What Exactly Is Jim Sterling Reviewing? Not Much Apparently

[epicurean]

Euphoria14 said:

Garcian Smith said:

epicurean said:

Does that not make sense to anyone else?

He complained that the battles require some minimum amount of involvement, such that you can't just watch the game play itself for you. But only barely.

It's in the review. Read it.

Don't learn to set your paradigms correctly and when to switch during battles and you're toast.

The battle system gives you the option for auto-battle but it isn't necessary. You can play this game entirely manual if you wish.

FFXII was a game where you can sit back and watch it play for you but it didn't get criticism like this.

 

 

I also wonder why everyone says the story is hard to understand. I have no problems following it and I haven't touched the datalog.

I haven't even begun to criticize the review from an opinion standpoint, but everything you just said is dead on.  Changing the paradigms correctly is vital.  And if he didn't like the fact that the battles play themselves for you, then take control of every single input.  I do it a lot when I want to do a specific attack.  The game gives you a choice.

I don't have a problem with the story either, but that's purely opinion.  Though not being able to follow it seems....odd.

I don't really care what he thinks though...I'm playing it and am happy with it.  Talking about it on threads such as these does help pass the time though...