I'm torn. On pure faults XIII is probably the most disappointing AAA games of the last generation. It has atrocious level design, the combat is poorly thought out, the script has some good ideas, but is poorly executed precisely when it needs to be at its best.
The only two things really in XIII's favor are that it looks pretty and that it tried hard. REALLY hard.
I actually did kinda like XIII-2. The enemy design was still lackluster, but the script and level design were tolerable at worst, if a bit annoying.
And then there's Lightning Returns. I know I shouldn't judge based on the demo, but this looks to be a TERRIBLE game. For starters, who thought Light WALKING in a fight was a good idea?
I have to say NO. I do kinda like the games as bargain-bin fodder and they do have some good ideas...but they aren't actually that good.
