| scottie said: PS2 has outsold the PS360 combined, this is not a userbase issue - FFXIII expanded the franchise. FFXIII is aimed (more so that earlier FFs) at those who feel that RPGs are generally too slow paced, and require the use of complicated guides in order to produce the best party, and that is why more people are willing to play FF I can't speak for everyone, but the main criticisms levelled at FFXIII from fans of either FF or RPGs in general are that the game is too linear, and the combat system leaves you without enough control. As I already said, this doesn't make it a bad game. It's just not aimed at me as much as I would like |
FFXIII is not a bad game, agreed. It's just not Final Fantasy.
I didn't say anything about userbase. many PS3 owners were expecting the game and with the Xbox 360 release, there were more. A real expansion would mean that the sales of FF13 would completely overshadow FF12 and be an evergreen title, which of course, it didn't happen. A good example of expansion is Modern Warfare , it expanded the CoD Franchise by appealing to both current and new customers.
I bolded the paragraph to point out the double edge sword that statement is for SE. FFXIII, like FFX on PS2 has become many's first RPG of the series (don't know about XII). The fans' reaction towards XIII was one alarm the company needed to notice that something was wrong. X didn't have that kind of negative reaction but I know many RPG players like me feeling alienated because of that game
