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

[Runa216]

Rob-Ot said:

Trust me I know your pain, I felt the same after beating FFX 10 years ago when I realised I didn't like it after loving every FF till it, except for you the feeling is worse as you find XIII to be one of the worst games you played, not just a game you dislike; in the end we feel nothing but rage and anger for such games. But this is why I was very disappointed in you as a gamer when you said you would get XIII-2 just out of old Final Fantasy love in that other thread, at least wait to read some reviews to see if its making the changes you think would make it a good game. Even though I was hyped a lot for FFXII (love the tactics team), due to being disappointed by X on principle I didn't buy FFXII on day 1, to punish the developers, after Mass Effect 2 I did not get Dragon Age 2 at launch on principle (and after playing Dragon Age 2 I daren't speak of my end opinion of that title).

I'm curious why you hated 10.  I mean yeah it was linear and lacked a world map, but it also had a really well thought out minigame (blitzball), and a plethora of sidequests, exploration, and customization.  the only thing I felt was poorly done was the voice acting (the laughing scene, anyone?) and the fact that the main character is kind of a whiny douche (but in his defense that was part of his character arc, he was supposed to be a whiny, pampered star with daddy issues who had to man up and deal with the realities of this new world...that's his character arc).  

I suppose I kind of understand why people wouldn't like it, but to hate it is something I don't understand. 

XIII was broken, and one of the only games I flat out tell people are WRONG when they say it's good.  if they liked it, fine, but it was chock full of design and gameplay issues, and lacked any semblance of a coherent narrative and there was no freedom at all.