[POLL] Has Final Fantasy XIII disappointed you?

[Runa216]

oniyide said:

I feel ya i was just trying to offset some of the negativity by saying something good about the game. That was the only thing to me that was exceptional. Between you an me, i dont think its a bad game per se, but when i see Final Fantasy on the cover of a game and knowing that game took forever to make. just being OK does not cut it. That crap is alright for the spinoffs. But for the MAIN series??? any thing less than very good is unacceptable. There is no aspect of the game that i consider very good, ive never said that about any of the FF main entries b4 this game, hell even 11 had good parts. Im not picking on FF either. I hold the same standards for the Street Fighter series, Mario and thats about it really oh and Tekken

Oh, I've loved every major Final Fantasy game I've played and beaten.  I've loved them all so much that the series as a whole ranks atop my list.  For comparison, on my list of top games of all time, Final Fantasy VI is my #1, VII, X, and XII are all in my top ten, and IV, VIII, and IX are all in my top 25.  That says something rather intense about my tastes in games, not to mention I actually even liked the Crystal Chronicles and Tactics series with a raging passion.  For comparison, it's not too common for any game to ever get a 90 or more, but here are my scores for the FF games I've played and completed (didn't complete 2 or 3, never played 5)

I - 90
IV - 96 (in my top 25 of all time)
VI - 100 (The only 100 I will EVER award)
VII - 97 (Top ten)
VIII - 96 (Top 25)
IX - (Top 25)
X - 97 (Top Ten)
X-2 - 86 (Sure it was silly, but it was still amazing!) 
XII - 97 (Top Ten) 
XIII - 21 (worst game I've ever beaten, followed by Duke Nukem Forever) 

I rank things oddly, though.  a lot of my 'top ten/twenty-five' list entries are groups or series. For example, my Second Tier FF games (VII, X, and XII) all collectively take up one slot on my top ten list.  subesquently my third tier FF games (IV, VIII, IX) all take one one slot collectively.  my top 10 looks like this: 

100- Final Fantasy VI
99 - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
99 - The Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past
98 - Donkey Kong Country 1-3 
98 - Megaman 2
97 - Final Fantasy VII, X, XII
96 - Ratchet and Clank Series
96 - Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario World
96 - Super Smash Brothers Series
96 - Final Fantasy IV, VIII, IX

so you can imagine how hurt I was to see that XIII was such a colossal letdown.