I actully made a huge thread about this a while back, but this is WHY FF13 doesnt even compare to FF12:
here we have the same non-sense that is repeated in every cutscene, Snow & Serah, and the fact every cutscene is focused on repeating this same plot point again and again, the cutscenes never move foward they just stay in the same place never developing the story only developing the characters. and the characters suck, they are unreleastic and lightning is far too hormonal. and the cutscenes always talk about the same thing, l'cie, f'al cie, cocoon, they never explain any of this, just repeat the same thing again and again.
here we have just an ordinary cutscene from FF12. comparatively Matsuno has developed the characters who have a very realistic tone, while still alluding to the dark undertones of the story and we are left with a rich tapestry of story based drama which are heros are woven into - instead of just hormonal teenagers and teen tantrums!!!
