OceansAndrew Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I guess I was wrong. I said this game would go down to $30 used in a month. It's been 2 months and still only at $40. I'll still play it, but I'm not that interested anymore. cool post bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khoregard Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I've beat FF13 and I'm working on the hunting missions now, 50 hours in. I can honestly say I haven't had this much fun in a FF game since 9, and no game has been this challenging since my first run through 8. (Damn you, third disc!!!) The paradigm system rules, imo. The thing I dislike is the return of the sphere grid via Crystarium. Considering the veritable horde of level up systems square has under their hood, I always felt the sphere grid was half baked at best. They must have known this, though, or they wouldn't have included gear levelling, too. Makes me thirsty for a racing RPG featuring standard transmission a la paradigm. You know what I mean. Oh yeah, and EXCELLENT soundtrack. Some of you brats need to realize without FATHER SQUARESOFT you wouldn't even have a leg to stand on comparing W/JRPGs. No respect for the elders. sheesh. THATS my two cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadcast Bowsette Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Khoregard your entire post makes me burst into tears, however, your Dr. Wily choices fill me with joy. I don't know how to feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyanCe Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 how bad can it be? >___> you'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriZm Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 game was pretty cool. post-game was the worst i've ever played, which is a shame since i figure many rpg players prolly are completionists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 how so? like, why was it so bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Some of you brats need to realize without FATHER SQUARESOFT you wouldn't even have a leg to stand on comparing W/JRPGs. No respect for the elders. sheesh. THATS my two cents. i dont know if you are serious or not are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "Hey guys, I want them to make Final Fantasy VII over and over again." "Hey guys, I thought this was shit, so obviously it MUST be shit!" That's what that comic says. To put it in less words, fucking fanboys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 i lolled, malaki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dervish Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 find me a jrpg that isn't all about the battle system (which despite fans will tell you is always always bland and tedious) and I will eat my hatHard Mode: No Persona Xenosaga. Not about the battle system at all; rather, the game was all about kicking back and enjoying 45-minute long cutscenes. I guess there were some parts in-between the cutscenes where you like, wandered and stuff, and sometimes fought some monsters. But thankfully those didn't last long and you could get back to watching the cutscenes. lol re: FF13, I agree that if you like the battle system you can get through the game, and if you don't then it's a huge waste of time and/or money. I absolutely HATED Lightning and Hope's story, Snow's was just okay, Fang didn't really HAVE story ... but I was absolutely riveted by Sazh and Vanille's story arc. And then, around what ... chapter 11 (I think?) most things get resolved and you become the traditional RPG Party, and after that what is there to complain about? I mean, as long as you don't mind the whole homogenized party thing. Also, I happened to like the soundtrack. Very well integrated into the game, appropriate to each scene, at least I thought. I just wish there was more than one place it was worth it to grind xp in besides the Valley of the Turtles (200k+ cp per run through). Any suggestions of places you guys have found to grind? (for reference, I have Growth Egg, all chars lvl 5 in 4 classes and 2-3 in a 5th, only Fang at lvl 3 weapon (but I have 2 Trapezos in the wings waiting for when I have enough $ to split them again ... then buy a million ultracompacts), still can't figure out how to take down an Adamantortoise without spamming Death, ugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC2151 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=295I tend to agree with this comic I think we can all agree that VGCats is about as big a pile of shit as that comic portrays. In fact, that comic can be used as a metaphor FOR VGcats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyanCe Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "Hey guys, I want them to make Final Fantasy VII over and over again.""Hey guys, I thought this was shit, so obviously it MUST be shit!" That's what that comic says. To put it in less words, fucking fanboys. marry me malaki EDIT: find me a jrpg that isn't all about the battle system (which despite fans will tell you is always always bland and tedious) and I will eat my hatHard Mode: No Persona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 ...that comic can be used as a metaphor FOR VGcats. +1 ploos woon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 find me a jrpg that isn't all about the battle system (which despite fans will tell you is always always bland and tedious) and I will eat my hatHard Mode: No Persona Does the Tales series count? Also, Wild Arms and Shadow Hearts, even though they are, like, not being made any more... .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 hey guys. GUYS. HEY LISTEN i just reordered this game and i'm excited to start it over again after my whole theft shenanigans stop trying to ruin it for me i liked the first 8 hours and everyone was all into it while i was playing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falsate Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I'll say Xenogears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Okay, JRPGs have really always been about two things: 1) Story (and characters) 2) Battle system It's not like Final Fantasy XIII is light on storyline or something. It's definitely not traditional JRPG fare, despite what everyone wants to think. It's funny. People complained to hell about how Final Fantasy is filled with too many girly boys and stupid plots about angsty heroes with swords that save the world and get the girl (who is invariably a white mage of some kind) and then when Final Fantasy XIII comes out and actually changes a few of the conventions, the same group is all eyeroll about how bad it is and how it's not as memorable as ___. In many ways, Final Fantasy XIII was an experiment to see if a Japanese development team could take the "J" out of JRPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animae Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 My biggest gripe with XIII is not the battle system. Neither is it the story. It's HOW the story is presented. You know something is wrong when you have to READ about what happened in that cutscene you just SAW in the codex/journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinus Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 My biggest gripe with XIII is not the battle system. Neither is it the story. It's HOW the story is presented. You know something is wrong when you have to READ about what happened in that cutscene you just SAW in the codex/journal. More people seem to be complaining about this. I don't really get it, I didn't have much of a problem following the story at all. My biggest gripe was that it took too long to get going, and (as others have said) the ending was a bit of a disappointing deus ex machina. Overall I enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Crust Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 cool post bro. Wrong forum buddy. GT is that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Wrong forum buddy. GT is that way. did you even read the op? it was totally useless. contributed nothing to the thread. hence, the cpb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Crust Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 did you even read the op? it was totally useless. contributed nothing to the thread.hence, the cpb. "Cool story bro" is classic gametrailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 *face palm* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "Cool story bro" is classic gametrailers. i know, idiot. i'm just saying that it was actually warranted here, instead of someone saying how they're dying of cancer and then someone either says that or tl;dr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 i know, idiot. i'm just saying that it was actually warranted here, instead of someone saying how they're dying of cancer and then someone either says that or tl;dr. He wrote that post, of course he will defend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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