Someone explains this to me : FFXIII outsells Mass Effect 2 by 1'632'195 in the west

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Rob-Ot said:

Icyedge said:
If you like jRPG, ff13 is a good game, much better then the average jRPG. Im pretty sure that if theyd release a FF of the level of the best FF, there would be just as much complaint. People are getting used to more action and less talking, a la wRPG. Personally, FFXIII is much better then Mass Effect, much more customisation, storyline and character introspective.

No, just no.

First of all being better than the average JRPG this generation - I assume your talking consoles - is no feat with trash like White Knight Chronicles, Resonance Of Fate etc littering the place. Then Lost Odessey and Tales Of Vesperia still makes it look like average. If your talking JRPG's as a whole FFXIII is not better at all than the average JRPG this gen, the handhelds have better ones.

Next like the above poster said Final Fantasy XIII is barely an RPG, it has no elements that would make a RPG fan like it, its really an interactive movie with a battle system. If you don't like the story/characters or the battle system you will hate the game, thats why it has such divided opinions.

Final Fantasy XIII stands as the single worst game I've ever beaten, and the only reason I didn't quit after about 1/2 of the game was because I'd loved every FF before it, and I was going to continue to give it chances until I was done.  the only reason I haven't burned it is because I never, EVER get rid of games for any reason, plus I'm a collector. 

yeah, it's an RPG, but not a roleplaying game, it's a Rail Played Game.  you can't customize your character or do sidequests, you can't explore, you can't do shit.  It's not an RPG, it's just a rail-based game with a story and a turn based combat system.