Pokemon Diamond has:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/product-reviews/B000HIDYOY/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Dragon Quest 9 has:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/product-reviews/B000LXD7HO/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Final Fantasy XIII has:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/product-reviews/B000FNQXEO/ref=pd_ts_vg_2_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Anyone see any relation?

Aarrgh... reading those comments gave me flashbacks of FFX. I finished it - but only because I hate to not finish games, and I wish it could have ended 10hrs sooner (was so happy when it was over).

Why do I find it ironic that with all this tech, space, graphics... all we seem to be getting is even more in terms of cutscenes?

This.

Millions of people would commit public sudoku.

Yeah, Bioware already made a JRPG. It's called Sonic Chronicles. Maybe you've heard of it? No? Oh... well then.


I think Bioware should stick to making western RPGs. (For the PC!!) Dragon Age is the most all-around enjoyable RPG I've played in years. Maybe a decade.

FFVIII was horrible.

/runs

Final Fantasy XIII the videogame equivalent of a Michael Bay film?

After reading more reviews, I've come to the conclusion that FFXIII = FFX. It you loved FFX (like I did) then you will most likely love FFXIII (it makes sense since FFXIII is pretty much made by the same team as FFX). If you hated FFX, then most likely you will hate FFXIII as well. I mean, its the same thing. FFX was pretty much linear until you got the Zanarkand (that is like half way through the game) and FFX was filled with alot of cutscenes. But the biggest problem people seem to be having with FFXIII is that its not a rpg-like rpg (like that famitsu reviewer said). There are hardly any towns, there is no leveling up, all the shopping is done at saving points, only 8 items are usable in combat, you can only upgrade weapons (not buy them in shops like you do in most rpgs). FFXIII is more akin to an action-adventure game (kinda like Metal Gear Solid) then an actual rpg. Hardcore, Old-School and and FF veteran rpg gamers will most likely be turned off by FFXIII if you expect it to have the foundations of most other rpgs. All in all, FFXIII is different from the average rpg (maybe alittle too different) and that seems to be the problem fans are having with FFXIII.

All the impressions on neogaf are positive. But amazon reviews are a much better indication of course, they scored DQIX a 2/5 after all.