: 7-10 million

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rpg70 on 13 March 2010
g-value said:
rpg70 said:
g-value said:
rpg70 said:
pearljammer said:
Better? I think so. Far better? Goodness, no. FFXII was an amazing game.


Finally someone knows what they are talking about, pearljammer, take a bow

No, just no. FFXII had dry characters and an almost non-existent storyline.


oh, my bad.  I forgot how awesome Hope is in FF XIII, makes Vaun look like a stud!

Yeah, Hope is a great character. He actually has a purpose in the storyline. Also, who is Vaun?


Vaan, soorrry ssheesh



 

g-value on 13 March 2010
mitsuhide said:
g-value said:
rpg70 said:
g-value said:
rpg70 said:
pearljammer said:
Better? I think so. Far better? Goodness, no. FFXII was an amazing game.


Finally someone knows what they are talking about, pearljammer, take a bow

No, just no. FFXII had dry characters and an almost non-existent storyline.


oh, my bad.  I forgot how awesome Hope is in FF XIII, makes Vaun look like a stud!

Yeah, Hope is a great character. He actually has a purpose in the storyline. Also, who is Vaun?

Vaun was the main character that had no reason to be there, best way to sum him up and then Penelo had even less reason to be there.

Huh? I don't remember a "Vaan" being in FFXII. Wasn't Asch the main character? And who is Penelo?