How it all went downhill for Square Enix with the FFXIII Trilogy.
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Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."
FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.
I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.
I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.
i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.
i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.
but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.
but i like 13-2 more :)
i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy
XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!
I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.
Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5
Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."
"The Final Fantasy XIII series was released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One"
Aaaaand credibility's gone.
If it never achieved fame, why are we still talking about it when it came out years ago?
Not saying they're the best games ever, but famous they certainly are.
Because the first one was linear, even though it made sense because of the story. Then 13-2 came out and did everything 13 tried to do, but did it even better and fixed the linearity, but unfortunately those who didn't like 13 just assumed it was the same game and swore the series off.
Lightning Returns was okay imo, I liked the side quests more than the main game, and it didn't help that the game felt and looked rushed as there were areas in the game that looked like a PS2 game, areas in the game that looked like a PS3 game, and areas and enemies in the game that had PSP level of graphics.
It also doesn't help the fact that the 13 games seemed harder to a lot of people due to the planning and understanding of the new Paradigm system. You needed to have build/team synergy (which I loved) to beat enemies by exploiting their weaknesses and maxing out the stagger bar to get optimal damage.
I also thought Caius was a great antagonist and imo was a better one than people make Sephiroth out to be. I also think the FF13 series has arguably one of the best video game soundtracks of all time.
The thing is that Square was going downhill before FF13.