Rainbird said:
mantlepiecek said:
Rainbird said:
mantlepiecek said:
I think it's unfair that the person who hated FF XIII so much was asked to review its sequel. |
How so? He's a fan of the series in general, and Square promised that many of the things wrong with FFXIII would be fixed in the sequel. It also seems that for the first five hours or so, Square had in fact got it right and then everything went south.
The score seems a little harsh from where I'm sitting, but I don't think it seems unjustified.
The important thing to note is the little text below the score that says "Mediocre". FFXIII-2 is not a terrible game, it's simply average, with the high points being balanced out by the low points, going by the review
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....The reviewer pretty much bashed FF XIII and many who liked it. I am not really defending the game, the choice of the reviewer was very peculiar.
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I don't think there's anything wrong with a choice like that though. The reviewer clearly has a history with the series, so many Final Fantasy fans will know where he's coming from. Seeing as how Square have been saying that FFXIII-2 will fix what was wrong with FFXIII, choosing a critical reviewer who can put that claim to the test seems like a sensible choice to me.
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I agree with this. A review is meant to help people make a purchasing decision about a game. People who were fans of Final Fantasy XIII will buy it regardless and people new to the series are likely to avoid it altogether. That leaves people who have a similar history to the reviewer (myself included) who were critical of FFXIII. Seems like the logical choice to me.
