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Nem on 12 January 2014
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BasilZero said:
Nem said:


What a laugh. The strategy is that you have to watch wich skills/spells to use and manage your MP or resources and kill enemies in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Its nothing like what FFXIII has. 

And serirously, im not talking absolutes but near absolutes. Bosses werent that different. You just had to change to a healing paradigm to heal the damage. Woot look at the total of 2 strategies. Heavy stuff!

Look guys, its best to agree to disagree. You think the game isnt terrible, but i had a terrible time with it (and i wasnt the only one) and i was really really trying to like it. Its just a dull game. Some people have higher tolerance to dullness and grinding than others have. I just assume you guys have a higher tolerance to it, so you can find some enjoyment in it. Thats all there is here.

Saying im a hater is also a poor atempt at trying to overthrow my arguments. I dont hate it, i dislike bad games. Wich i think is common to everyone.


But you failed numerous times to explain why you think the FFXIII battle system is boring compared to the previous FF games. You mentioned it being  horrible and putting you to sleep but you dont even explain the aspects - and you seriously expect to walk way without being called a hater?

You made one good point now, the use of MP since it doesnt exist in FFXIII however FFXIII replaces MP with TP which is actually something that requires a bit more strategy since it is shared among the whole party unlike MP which is individual points for individual characters - TP is used for summons, certain spells such as Quake, Stopga, and certain other abilities - proof of it being the replacement is because in order to heal TP you need to use Ether or Elixir which was originally used for MP in previous games.

Managing resources, watching what skills and spells is exactly the same, etc is exactly the same as in previous games - the presentation is a bit different and it is much faster paced than previous games because it involves balance of support, defense, offense and comboing (i.e. to Stagger a enemy), you are also timed in doing battles as some battles offer achievements, rewards etc for defeating a enemy in a certain amount of time. Auto-Attacking 95% of the time will mean in all the boss battles you will have either been KO'd or spent about 30 minutes chipping away a enemy from a non-staggered status (boss battle wise at least).

You also mention grinding, I'm guessing you never played FF3 and FF5 which require heavy grinding especially if you want to get CP for class changes and abilities. FF6 requires grinding to learn the spells from espers, FFVII requires grinding from learning spells from materia, FFIX requires grinding to learn abilities from equipment, etc.

You keep stacking all these complaints but you dont even mention a legit con - one that is exclusive to FFXIII - I'm talking about combat of course. Not the general gameplay outside battle or the plot. You keep saying there's no strategy at all in FFXIII combat but that isnt true, I'm honestly starting to believe you didnt play FFXIII or at least didnt play long enough lol.

Edit: Since it doesnt seem like you played FFXIII or its sequel, I'll give some help for you in the form of a CON in FFXIII's combat system - You heal up fully after each battle.


Keep the lies coming. And by the way, i did explain, you just dont want to admit it.

I will make this really simple for you: 95% of the game > choose the auto-attack command > watch (repeat this cycle for dozens of hours as you progress through the linear corridors).

I know its difficult to understand, but ah well... I consider it grinding cause im doing the same thing over and over without any difference except when i fight a boss and i need to heal up. Wooptydoo!

I actually am quite fond of FFIII for the record. FFV i stopped before the last dungeon cause i didnt want to grind.But hey... my time with those games just vanished for the sake of your argument. Internet posts are the best!

FinalFantasyXIII said:
Nem said:
FinalFantasyXIII said:

Is it so bad to admit you enjoy a dull game? I am not afraid to say i enjoy the Dynasty Warriors games, but i understand why other people dont like them.


Still parroting the negative reviews.


You're cool and everything but do you have any real opinions?


What? Having the ability to like FFXIII is having an opinion? Dont make me laugh.