As much as I don't like it, Final Fantasy seems to appeal most to its fans when it is trying to alter itself more and more. Trying to create an entirely new game engine, setting and story from the ground up.
Sadly, it doesn't look like FFXIII is doing that much. Every new announcement and every new image just looks like they're trying to do something from the past games, but with a new coat of paint. I'm not surprised when a new person comes out and feels a little annoyed or even mad with how FFXIII is turning out, because it does just look like a conglomeration of FFVII, VIII and XII all mixed together with new characters and names.
However, to keep using this excuse of 'oh JPOP and Japanese culture sucks' to get angry at the game is just getting sad. What do you think created the game for the last 20 years? What do you think the game is heavily INFLUENCED by? Try doing some research people.
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