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I've never played a FF game before (nor any JRPG aside from the first Dark Cloud), but I will definitely be picking this game up!

Looks like something crazy is going on in the last pic.

LordTheNightKnight said: twesterm said: They look pretty but SE is going to have a lot of trouble getting the bad taste the previous FF games have left in my mouth. Fixed. How you feel about a game does not mean the developer is ashamed of it. Bad sales would make the company ashamed, and that is clearly not the case.

 You mayhave loved XII, XI, and X, but those games weren't widely liked.  XII may have sold well but a lot of people actually didn't like it (myself included).  Even if FFXIII came to the 360 (not saying it will or even hinting it will) or if I had a PS3 I probably wouldn't bother with XIII.  I know without a doubt I'm not alone in thinking this, the FF series has been seriously going downhill for a long time now.  They are turning into lame movies and less so games that are actually trying to tell a story.

twesterm said: LordTheNightKnight said: twesterm said: They look pretty but SE is going to have a lot of trouble getting the bad taste the previous FF games have left in my mouth. Fixed. How you feel about a game does not mean the developer is ashamed of it. Bad sales would make the company ashamed, and that is clearly not the case. You mayhave loved XII, XI, and X, but those games weren't widely liked. XII may have sold well but a lot of people actually didn't like it (myself included). Even if FFXIII came to the 360 (not saying it will or even hinting it will) or if I had a PS3 I probably wouldn't bother with XIII. I know without a doubt I'm not alone in thinking this, the FF series has been seriously going downhill for a long time now. They are turning into lame movies and less so games that are actually trying to tell a story.

I'll ditto Twesterm's opinion.  Once the initial hype blew over, X was less than well received by myself and friends.  I know no one who liked X-2.  Period.  I know one person who liked XI, a strange person but one entitled to his opinion.  And XII is much akin to X.  Looked promising at first, but failed to impress in the long run.

The people I know aren't the mass public and as such don't represent it, but Twesterm's comments are fair.

If Squeenix could return to the glory days of Square Soft, I think everyone would be pleased.  As of now however, things are looking quite depressing for an old favorite of mine.

Holy s**t. those pics look amazing! I am definitely buying this on day one.

Wasn't X like the fav. in Japan? Though, yes I must admit FFXII didn't sit so well w/ me and I think it pretty much had to do w/ the unsatisfying battle system (techniques, magic, and summons were too downgraded for my tastes). Otherwise, I really liked the graphics, huge worlds, excellent writing and voice acting, and I even liked the more realistic(compared to previous FFs) storyline. FFXIII looks like it will have a very exciting battle system so I am very psyched for it.

EDIT: And only two and four are new to me and they look like CGI. However, they did show some real-time before, no?

twesterm said: LordTheNightKnight said: twesterm said: They look pretty but SE is going to have a lot of trouble getting the bad taste the previous FF games have left in my mouth. Fixed. How you feel about a game does not mean the developer is ashamed of it. Bad sales would make the company ashamed, and that is clearly not the case.  You mayhave loved XII, XI, and X, but those games weren't widely liked.  XII may have sold well but a lot of people actually didn't like it (myself included).  Even if FFXIII came to the 360 (not saying it will or even hinting it will) or if I had a PS3 I probably wouldn't bother with XIII.  I know without a doubt I'm not alone in thinking this, the FF series has been seriously going downhill for a long time now.  They are turning into lame movies and less so games that are actually trying to tell a story.

Not widely liked? Maybe FF 12, i did not sell very well, but FF 10 did quite well and i really liked it

Personally i didnt like FF 9, vivi was awsome though, but still 7 8 and 10 are my favorites

its all opinion

Words Of Wisdom said: twesterm said: LordTheNightKnight said: twesterm said: They look pretty but SE is going to have a lot of trouble getting the bad taste the previous FF games have left in my mouth. Fixed. How you feel about a game does not mean the developer is ashamed of it. Bad sales would make the company ashamed, and that is clearly not the case. You mayhave loved XII, XI, and X, but those games weren't widely liked. XII may have sold well but a lot of people actually didn't like it (myself included). Even if FFXIII came to the 360 (not saying it will or even hinting it will) or if I had a PS3 I probably wouldn't bother with XIII. I know without a doubt I'm not alone in thinking this, the FF series has been seriously going downhill for a long time now. They are turning into lame movies and less so games that are actually trying to tell a story. I'll ditto Twesterm's opinion.  Once the initial hype blew over, X was less than well received by myself and friends.  I know no one who liked X-2.  Period.  I know one person who liked XI, a strange person but one entitled to his opinion.  And XII is much akin to X.  Looked promising at first, but failed to impress in the long run. The people I know aren't the mass public and as such don't represent it, but Twesterm's comments are fair. If Squeenix could return to the glory days of Square Soft, I think everyone would be pleased.  As of now however, things are looking quite depressing for an old favorite of mine.

His comments are fair, but its still only his opinion, personally me and alot of people i know really liked 10

Lost tears of Kain said: twesterm said: LordTheNightKnight said: twesterm said: They look pretty but SE is going to have a lot of trouble getting the bad taste the previous FF games have left in my mouth. Fixed. How you feel about a game does not mean the developer is ashamed of it. Bad sales would make the company ashamed, and that is clearly not the case. You mayhave loved XII, XI, and X, but those games weren't widely liked. XII may have sold well but a lot of people actually didn't like it (myself included). Even if FFXIII came to the 360 (not saying it will or even hinting it will) or if I had a PS3 I probably wouldn't bother with XIII. I know without a doubt I'm not alone in thinking this, the FF series has been seriously going downhill for a long time now. They are turning into lame movies and less so games that are actually trying to tell a story. Not widely liked? Maybe FF 12, i did not sell very well, but FF 10 did quite well and i really liked it Personally i didnt like FF 9, vivi was awsome though, but still 7 8 and 10 are my favorites its all opinion

 

I had to force myself to play through X X-2 and VIII I absolutely hated them felt they had lost the entier spirit of the series. VII was good but I saw it coming the shift from the old school to this new crap. IX was a total throw back and I adored it, if you didn't play some of the first FF games you would never understand IX, my favorite since VI. I couldn't even finish X-2 XII and VIII and I doubt I'll be picking up XIII. I was a hardcore fan but they just left me sick to my stomach looking that my favorite game for it's ground breaking stories and character development turn into a fancy light show with as many CG effects as they can cram into it and a star wars sound track.

Wow those shots look really good.