Has FFXIII Lived up to expectations

[JimmyRay]

Pharaoh said:

Everyone is just used to WRPGs like Fallout, Oblivion, and Mass Effect they don't like something that's different. A lot of people hated FF XII too. I have been playing the core series of FF (not the spin offs) since red mage, thief, white mage days. Each one brings something new and of course some fans of previous installments won't like the evolution of the game, because its different.

I know I have enjoyed the differences in each installment, it may take some time to get used to but it is the best thing that could happen with the series. You don't want to play the same JRPG over and over. At least SE mixes it up each time, it may lose some fans but hey you will pick up new ones with a different look.

 

 

I'd hardly say I'm just used to playing WRPGs and I don't play JRPGs, Over the past year I've completed Final Fantasy 7 (for the umpteenth time), Chrono Trigger, Crisis Core, Tales Of Vesperia and I spent 3 years playing Lineage 2... a Korean grind MMO.

 

I love RPGs and really get into them, for an RPG to be boring after 5 hours really isn't good. Its just too easy for me to see through the shiny graphics and all thats left is a boring battle system and extremely unrewarding grind.

 

Considering I used to play 14-20 hours a day sometimes huting the sameroom repeatedly in Lineage 2 to level up, grinded Final Fantasy 7 last time till all my characters were level 99 and spent about 10-20 hours in the forest in chroni-trigger levelling up my characters last playthrough I'd hardly say I'm adverse to a good grind game either. So far this game just isn't rewarding or exciting in the slightest.

 

I would hardly class it as the best JRPG from my experience so far.

 

Edit: Just to add, that is my opinion, as everyone has their own opinion. My judgement is subject to change as I get through the game also, it did take me 3 hours to unlock more commands than just attack so maybe further down the line something interesting will open up. Till then though I'll stick by what I'm saying.