GR writes: "The game is extremely linear, even more linear than Final Fantasy X. Apart from the occasional side quests and the opportunity to go monster hunting towards the end of the game, just like in the tenth installment of the series, Final Fantasy XIII is more or less a single corridor from start to finish. The enemies can be seen while you run around, just like in Final Fantasy XII, but since the environments are often so small it's not like you get the option to dodge them very often. This linearity is hidden by the fact that you get to follow different team configurations throughout the story and the sense of wanting to know what happens next every time you are forced to change characters."
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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
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I think it's weird that 13 is getting such mixed reviews and 12 got so many great reviews. In my opinion 12 was by far the worst in the series.
people below. whatever..
i got FF8 and am still playing it on PSP go.
i played FF7, (PS1) FF8, (PS1 and PSP Go) FF10, (PS2) FF12 (PS2)
I have no interests in FF13...
Square Enix hasn't made one good game this generation.
Can you read?
He said that Microsoft is the blame is the poor reviews, yes this is the blame from Microsoft because Microsoft paid reviewers for this.
But also All multiplatform is far behind in game development in QUALITY if we compare with the PS3 exclusive first party studio's, also this is the blame for Microsoft because if those developers make his game far superior for the PS3, than had Microsoft has big problems and that's why Microsoft paid them to look almost the same.
I'm 20 hours in and thoroughly enjoying it... eff these reviewers, their not gamers... they don't delve. I'm sidequesting my face off.
Dikc Farmers.. all of them.