I'm not at all surprised, this will be one of those FF's that you either love or hate, like a few other before it and a few domestic reviewers have shot it utterly to pieces as well.
I have a feeling I'll like it myself though so it doesn't really matter in the end for me!

FFXIII is a casual FF game dumbed down so it appeals more to a wider audience and maximise on sales. Main story: 20 hours of boring game play at the start and only 5 hours of fun game play towards the end of the game.

Reviewers/critics have the right to express their opinion on the game.

Indeed, like they did to ME 2 then. I'll have to actually play FFXIII to make up my mind though, I have played one bad one before (X-2).

That sucks that its going to be very linear. It wont be better than FF12 but I'll still buy it because White Knight Chronicles was a monumental disappointment.

Last Rebellion, White Knight Chronicles, The Last Remnant, Infinite Undiscovery, Blue Dragon, a long list of JRPGs failing to deliver this generation. The reviewers give games low scores to save us gamers the pain from playing through them. God bless the game reviewers.

Now add Final Fantasy XIII to that ever growing list.

i hate you Huya. xD

HD JRPGs reviewed by EDGE so far...

• Enchanted Arms (360) 6
• Phantasy Star universe (360) 6
• Blue Dragon (360) 6
• Folklore (PS3) 5
• Eternal Sonata (360) 7
• Lost Odyssey (360) 7
• Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (PS3) 8
• Infinite Undiscovery (360) 6
• Tales of Vesperia (360) 8
• Valkyria Chronicles (PS3) 7
• The Last Remnant (360) 5
• Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (360) 4
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope (360) 5
• Magna Carta II (360) 4
• Demons' Souls (PS3) 9
• Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, 360) 5

Enchanted Arms>Final Fantasy XIII lol

Enchanted Arms was awesome :P!