FFXIII directer Motomu Toriyama intends to keep the series story driven
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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.
Gotta take off the nostalgia glasses. It's the worst FF. Shiva as a bike, I mean come on.
Shiva as a bike is strange but saying FFXIII is the worst FF is not at all a fact, that's simply your opinion.
When I got my series X a year ago, I bought FF13 for nostalgia reasons but ended up being disappointed. When I first played it around the time it launched, I didn't have a lot of experience with final fantasy games, so I enjoyed it. Fast forward to when I played it again, I found that the game had many unnecessary filler moments instead of just giving us meaningful content.
The game is also very linear and a quote on the article said it best. "It is like a sewage pipe that leads to the ocean until it opens up on Grand Pulse."
The story didn't make much sense either and I believe it is my mistake as I played the FF7 remake on PS5 prior which is a night and day difference in terms of pacing, storytelling and likeable characters even though cloud is aloof.
Probably was a mistake to play any of the golden era FFs first (e.g. FF6 through FF10), it makes it harder to enjoy some of the FFs that aren't as good. I think FF12 was where major issues with the series started becoming apparent, and it just got worse from there.
I didn't really care for it that much, the only saving grace was that it had a better story than 15 (overall it was better than 15) and possibly 12, and even then, you had to read some of it through primers, like reading a book. Plus the battle system was reasonably fun for what it was, even if it was more the spectacle that was exciting for me (e.g. summoning). And to be fair, the 13 trilogy got better with every games, I still don't like Snow though.
Ff13 is only good if you haven't played a ff before, or any other games that are decent for that matter.
It is in fact no way the best Final Fantasy game, it's one of the worst
Linear corridors, Cutscene, Fight, Cutscene...rinse and repeat
Dialogue and characters are pretty bad, especially Lightning as the main FF hero, they literally said they tried to make a "Female Cloud" and they failed.
Story was pretty awful
I could go on
I think the only alright thing that came from the game was the music.
That's not a fact that's your personal opinion. The game sold 11 million copies between its 2009 release up until 2014 including critically reviewed as an 8 out of 10 or an 80 out of 100. The game does have some issues but it's not at all a fact as one of the worst FF games.
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
Xbox kinda did. Besides the video files of course which are still best on PS3 due to bluray.
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."
Fire him, let someone else direct it.
whats wrong with having a story driven game???
arny you are so blind everyone knows action games are better than boring story driven games
Just copy the Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 6 designs. You need freedom in the context of progressing the story. If you allow COMPLETE freedom like GTA games, you lose the emotional attachment to the characters. If they are too linear (FFXIII) you lose the sense of Adventure and Mystery. Speaking of Mystery, Stop giving us the modern quest system! "Go here, Do X, Follow the arrow". There is no Mystery in that. Instead, use some of the older, principals, where hints were made, but never spelled out.
One more thing, Give us some interesting characters. Stop trying to comform everything to the mainstream and gather more female, young, old, everyone players. Just make great games.
Lastly, I skipped FFXIII and will not purchase it at all. Since FFX, i noticed the FF franchise heading in a very bad direction, but I stuck it out. FFXII had some neat aspects to it, it was more explorable then FFX, but the characters and questing was over the top CLICHE. Some argue about the new battle system, but it was neither a positive nor negative for me, it was just meh. I'd proably be more happy with a FFX-2 Battle system.
I hope FF14 actually returns to the roots like in the older FInal Fantasies.
ONE LAST THING: Allowing TOO MUCh customization also loses the attachment from the player. I don't want every single character to have the ability to be like every single OTHER character. That completey defeats the purpose of their ROLE in the story. If you have a BARRET or a TIFA, they should be defined by the designer. Give us the customization of Upgrading, but not of Building them 100% custom, you lose the Emotional Attachment.
If you fail again, I will fund my own RPG studio and will begin to develop 2D games with HD sprites. Don't make me do it, cause I will stay with the traditional Fanbase. They will collect my games, like I have done with yours.
So very dissapointing....
Being story driven isn't the problem with FFXIII. Lacking gameplay and immersion is the problem.
What is the point of laboriously and painstakingly creating a big beautiful and intriguing world when all that the gameplay allows you to do is run along a straight and narrow path that so utterly and completely alienates you from the wondrous world seen in the cinematics?
My view that Japanese software developers are losing their edge has been fortified by FFXIII. They are now so indulgent with telling their long contrived and formulaic stories through admittedly stunning cinematics that they have relegated the gaming element all the way to the end of the queue. Look at MGS4 and FFXIII, probably the biggest game franchises from the Japan, and you know 80% of development time and budget must have gone into cinematics and script, leaving little innovation, creativity or just plain attention to gameplay elements.
Strip Uncharted or Dragon Age of all the cinematics and you will still have a thoroughly enjoyable, immersive and fun game. Strip MGS4 or FFXIII of cinematics and you have something very bland and boring.