Preference of plot device then! I as I said previously, gameplay is very addictive after you get over the very long ass prologue. And good news, my friend just told me the story does get better!

I couldn't disagree more. IMO if you read the datalogs it all makes sense. There was a certain time where i was lost, but less than 10 minutes later a cutscene played and it all made sense.

The "story" is the biggest reason why i love this game, well not the story itself as i'm too early in, the world, the characters and the premise.

They probably expected a second play through for us to get the, "oh, now I understand what's going on".

My friend said the same thing (I even mention this on an earlier post) Read the datalog will help you enjoy the game a lot more and make everything easier to understand. To which I said 'grrrrr' and hanged up.

I will read the datalog, but the fact that I had to in the first place irritates me.

And btw, I don't hate all the caste, I dislike Snow / Hope and HATE HATE HATE VANILLE. I don't mind Lightning, but so far, the stand out HAS to be Sazh. I find much to my suprise that I like him a lot, he has the best lines, he can be funny but also serious as the plot demands and still act in a believable fashion, he has nice speech pattern that doesn't feel forced or scripted and that accent is just so daaaaaaaaamn in awwwshume.

Oh and Fang's quasi - Australian/British/American accent is damn smoking sexy.

Mines on my desk now... when i get home im gonna play...


its my 3rd JRPG

1) Blue dragon - bit simple but still amazing

2) lost odyssey - one of the best games ive played

next is FF13.... will i love it? i hope so....ive watched my best friend play the others.. i played 8 for a bit and got very bored... ive got a feeling im going to love 13 tho.

fingers crossed ah?

Lol...

indeed not reading the datalog might get you to misunderstand things...
Next time be wise to make a remark about not putting any effort into the game.

The story is exceptionally well explained, and very clear for the first few chapters. I really don't know how you can say stuff like that.

damn man, I'm sorry those are you first impressions!!! Hope the game grows on you!!! Maybe I just knew all the terms you are talking about because I was caught up in the pre-game hype.

That's the problem with Final Fantasy games.  They mostly do it the opposite.  Try to 'draw you in' with a long build up and entended cutscenes in the beginning that don't really tie into the story or the characters.  It isn't really until about 5-10 hours in that you understand what's going on.  And from the sounds of many peoples complaints, not only is that the same in FFXIII, but you have a very linear and controlling gameplay aspect to deal with as well, making both the story and gameplay dry for the first 5+ hours.

At least with previous Final Fantasy games, either the story or gameplay drew you in.  If one or the other isn't strong in FFXIII...there's a problem.  No matter how good the graphics are, people will get bored.  Heck, I remember thesame thing happened to me with Suikoden V.  I was a MASSIVE Suikoden fan, but the game had this 10-15 hour prologue with hardly any gameplay and one of the most boring and predictable stories you can imagine.

Not reading a datalog is considered not putting any effort? I'm not sure about you but generally when I play game I tend to want to play the game first and not go over a database / encylopedia over definition and back story.

If the document actually pertains to the plot then sure I'll read it. But if its just a dry facts explaining a concept within the game then it shouldn't be something that is needed critically. It should rather be supplimenting reading not compulsory for the enjoyment of the game :(

Anways, rants over, its not a bad game, and the story is certainly not horrible, I just felt kinda let down a little I guess...

the plot unfolds as continue playing and in the end you understand everything9i think i have already understood how it will end) I am in chapter 8