FF 13 - I want to like it with all my heart..

Topic creator you read my mind (Edit: you liked the music...I despise the music more than you could imagine so I agree on the other stuff :P). Square really want those extra clams from US gamers....apparently they like linear RPGs with ultra simplistic gameplay.

Such a sad generation for me...two of my favorite series, Silent Hill and Final Fantasy are in big trouble it seems.

Once you get to Chapter 11, things get a LOT harder. There will be monsters that one shot you if ur not paying attention. The other Final Fantasy games i've played have been FF7, FF8, FFX, FF12. I can honestly say this is the hardest of the bunch.

Once you get to Chapter 11, things get a LOT harder. There will be monsters that one shot you if ur not paying attention. The other Final Fantasy games i've played have been FF7, FF8, FFX, FF12. I can honestly say this is the hardest of the bunch.

Gorcman

Once you get to Chapter 11, things get a LOT harder. There will be monsters that one shot you if ur not paying attention. The other Final Fantasy games i've played have been FF7, FF8, FFX, FF12. I can honestly say this is the hardest of the bunch.

Gorcman

Same...

The characteres are godawful/terrible(WTF is that blue haired thing from NORA), and the story so far is dumb like never before. SARA! Ragnarock, We are heroes, focusbla bla bla...

I get the feeling that Square-Enix startes FFXIII and didnt know what to do with it, they made nice GFX but lost everything else.

Ok, i'll heal you then...

it is to be expected that one of the characters of the group will be annoying to someone, it's a JRPG afterall. For me it's Hope, mainly because the writing seems as confused about what they want to illustrate as he supposedly is. For you it's Snow, for others Vanille.

The easy fights, i 've played 3 hours so far and yes they are easier than expected, but since i read that this game goes up to 30-40 hours, you cannot expect them to throw at you difficult battles until the 10 hour mark, as this might turn several people away. There is about a hundred great games out thereready to provide a higher quotient of achievement, than any turn-based RPG.

About the plot, it is obscure at the beginning,especially if yourefused to read any spoilers like i did, but the stakes are high if you come to see yourself as a part of the group because as far as they know they are doomed and not know much about what to do about it. It's not such a bad beginning. For us!

The easy fights, i 've played 3 hours so far and yes they are easier than expected, but since i read that this game goes up to 30-40 hours, you cannot expect them to throw at you difficult battles until the 10 hour mark, as this might turn several people away. There is about a hundred great games out thereready to provide a higher quotient of achievement, than any turn-based RPG!

dimis_

its not that super easy, you can die even about 2.5 hours in if you're not careful. Most final fantasy games are completely 100 percent easy until 5 hours in. For instance, the first boss in 13 actually required some thinking, it was easy but you had to actually do something other than bash x.

its not that super easy, you can die even about 2.5 hours in if you're not careful. Most final fantasy games are completely 100 percent easy until 5 hours in. For instance, the first boss in 13 actually required some thinking, it was easy but you had to actually do something other than bash x.

kevy619

I'm on chapter 10... I just avoid random fights now since a) they are tedious and repetitive, and b) they are still so freaking easy (just longer than they should be)... I just get the feeling the combat system was built without this stagger stuff in mind and they added it in later on to draw out encounters. When I saw the Team Xbox review of 5, I thought how could they be serious? But lo and behold I find myself tending to agree.

I'm yet to encounter a single boss that mad me think omfg I'm screwed (I still remember the trouble I had with Seymour on Gagazet)...not only that, since there is no fear of your opponent, there's no sense of victory. You just feel like you've completed and obligatory piece of the story and move on to the next linear corridor.

I keep playing it because there have been some incredible games in the Final Fantasy series and I owe it that much, but it'll take something special for me to think of this series in the same light again after this.

this game was (like most) my most anticipated title on the PS3...surely that would deserve a day one purchase, but it's not in my library yet. i'm going to hold out for FF13vs.threads, like this one, have kept me from purchasing this game.

The easy fights, i 've played 3 hours so far and yes they are easier than expected, but since i read that this game goes up to 30-40 hours, you cannot expect them to throw at you difficult battles until the 10 hour mark, as this might turn several people away. There is about a hundred great games out thereready to provide a higher quotient of achievement, than any turn-based RPG!

[QUOTE="kevy619"]

its not that super easy, you can die even about 2.5 hours in if you're not careful. Most final fantasy games are completely 100 percent easy until 5 hours in. For instance, the first boss in 13 actually required some thinking, it was easy but you had to actually do something other than bash x.

TheEldestGod

its not that super easy, you can die even about 2.5 hours in if you're not careful. Most final fantasy games are completely 100 percent easy until 5 hours in. For instance, the first boss in 13 actually required some thinking, it was easy but you had to actually do something other than bash x.

kevy619

its not that super easy, you can die even about 2.5 hours in if you're not careful. Most final fantasy games are completely 100 percent easy until 5 hours in. For instance, the first boss in 13 actually required some thinking, it was easy but you had to actually do something other than bash x.

kevy619

I'm on chapter 10... I just avoid random fights now since a) they are tedious and repetitive, and b) they are still so freaking easy (just longer than they should be)... I just get the feeling the combat system was built without this stagger stuff in mind and they added it in later on to draw out encounters. When I saw the Team Xbox review of 5, I thought how could they be serious? But lo and behold I find myself tending to agree.

I'm yet to encounter a single boss that mad me think omfg I'm screwed (I still remember the trouble I had with Seymour on Gagazet)...not only that, since there is no fear of your opponent, there's no sense of victory. You just feel like you've completed and obligatory piece of the story and move on to the next linear corridor.

I keep playing it because there have been some incredible games in the Final Fantasy series and I owe it that much, but it'll take something special for me to think of this series in the same light again after this.

Maersyndel

I think the reason some people say it's hard, and some say it's easy, is for two reasons. Experience playing Final Fantasy games (in general) Experience points of Final Fantasy game characters (Final Fantasy XIII, battle and upgrade system). The game starts off pretty easy but as time goes on, if you're not upgraded it will take like a year to kill a regular appearing foe. The enemy are very strong as a matter of fact. It's just how you're playing the game.GalufUndies

You do notice that in Final Fantasy games when your killed during a boss battle time, after time, after time, you gotta go and level up your characters and their weapons and etc. That's like the #1 rule in all RPG's!!!email2003

[QUOTE="GalufUndies"]I think the reason some people say it's hard, and some say it's easy, is for two reasons. Experience playing Final Fantasy games (in general) Experience points of Final Fantasy game characters (Final Fantasy XIII, battle and upgrade system). The game starts off pretty easy but as time goes on, if you're not upgraded it will take like a year to kill a regular appearing foe. The enemy are very strong as a matter of fact. It's just how you're playing the game.TheEldestGod

lol seriously ... i do kill everything and level and stuff ... but hell backtracking to overboost your characters ...

it's like waiting to be level 99 before leaving midgar in ff7. It kind of overcomes the purpose of fighting imo ... on the other hand i heard someone say once ... only fights you know you'll win.

i had to retry both eidolon fights ... my fighting style in rpgs is usually en endurance fight cause i don't powerlevel, so i usually buy a ton of mana hp items and plans heals accordingly.

I also like to have time to think my movves over, i'm a chess player type of gamer.

I fumbled bigtime on a fight in the wasteland too. got blown to bits by 3 bombs o_O. decided to equip ember rings afterwards o_O

And i don't consider myself a bad player (i did after all plat demon's soul wich is considered by some to be kinda hard).

My petpeeves with this game:

buying components gives no indication as to about how many you for an upgrade, same goes when upgrading getting at least a small affinity indicator between component and equipment would've been nice.

choosing a slower atb in the settings doesn't ajust the time requirement for star so i felt kinda obligated to stay with the faster one. I mean why give me the choice if your gonna scre.w me over for choosing o_O.

no indication as to what role lvl actually levels o_O.

the game is good so far, the story is still a bit complicated for me, I just wish theres an option to make the camera keep still during battlesjohnlennon28

FFXIII is great! I have loved every minute of it so far. I haven't been able to play too much though, only 5 hours in. I don't find it a problem, but I can see the linearity upsetting people due to the "tradition" and the expectations that SE has built for itself with FF games. But I guess everyone has their preferences. When I think about linearity and this game, I find that it makes sense. If you were trying to save someone you loved, would you mess around in some random town and talk to some random person sitting in an alley? I feel these characters have goals and the game makes you accomplish these goals. It is kinda hard to believe when you are trying to save the world that you can visit every town and talk to every random person about the weather. But of course it is just a game. :?

Anyways, hope you have fun or find the fun in this game!

Ok, i'll heal you then...

it is to be expected that one of the characters of the group will be annoying to someone, it's a JRPG afterall. For me it's Hope, mainly because the writing seems as confused about what they want to illustrate as he supposedly is. For you it's Snow, for others Vanille.

The easy fights, i 've played 3 hours so far and yes they are easier than expected, but since i read that this game goes up to 30-40 hours, you cannot expect them to throw at you difficult battles until the 10 hour mark, as this might turn several people away. There is about a hundred great games out thereready to provide a higher quotient of achievement, than any turn-based RPG.

About the plot, it is obscure at the beginning,especially if yourefused to read any spoilers like i did, but the stakes are high if you come to see yourself as a part of the group because as far as they know they are doomed and not know much about what to do about it. It's not such a bad beginning. For us!