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teigaga on 05 February 2012
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Michelasso 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.

I think the reviewer would be better working in a factory. It is a fact now: whatever SE will do with the Final Fantasy games there will always be some retarded bashing it for a reason or another. FF XIII-2 adds many elements that were missing in FF XIII and still I read reviews putting it down for those same elements. This is an extract of few points I have read around:

 

  • FF XIII is missing the cities!!
  • Come on FF XIII-2 towns are so 20 years old.
  • FF XIII is too linear!
  • FF XIII-2 story is disrupted (sure it is. You can jump from a place/time to another now, you moron!)
  • There are too many cutscenes in FF XIII
  • There are not enough cutscenes in FF XIII-2
  • FF XIII-2 music is best ever (IGN)
  • FF XIII-2 music makes me throw out (some other jerk)
  • FF XIII-2 story doesn't really end (but that doesn't seem to be an issue with Assassin's creed)
  • FF XIII-2 has long loading times (yeah. Streaming out directly from the BR disc. Skyrim, which has a mandatory full install is awful on that and many other sides, and it still gets above 90/100 in this very same site).
Seriously, FF reviews are becoming the joke of the videogame industry. I think the fairest FF XIII-2 review has been the one from IGN (as it often happens). It's an 8/10, with many pros and some cons. At least it doesn't go down to 1 fps, then freezing the PS3 like Skyrim does!!

 

You've taken supposed abstracts from various reviews (no quotes) and are complaining that they contradict each other? Has it ever occured to you that most aspects of a game are subjective and thus opinion will vary amongst reviewers. Some people may find the cutscenes excessive, others may find them too few; you will find disparity amongst all game receptions. And comparing it to skyrim is pointless, they are very different titles, with different redeeming factor which make them enjoyable.

"Seriously, FF reviews are becoming the joke of the videogame industry". This is a gross exaggeration, Both XIII and XIII-2 have a metacritic average of 80, which sits nicely with your favoured IGN score. Most of the negativity towards recent titles comes from polarised fans and the association of the mediocre spin off titles.

I wish all the fans of the recent titles would stop feeling sorry for themselves and just be happy that they enjoy the games. I liked XIII and enjoyed the XIII-2 demo, i just wish all games were reviewed as honestly as these titles are.