FFXIII-2 Impressions: 102 hours in

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chocoloco said:

Wow, great read as usual.

No orcs, elves, or aliens = no play
The fact that you say it has more aspects like 12 make me think it sounds like a lot more fun than it's this game's predecessor and freedom to go anywhere you want is exactly what I ask for in an RPG. So it sounds very promising. Being able to more freely customize the characters fighting style early on also sounds good because the beginnings job of any story or game is to hook the person right away so they do not give up on it.

By the way, this is a long read with a lot to talk about, but my main question is, would a person that only beat about `1/3 of XIII like me enjoy the story without knowing the end of the 1st one?

Also, I would say you are a hardcore gamer you just play your style. That hardcore player word is a horrible description of game players anyways because everyone has such subjective thoughts on what it means.

Thanks,

The story picks up right where XIII finishes, so you should at least familiarise yourself with how XIII ends, even if you do it via a plot summary or online cutscene watching. Just because with some aspects of XIII-2 it can reference XIII's events quite heavily, But the story is really what you make of it and is very compelling in its own right. I'd say not finishing XIII, you'd only miss about 10% of the story if that, and if you find plot threads referencing XIII stuff you dont like, just dont follow them. Once the XIII-2 story gets going it is really its own tale and is much more vast in scope than the events of XIII. I'm quite confident you will would enjoy the XIII-2 story regardless.

@lestatdark

There are a lot of similarities to chrono trigger, and rumour has it some of the CT staff worked on the game, But the multiple ending system is strangely not based on your dialogue choices in conversation but what places you go and when, So without trying to give too much away, the story is very much based around time manipulation. I'm still yet to get the perfect ending (I should have bought a guide with the game) so let me get back to you once I have. But suffice to say in places the game has a very nostalgic CT feel to it.