Mar. 9th ~ Final Fantasy XIII

[bodhi]

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the last RPG game that i played was Mario RPG, and that was on super nintendo

though the game doesn't look half bad
i am just not sure if i could get into the whole walking around, increasing my lvl or whatever like some pokemon game, but if i hear good things about it when it does come out i would be open minded about checking it out...


so please lmk when you guys get this shit, mmkay!
ive been pretty bored recently, and getting really tired of playing tekken 6 and modern warfare 2 all the time
my personal joystick is getting pretty boring as well...

i wanna play something new - something exciting!! something that makes me stay up till 4 in the morning :/

[1CleanEg]

looking forward to this and God of War 3.

[JDM onlyy]

looking forward to this and God of War 3.

x2 for me. didnt know it comes that soon

[Firefightin_tC]

I'll have both of 'em by the end of the month, lol.

[1CleanEg]

x2 for me. didnt know it comes that soon

yep, march came waaay to quickly. i have my GOD 3 reserved already

[bodhi]

i never got into god of war

should i play the first and second one before playing the third one??


the trailers look pretty cool
fighting gods and all that seems like an awesome game plot to me too... how would you guys rate the games?

[Sol-Badguy]

I'm replaying FFVII right now. :D

I may have to try it. I haven't played any past FFX.

[Greddypacked]

For all of you Final Fantasy guru's both gamestops on Barrett pkwy and another one is selling the game at 12:01 this morning if you wants your hands on it early lol.

[Sol-Badguy]

For all of you Final Fantasy guru's both gamestops on Barrett pkwy and another one is selling the game at 12:01 this morning if you wants your hands on it early lol.

The one at 41 and Roswell is open and doing it. :goodjob:

[bodhi]

been playing it since midnight...so far i am not disappointed.
the graphics on XIII make the rest of the FFs look like some primitive sega shit lol

yaaawwwn!!!


now to rest my eyes
tomorrow i will begin my new adventure of cyber goodness

[1CleanEg]

i never got into god of war

should i play the first and second one before playing the third one??


the trailers look pretty cool
fighting gods and all that seems like an awesome game plot to me too... how would you guys rate the games?

definitely man, the entire GOD series is great. U def need to play the first 2 to get a feel of the game and the story b/c it all ties in. The collection pack is like $30 or $40 dollars in the stores for the first 2 on PS3 now

[JITB]

im prob gonna get it for Xbox... soon... cant wait to get into it!

[bodhi]

im prob gonna get it for Xbox... soon... cant wait to get into it!
you suck mega dick for owning an xbox,

but yeah... check that shit out bro... its worth the money

[JDM onlyy]

Picked it up yesterday, games looks to be good and very interesting so far. Graphics are amazing, looks like the FFVII: Advent Children Movie ALL THE TIME.

[The Green Monster]

if it looks like advent children, then i'm definitely getting it sooner than planned lol

[1CleanEg]

^^ x2 lol

[Vteckidd]

I finally started playing it today, graphics are very good some of the best I've seen on PS3. I've only played maybe 30 min-45 min but so far I'm impressed lots of fun story is good but weird don't quite know what's going on

[AfroMan]

I finally started playing it today, graphics are very good some of the best I've seen on PS3. I've only played maybe 30 min-45 min but so far I'm impressed lots of fun story is good but weird don't quite know what's going on

im with ya mayne. im bout an hour in and i dont fully understand whats goin on lol

[aer0s2k]

ps3 version is definitely the one to get cause of the higher resolution graphics since the bluray disc can hold more data. unfortunately for me, im stuck with the 360

[§treet_§peed]

I've played almost every Final Fantasy except for for 3-4 of them. I'll have to check this one out as well I guess.

[oneSLOWex]

I think its one of those games where you need to have played atleast one of the previous versions to know a little of what is happening.


Im really thinking of picking this up.

[Sol-Badguy]

I think its one of those games where you need to have played atleast one of the previous versions to know a little of what is happening.


Im really thinking of picking this up.

Nope. The only story that spanned more than on FF game was X-2.

[1CleanEg]

is it true that this one does not have exp points, mini games, free roaming maps???? And i heard they even left out the famous song at that plays at the end of battles????

[AfroMan]

Yea. Story is different. Just weird.

[1CleanEg]

wtf man??? im slowly starting to not want 2 buy it just yet....Those things are what made the FF series great all these years

[Vteckidd]

Watch the review online at gamespot

it ditches the free roaming maps to streamline gameplay , there is some form of xp as everything "levels" up

[Sol-Badguy]

it ditches the free roaming maps to streamline gameplay

:eek:

I don't like the sound of that..

[Kason23]

I am playing it.. I LOVE it. Looks great.

Yes it ditches the freeroam and classic airship. But the story is REALLY great so far. You will be lost at first but everything starts to pick up around the time you learn the summons

[Vteckidd]

The graphics are prob the best I've seen on a console and on ps3

the story is hard to figure out what's going on as there is no backstory yet but I can sense it's coming

attack menu is cool and new

I haven't played a ff since ff7 and this one is really good

[osnap]

sadly enough, im a good 25 hours into the game (dont judge me, im on spring break and i had three straight days off of work). it is... phenomenal. the graphics are absolutely nuts, and what i really like is the fact that the combat system and chystalarium both just get more and more intricate... its as if the game blossoms. i love it.

just finished chapter 10 earlier. there are only 13 chapters, but supposedly the word is that there are a solid 50 hours of gameplay, so i guess these last 3 chapters are just gonna be massive.

[aer0s2k]

graphics look messy on the 360, which version are u playing osnap?

[Vteckidd]

I have a feeling the first 2-3 hours are just setting the game up and getting you used to the attack system and such. I'm about 2-3 hours in and it's addicting but I'm still waiting for it to really open up.

So far the shopping system seems useless as there's nothing in it, but again I think it comes alive later on

[osnap]

graphics look messy on the 360, which version are u playing osnap?
PS3.

I have a feeling the first 2-3 hours are just setting the game up and getting you used to the attack system and such. I'm about 2-3 hours in and it's addicting but I'm still waiting for it to really open up.

So far the shopping system seems useless as there's nothing in it, but again I think it comes alive later on

LOL @ "first 2-3 hours". The first 20 hours is a massive tutorial. The combat system gets more and more intricate. And the shopping system is still expanding, too. Well, actually just more stores and items are available, bit you know what I mean.

[Vteckidd]

Ok thats what I was hoping. I'm through the paradigmn training and I'm climbing some huge hill below cocoon so I suspect I'm barely even into the meat of the game

[1CleanEg]

u guys have given me hope again, gotta go pick this up lol

[aer0s2k]

over 20 hours of tutorials?? talk about being overly noob-friendly

ff died after ffx when the real creators left the company. i just hope i didnt waste 63 bucks on this one..

[AZN_Pride]

So far the game is graphically amazing and is very fun. The battles can be a challenge, such as Odin and some other bosses. I am currently 10hrs in and have loved it thus far. My only complaint is that it is very linear. No room for exploration like in the previous games.

[osnap]

over 20 hours of tutorials?? talk about being overly noob-friendly

ff died after ffx when the real creators left the company. i just hope i didnt waste 63 bucks on this one..

not literally. im just saying the combat system isn't fully fleshed out until a good 20 hours in. it builds on itself, so in essence its a "tutorial" in that its not so overwhelming all at once. you master one aspect, and then another is introduced. make sense?

[Maverick]

It starts to get better once your characters become L'cie, then you actually get shit to help build your characters. The first 2 hours you are just fighting and getting nothing for it. Its very easy compared to other FF, you get auto an auto attack function which makes everything easy. I cant stand the characters in the game. The main character is a bitch, the red head is annoying, the dood with the beanie is too freakin emo, and the little boy is a damn baby. And the black guy is the typical comic relief. They need to bring back the old school FF formula. I miss being able to rename everyone, now im stuck with stupid names like lighting,hope, and snow....

[HyPer50]

They went back to turn based attacks in this one right? I hated the realtime combat they had in Final Fantasy X-2.

[Kason23]

Yes and this game is DAMN hard at some points.. hell some random baddies have over 10k HP and im only in chapter 9 and have 1300hp myself ugh

[bodhi]

damn, im one of the few ppl to get this shit like the day after it came out.... but some of you dorks are chapters ahead of me! haha im only on chapter 4

so far though the games pretty entertaining
i kinda dislike the fact that you dont get random battles by walking around like previous FFs and other rpg style games, and that you can only use the leader in a battle... YAWN!!!!


other than that though i give the game a 7/10

[1990wade]

just started playin today for like 20 min before i had to go into work..pretty damn good

[Jblizzard]

i'ma be pickin this up sooooon!:goodjob:

[Vteckidd]

I'm now on chapter 9 I think. Finally have everyone reunited in my battle party, most people weapons are at level 7+ , crystariums are maxed out for now.

So far the story is really good and keeps me def interested. The scene where Snow rides in on his motorcycle is pretty sick.

My only gripe is the weapons upgrading. I have a weapon that is at level 9 that I got back in chapter 3. I find a weapon in chapter 8 and it's so far behind my current weapon it's not worth switching. You also get almost nothing for "dismantling" your curret weapon to try an upgrade the new weapon. You also have to spend a ton of money buying items to cash in for exp to upgrade your weapon.

[oneSLOWex]

20+ hours in and still not done....I like this. The games out lately have been possible to beat in a weekend or even a day if you really sit down and play. Probably getting it after work.

[Vteckidd]

There's prob 30-40 hours of gameplay Easily

[Paree4g63]

I'm around chapter 10, You will eventually be able to change your team members around making whoever leader or whatever. I thought it was kind of gay how I can now finally become a full l'cie? That just defeats the purpose of the difference in character usage? Ya know? But oh well, more CP to burn, I guess? So far, the game is pretty impressive. Alot of people keep mentioning it would be great to be able to control every single character's ATB bars in combat but I think that'll just be overkill because controlling the leader is already massive enough. Besides, you're basically controlling everybody by inputting your commands and Paradigm setup. Snow is a beast but Lighting is beastier because she has everything needed to beat anybody. The HP in some enemiies are phenominal; crazy 400k and even higher. As soon as you are able to switch party members around, it gets even harder because you have to choose the right group of people to win boss fights. The summons are probably the hardest combat fights; just picture fighting them @ their full potential. That's crazy! So far, graphics are immaculate, gameplay gets better and better; love using the summons. I watch the animation everytime. :D I always fight every single enemy I see; I clear the whole stage just to gain CP! Ain't scared of nobody!! haha But yea, get the game and enjoy! It won't be a dissapointment; and don't compare it to other previous FF series because the companies goal is to make it different every time!

[osnap]

There's prob 30-40 hours of gameplay Easily

word on the street is 50-60. I'm like 27 in.

[calmnothing]

Look through your components list and find certain items to sell like credit chips, moogle puppet, nuggets, ingots, perfume and various seeds. They are meant to be sold for large amounts of money. I stuck with 3 characters and upgraded all their weapons to max. Made things a bit easier. The curve is somewhat sharp if you don't keep your character's stats maxxed.

[oneSLOWex]

12 hrs in....game is SICK

[BoRi_8]

Ive only played about 4 hours into the game. Lol. Its better than i expected. The graphics are great. One of the best stories so far in a final fantasy game.

[oneSLOWex]

Im not gonna lie im skipping most of the videos....that shit kills me

[Gorilla Eg!]

Im not gonna lie im skipping most of the videos....that shit kills me

WTF BILL....these vids are an important part of THE final fantasy experience!!!!!

[oneSLOWex]

WTF BILL....these vids are an important part of THE final fantasy experience!!!!!

funk that...im all about gameplay son

[Nemesis]

Im not gonna lie im skipping most of the videos....that shit kills me


Then go back to playing your FPS games, the whole point of single player RPGs are the story lines, told by the video.


Be greatful, back in the day we had to read the fucking shit , not watch it like a movie lol

[osnap]

im not gonna lie, chapter 11 is killing the game for me. SO MUCH GRINDING. SO REPETITIVE. its made me put the game down for a while.

[Nemesis]

SO MUCH GRINDING. SO REPETITIVE.

lol name one RPG or MMORPG that didnt at one point require some type of grinding

[oneSLOWex]

Then go back to playing your FPS games, the whole point of single player RPGs are the story lines, told by the video.


Be greatful, back in the day we had to read the fucking shit , not watch it like a movie lol

I have played most of the FF games...I know. I have always skipped stuff like that and still really enjoyed the games. I watch a couple of them, its really the ones where there are like 4 videos on a row that really gets me.

[osnap]

lol name one RPG or MMORPG that didnt at one point require some type of grindingI'm not suggesting that its outside the realm of normalcy for the genre... but its been a long time since I've played a "J-RPG". Bioware has spoiled me with their brand of Western RPGs; I'd just forgotten how repetitive it sometimes gets.

And its not so much the grinding in and of itself, its the fact that it suddenly occurs after 10 chapters of fluid, relatively fast storyline progression. Then all the sudden, BAM. 10-20 hours of side quests and paradigm shifts over and over again, all in a very repetitive environment (its one massive field with a few caves, more or less).

[oneSLOWex]

I'm not suggesting that its outside the realm of normalcy for the genre... but its been a long time since I've played a "J-RPG". Bioware has spoiled me with their brand of Western RPGs; I'd just forgotten how repetitive it sometimes gets.

And its not so much the grinding in and of itself, its the fact that it suddenly occurs after 10 chapters of fluid, relatively fast storyline progression. Then all the sudden, BAM. 10-20 hours of side quests and paradigm shifts over and over again, all in a very repetitive environment (its one massive field with a few caves, more or less).

I was doing some reading and heard the same thing. People are saying "it separates the men from the boys" LOL. I just got into chapter 7 last night...about 12hrs game play i believe.

[oneSLOWex]

Anyone made it to Barthandelus? I cant seem to kill him.