Rumour: FFXIII = 10, 9, 10, 10 (39/40) from Famitsu

[Mirson]

Xen said:

Zucas said:

Xen said:
39/40 is good by itself, but it's shitty compared to Nintendogs, Bayonetta and that goddamn lolhunter.

39/40 for FF XIII is bullshit. 40/40 or bust.

Oh get over yourself.  Like Famitsu cares what you would think anyways.  I agree they throw out perfect scores nowadays carelessly, but that doesn't give you the right to troll other games based on your PERCEPTION of this one.  Maybe after you play it your rant will mean a little more... of course probably not as it was so childishly and primitively put together.

I played its demo (didn't understand anything basically but the battle system ruled).

And it's less my perception of FF XIII, but more perception of games like lolhunter.

So can you tell me what the story was about, if it was good or not, all the sidequests it had, minigames, the ending and plot twists, the battle mechanics, how much grinding it required, level up system, etc? It's ridiculous how many of you believe that FFXIII deserves a perfect score without even playing the full game.

And it's just a rumor, but if it turns out to be true, a 39/40 is still an amazing score. And stop comparing it to Bayonetta and Nintendogs. They're completely different genres. The reason Bayonetta got a perfect score is because it offered a fresh and deeper combat system than its competitors, and it also, apparently, has a great story. Bayonetta has been getting a lot of praise from numerious publications:

EDGE: 10/10

Eurogamer: 9/10

Gamersyde: "The new reigning king of the modern Beat'Em All genre"

VGArabia: "Bayonetta puts all other action games to shame"

GamerLimit: E3 Game of the Show

If it makes you feel better, FFXIII outscored the PS3 version of Bayonetta.