Xboxist writes:
"Despite the hype surrounding Square Enix's new magnum opus, it isn't all kittens and rainbows in Final Fantasy XIII. Even the most ardent fanboy must admit that the game has some annoying flaws that keep it from being perfect. If you aren't quite ready to accept that the game is less than a masterpiece, perhaps you should check out the extensive list of things we loved about FFXIII. For those of you with cynical hearts and critical eyes, here is our run down of the things that we totally hated in this sorry excuse for an entry in the Final Fantasy series."
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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."
Interesting that an Xbox site is recommending that people buy the PS3 version if they can... finally some honesty in games reporting.
Kudos for the author. It's refreshing to see not biased articles among this cr*p media tries to feed us with.
In the article I'd exchange towns with lacking storyline. Once chars forget there are people being murdered all around and laugh like nothing happened, sometimes chars float off in retrospection like in movies from 70's, throw really lame jokes. Some character development is artificial and hardly believeable. And that's just tip of an iceberg...
Vanille actually doesn't annoy me as much as she seems to annoy everyone else. I find Snow more annoying than Vanille. Maybe that will change as the game progresses but 3 hours in she doesn't bother me all that much.
i always like ffx because of the towns/story/characters. the amount of information leaked out on this game has changed my mind on buying this ffx13. i am glad i have better ps3 games to tide me over until the next AAA game. i might rent this game somewhere down the line...
Fran was the greatest VO I've ever heard in a game. Her voice was astonishing.Incredibly original. I was hoping they would have used something on that level of originality with Vanille's voice. Although Vanille's voice can be a bit much at times, I appreciate that they didn't go completely Americanized with it. The worst thing in a Japanese translation to English is having American sounding people. It just doesn't fit the theme of the product. My biggest gripe to date with this was Cloud in Advent Children. I hated his voice completely enough to ruin the movie for me.
I think Evanna Lynch would've been the perfect person for Vanille's voice.