[QUOTE="zarshack"]

Spent a good 9 hours or so with the game since i got it today, its pretty damn good. combat is fun and i like the music, I'm loveing this game so far really...

hayato_

Final Fantasy X is my favorite FF ever:o

If you liked FF10, you will love this. FF10 is my favourite FF, and im loving FF13

[QUOTE="krato_sephiroth"]

[QUOTE="Texas2089"] If the Crystarium is anywhere near the size of the SG in FFX that's going to take quite a while to finish. That thing was HUGE :PTexas2089

There are different classes, and the crystarium seems to get bigger as you increase in level for the certain class. I actually really miss games which take alot of time to complete :)

Apparently it has lots of sidequests further on, so Im staying optomisticbj I hope this will be my first plat. though. As long as I get over 60 hours with the game, I'll be content.

[QUOTE="KittenWishes"]So FFXIII is just another average JRPG. Saw it coming a mile away.nervmeister

FF13 is nowhere near average( Its miles better than eternal sonata, which somehow got an 8.5 here).. If you're a jrpg fan, you MUST get it.. Fans of the series(especially 10) will enjoy it. Honestly, Im glad FF13 went to the 360. More fans can play it that way.

[QUOTE="krato_sephiroth"]

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

Some people don't have the ability to get harder platinums, so they might go for easier ones.

Texas2089

Ive had a breif look at the trophies, and they seem to have some difficult and some simple ones. You'll get alot by just finishing the game, but you need to pull off effort to get it(especially with things like completing the crystarium etc)

There are different classes, and the crystarium seems to get bigger as you increase in level for the certain class. I actually really miss games which take alot of time to complete :)

[QUOTE="siLVURcross"][QUOTE="Texas2089"]For those of you that have already played it, how hard is the game to Platinum? I really wanna try and get my first one on this.GreySeal9

Some people don't have the ability to get harder platinums, so they might go for easier ones.

Ive had a breif look at the trophies, and they seem to have some difficult and some simple ones. You'll get alot by just finishing the game, but you need to pull off effort to get it(especially with things like completing the crystarium etc)

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

If you'll read the reviews you'll notice common themes in their praises and their criticisms. The difference between the reviews is some of the reviews place more importance on things than others. Some reviews will say that it's linear, but thats okay because it works. Others will say that it's linear, but it has other redeeming features. And other reviews will say, its linear there is no point to this game whatsoever.

shinrabanshou

Some games and the stories within them are well suited to being "linear." Essentially it's like criticising Final Fantasy XIII for not being open world or having multiplayer or coop, things that don't fit the game at all really, instead of judging the game on its own merits.

The strength of Final Fantasy has always been on its epic stories presented with fantastic polish and the battle and upgrade systems you use to traverse the tale being told. By most accounts I've read so far this game does that as well as if not better than most Final Fantasies of yesteryear.

Some of the scores seem ludicrous. 5? Really? How on earth is this game averaging less than Final Fantasy X-2? :?

So sooo true.. This game must be linear to succeed. the game is very long, with a well thought out story, and it deserves alot more credit. Sometimes i wonder if fanboys are reviewing the game.

Honestly, the game is great. Fans of the series will mostly love it; newcomers might not appreciate it as much.

[QUOTE="krato_sephiroth"]

I just started playing the game, and I'm loving it so far. Vanille has a weird VA, but you get used to her and Snow is annoying( so far(only 3 hours in))

It is pretty linear, and reminds me of FF10 alot. The story is relatively original(compared to other FFs);and the battle system is fantastic in my opinion. Its good old turn-based with a few changes, very fast-paced.

If i were to judge the game over the first couple of hours, I'd give it a 9..

cons= vanille's VA is horrible,its like she's speaking 3 accents she's unfamiliar of at the same time.

honestly, if you liked ff10 this should be a must-buy...

2uneek4u

That sounds about right :p

I just started playing the game, and I'm loving it so far. Vanille has a weird VA, but you get used to her and Snow is annoying( so far(only 3 hours in))

It is pretty linear, and reminds me of FF10 alot. The story is relatively original(compared to other FFs);and the battle system is fantastic in my opinion. Its good old turn-based with a few changes, very fast-paced.

If i were to judge the game over the first couple of hours, I'd give it a 9..

cons= vanille's VA is horrible,its like she's speaking 3 accents she's unfamiliar of at the same time.

honestly, if you liked ff10 this should be a must-buy...

I just started playing the game, and I'm loving it so far. Vanille has a weird VA, but you get used to her and Snow is annoying( so far(only 3 hours in))

It is pretty linear, and reminds me of FF10 alot. The story is relatively original(compared to other FFs);and the battle system is fantastic in my opinion. Its good old turn-based with a few changes, very fast-paced.

If i were to judge the game over the first couple of hours, I'd give it a 9.

gamespot and gametrailers are the best reviewers in the business so ill count on them..i do disagree with the score in some gs reviews, but they hit the nail on the head with the actual content of the written review IMHO!

i dont expect this game to be any worse than the conduit, which they give an 8.6 to!!! The only reason people were excited for this is that its the first fully focused single player crystal chronicles..the video diaries looked real good, and the trailers looked fun...

just one question..I heard this game was made by the people who made ff9.Is that true?