Ok, so I'm new here.  Or rather, I've been visiting for a while and the constant whining about E3 finally made me sign up and post.

It's safe to say that my favorite genre of video games is RPGs.  Theres not quite the gap that there used to be, but it's still my favorite.  That being said..I've lost all faith in Square Enix - as of a few years ago - and still don't understand the hype behind FF13.  The only thing I can give SE credit for is coming up with new concepts and ways to play the games.  Which is great..unless you completely change the formula that made the games popular.  To me, the past few Final Fantasy games are doing nothing but dragging the name in the mud..they aren't Final Fantasy.  Call me old fashion, but no FF game has come close to as good as FFVII..and it was turn-based.  Not only that, they had a good system for it where although it was turn-based, gameplay didn't stop..monsters would still attack when they could even if you didn't.  Granted, I wasn't impressed with FFX-2 and the whole class changing idea, but I thought it was really creative.  I'm still trying really really hard to figure out why so many people liked FFXII.

My question is..they're on number 13..why not slow down the franchise and use all these new ideas on new games?  That way they could continually put out FFVII quality Final Fantasy games and stop remodeling the face of the franchise. Do they think people play Final Fantasy because of its name?  I for one didn't..I played because I was a huge Square fan back in the day of Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, Crono Trigger - hell you could even say Illusion of Gaia even though it was Enix before they merged.

I could care less whether FFXIII is exclusive or not, or to what extent.  I won't even waste my time downloading a demo if they give one, because as far as I'm concerned they don't appreciate what made them who they are anymore.  And that's a big hit for me being that RPG's are my favorite genre.  Hell, A few years ago I even applied for a job with them..now they can diaf for all I care. (totally not a threat, just a gesture of strong disinterest)

Before you think I'm just some PS3 fanboy - I own a 60gb PS3 and an XBOX360 elite.  I do prefer the PS3 - by far - but you could say I'm into game development..in otherwords, I know a good game when I see it, regardless of console.  I just happen to like the disc-based games a little more on PS3, and the PS3 Store games are normally way WAY better than anything you can get on XBLA..like space giraffe?  Come on..SPACE GIRAFFE?  If I ever saw such a crappy game on PS3 store, I'd sh*t a brick.

people do play the game for name btw. I've liked them all though.

i can safely say that i dont give a rats ass about FFXIII going to the 360, i have never played a FF game and i doubt i ever will as it has next to no appeal to me.

I was cool with your post until you said the games on PSN were better than XBLA. I have to massively disagree. Sony is by far the laziest of the three console makers when it comes to providing downloadable games to customers. By far.

Two years time and we will all get to play FF XIII. Hopefully it is worth the wait.

FF9 was the last decent one IMHO, the rest of FF were a borefest..

so idc for it and never will

I'm not sure what's more pathetic: Someone who cringes at the thought of an owner of a different console enjoying a game on their console or someone who is so amazingly narrow minded that they will completely write off a game before they ever even have any real information about it.

 Just because XBLA comes out with more titles doesn't mean anything.  The quality of the games is what matters.  And you have to understand that I include titles like GT5 Prologue and Warhawk..you may consider them disc-based, I consider them download games.  And what XBLA game can come close to either of those?  Seriously..?  I'll wait all day for you to answer that one.

 Oh I'm not writing it off.  I'm not saying its going to be a bad game.  I'm saying I'm done with SE and all their new ideas.  FFXIII could turn out to be amazing - and if so, its unfortunate that I'll miss that.  I just can't jump back on their bandwagon for one game when the next is going to turn me off again completely.  And if the next doesn't, the one after surely will.

How the only thing I see is ports and very simple games on XBL while Sony is putting current developped games on it.