alright guys, i am going to play FF:XIII

[Runa216]

radiantshadow92 said:

Runa216 said:

Keep in mind, I wanted to like it, I still WANT to like it, but there's nothing likeable about it. Piss-poor story, bland-assed characters, broken combat, totalitarian linearity, and it's just....bleh.  The only thing remotely good about the game was the concept of the people turning to crystals or the summoning thing...could have led to drama, but they REALLY dropped the ball on that. 

Dayum. I have to say, you are right for the most part. However, even if the game does tell you what to do, it is still pretty fun. So far for me, the game isn't getting any higher than an 8.0 in my eyes because of most of the reasons you explained. Not because its so different than normal JRPG, but because the story is just plain bad. Maybe XV right? 

Well, as I said at the beginning of my rant, Final Fantasy is my alltime favorite game series, so it hurts double to see XIII be so bad in all respects, not resembling Final Fantasy in the least.  I'm all for recreating yourself and trying new things, hell, 12 is the one game I want to play more than anything else right now, but this is just not Final Fantasy.  The only reason the game got good reviews was becuase it's Final Fantasy, and admittedly has remarkably high production values. 

For comparison:  Final Fantasy VI is my all-time favorite game, not just FF game, but total favorite.  Final Fantasies VII, X, and XII are all in my top ten games of all time. Final Fantasy VIII and IX are just outside my top ten, and I stuck by the series with every new iteration that brought in it's new share of anti-fanboys, but this...this is not Final Fantasy.  I HOPE vsXIII sucks less balls.