Wired FFXII review, not so good.

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Xxain said:

so are telling me that reviewer is lieing about, the super linearity( multiple previewer good or bad has stated), LV Caps, No NPC/towns( again Multiple ppl point this out), high amount of CGI( again not only previews, but the Japanese players as well).... Low money/weapons( same). dude its one previewer but many.. hell Famitsu pointed this out are they lieing too? so everybody is lieing about FFXIII? also you cant be serious about no stables in FF...should I make a list?

No, but check this:

He's not lying.

However, he is listing bullet points.

When you haven't played a game, someone listing bullet points, especially negative ones, can deflate your anticipation of the game.

However, games aren't bullet points(if they were Resistance 2 would be the best shooter ever created).

Games are a collection of experiences, and an overall picture. It is very hard to describe that picture. The devil is often in the details.

So, what I'm telling you is that even if everything he said is true, or WORSE than he's saying, this game could STILL be your favorite game ever created, because you aren't getting an overall picture of the game, you're just getting disparraging sound bytes which don't really amount to a hill of beans, and you, nor I, have any idea of how much we personally will love, or loathe the specific details of this particular Final Fantasy until we've played it.

I mean, can you give a review of FFVII before completing the first disc? What if I gave you a list of negative bullet points for your favorite game and they were all true, would it make you like the game less, or would you have overlooked, or even enjoyed them in the end without ever realizing it?