First bits from this week's Dengeki PlayStation have leaked out, as usual a couple of days ahead of the magazine's release. It appears that the magazine has some big news for Final Fantasy XIII-2.
First, a review. The magazine gave the game an S rating. This is from the magazine's letter grade scale, where S is the top (followed by A, B, etc.).
The magazine also usually gives major games the full four person review treatment with each reviewer giving a score out of 100. Numbered scores haven't leaked out for FFXIII-2 yet, but we'll be on the lookout.
But forget about the review scores, here's a hot bit about the game that we're going to treat as a pseudo rumor until we've seen more ("pseudo" because it's probably true, but we want some context). The magazine apparently has an interview or Q&A where they ask if Sazh (whom you'll recall is the guy with the afro and baby Chocobo) won't appear in XIII-2. The reply is that "Final Fantasy XIII-2 will continue after release, so look forward to later."
This seems to suggest that Sazh will be added to the game as post release download content, meaning Square Enix is planning more substantial content than the monsters and costumes that have been announced thus far.
We'll hopefully have closer look at Dengeki's coverage of XIII-2 later in the day, so be sure and check back!
Dengeki PlayStation has a final pre-release interview with Final Fantasy XIII-2 producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama. We already shared a few bits from the interview that suggested that the Sazh character will appear not in the main game but as post release download content. Here are some other bits:
--Toriyama says that the game's various episodes are at most around 3 hours. They're made like this so that busy people can easily play.
--The bonuses for FFXIII owners keep on increasing. Now Toriyama says that if you have FFXIII save data (it doesn't have to be clear data, just save data), you'll get special monster decorations. Additionally, you'll get higher success rates in the game's casino area. The title screen will also have some sort of bonus.
--As previously detailed, you face off against the game's download content bosses in a coliseum area. There will also be small story elements here.
--There's an area of the world that will provide updates about available download content.
--The game has both auto save and save anywhere. Auto Save was apparently included because it's a trend for overseas games. However, it may be a bit hard to figure out where it's saving, so they've included the save anywhere option as well.
--You can make Odin into an ally monster. He first appears as a boss for one of the game's episodes.
--After clearing the game, you'll return to the opening. If you close the Historia Crux gate there, you'll be able to enjoy a "New Game Plus" type experience. You may want to play the game a second time, as there are some items that you'll only get on the second time through, like certain monster decorations that you get based off your Live Trigger conversation choices.
--When you first start the game, Noel and Serah can use Attacker, Blaster and Defender Roles.
As we mentioned earlier, Dengeki gave the game an "S" rating. This was part of one of the magazine's "Buyers Guide" reviews, and was not the full numbered review. As plusses, the review listed the selectable difficulties and the large amount of extra content. As a minus, the review said that the load times for switching areas is a bit long.
DLC characters in a FF game.
Fuck this generation.
so basically, this is ff monster rancher with ffx-2's fragmented "vignette" structure? starring two underaged tweeberts? and the same shitty ff13 battle system? do i still wander down non-interactive hallways everywhere? TRIPLE-PLUS PASS.
this smacks of the "delight" that was tales of symphonia: dawn of the new world, which ALSO starred two hateful moe tots and their monster ranch-ed pals. plus the original tales of symphonia was actually BETTER than ff13, although that's like saying ebola is better than necrotizing fasciitis.
Two playthroughs confirmed for 1000
Remember Basch and Balthier designs? Their VOs?
Pinnacle of FF designs. Comparing them to any single FF13 cast or worse yet: FF13-2 ones is just.... ugh.
Remember Basch and Balthier designs? Their VOs?
Pinnacle of FF designs. Comparing them to any single FF13 cast or worse yet: FF13-2 ones is just.... ugh.
Basch was the closest thing the post-VII series has had to a manly character. Balthier talked like a gentleman but still looked a little too fashion conscious for my taste.
FFVII >> FFXIII confirmed cause it didn't have to remove a black guy to be awesome.Final Fantasy XII was terrible.Remember Basch and Balthier designs? Their VOs?
Pinnacle of FF designs. Comparing them to any single FF13 cast or worse yet: FF13-2 ones is just.... ugh.
Man FFXII was a great game, it was also the game that pissed off most of the animu plebs.
:bow FFXII :bow2
Remember Basch and Balthier designs? Their VOs?
Pinnacle of FF designs. Comparing them to any single FF13 cast or worse yet: FF13-2 ones is just.... ugh.
Basch was the closest thing the post-VII series has had to a manly character. Balthier talked like a gentleman but still looked a little too fashion conscious for my taste.
(http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/it/images/1/10/Auron_art.jpg)
you guys wouldn't know manly if chuck norris kicked your balls personaly! :maf
X was made in that gray period where they still wanted to preserve some masculinity, where by XIII, japan went full on bishonen+moe = $.
edit: lol @ moms are tough defense force in the GAF sister thread I copied. Excellent working sussing them out!
Square is finally learning from WRPG developers... release a game then pump out tons of overpriced DLC for easy money. Guess I'll wait a year for them to release the complete version.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 will continue after release, so look forward to later.
QuoteFinal Fantasy XIII-2 will continue after release, so look forward to later.
FF13-3 :dur :dur
all "_____ is terrible" with no explanation from people with anime/jrpg avatars is banned.I feel like I've discussed this too many times. I hate retreading overly familiar topics. In short I hated the battle system (which to me is the most important bit of a FF title) (even finished that poopie game X-2 cause the battle system was fantastic)
X was made in that gray period where they still wanted to preserve some masculinity, where by XIII, japan went full on bishonen+moe = $.
edit: lol @ moms are tough defense force in the GAF sister thread I copied. Excellent working sussing them out!
i'm going to punch van cruncheon in the dick :maf
all "_____ is terrible" with no explanation from people with anime/jrpg avatars is banned.I feel like I've discussed this too many times. I hate retreading overly familiar topics. In short I hated the battle system (which to me is the most important bit of a FF title) (even finished that poopie game X-2 cause the battle system was fantastic)
X was made in that gray period where they still wanted to preserve some masculinity, where by XIII, japan went full on bishonen+moe = $.
edit: lol @ moms are tough defense force in the GAF sister thread I copied. Excellent working sussing them out!
i'm going to punch van cruncheon in the dick :maf
we can have this debate here too, but you'll suffer like Raxphshephon did
QuoteFinal Fantasy XIII-2 will continue after release, so look forward to later.
FF13-3 :dur :dur
Not like you'll ever even have the system to play the game.
X was made in that gray period where they still wanted to preserve some masculinity, where by XIII, japan went full on bishonen+moe = $.
edit: lol @ moms are tough defense force in the GAF sister thread I copied. Excellent working sussing them out!
i'm going to punch van cruncheon in the dick :maf
we can have this debate here too, but you'll suffer like Raxphshephon did
ehy he said mass effect was good and that's way a bigger offense than anything you could say about FF13!
http://www.ff13-2-ie9.com/
Old man Van, Please support FFXIII-2 powered by IE9.
mass effect 2 *is* good. great, even. ff13 is garbage. not much to discuss. you can question these assertions, but your subsequent dismantling will be abbreviated and gruesome.
you can spare yourself by admitting that you have a pretty narrow definition of what makes a proper rpg experience for you, and then running off to sob hoarsely into the down-filled embrace of your haruhi pillow-waifu.
mass effect 2 *is* good. great, even. ff13 is garbage. not much to discuss. you can question these assertions, but your subsequent dismantling will be abbreviated and gruesome.
you can spare yourself by admitting that you have a pretty narrow definition of what makes a proper rpg experience for you, and then running off to sob hoarsely into the down-filled embrace of your haruhi pillow-waifu.
i can't say i've played mass effect 2 but i played the first one and i'll happily take FF13 over that lame shooter looking thing you guys call an rpg any time :smug
jrpg fans/anime avatars shit up every thread. they should all just be quarantined in a special forum ghetto where they can passionately argue the finer points of narrative, character development, and art, which years of playing jrpgs and watching anime has made them experts in.
jrpg fans/anime avatars shit up every thread. they should all just be quarantined in a special forum ghetto where they can passionately argue the finer points of narrative, character development, and art, which years of playing jrpgs and watching anime has made them experts in.
Dunno if you're talking about me, but I don't really play W or JRPGs any more. Waste of time. But it's not like anyone is playing Mass Effect for its C-tier gameplay - obviously the story is the main hook.
So...wait, I'm lost. I haven't been following this game since it was announced. What exactly...is this?
A full sequel to XIII with returning party members, continued story, and an extension of the amazing battle system from the first game?
Or is it, like, some sideoff with no real story and just basically Generic Hunt Quests: The Game?
jrpg fans/anime avatars shit up every thread. they should all just be quarantined in a special forum ghetto where they can passionately argue the finer points of narrative, character development, and art, which years of playing jrpgs and watching anime has made them experts in.
So...wait, I'm lost. I haven't been following this game since it was announced. What exactly...is this?
A full sequel to XIII with returning party members, continued story, and an extension of the amazing battle system from the first game?
Or is it, like, some sideoff with no real story and just basically Generic Hunt Quests: The Game?
jrpg fans/anime avatars shit up every thread. they should all just be quarantined in a special forum ghetto where they can passionately argue the finer points of narrative, character development, and art, which years of playing jrpgs and watching anime has made them experts in.
jrpg fans/anime avatars shit up every thread. they should all just be quarantined in a special forum ghetto where they can passionately argue the finer points of narrative, character development, and art, which years of playing jrpgs and watching anime has made them experts in.
Don't lump me in with them, bro.
jrpg fans/anime avatars shit up every thread. they should all just be quarantined in a special forum ghetto where they can passionately argue the finer points of narrative, character development, and art, which years of playing jrpgs and watching anime has made them experts in.
Don't lump me in with them, bro.
there's only two playable characters, and a boatload of MONSTER PALS!! wheeeeeeeeeeee. tales of symphonia: dawn of the uncanny valley HERE U CUM
the only worse than a cash in is a cash in on a busted-ass game
so wait, just so i'm clear on this - the battle system is largely unchanged?
there's only two playable characters, and a boatload of MONSTER PALS!! wheeeeeeeeeeee. tales of symphonia: dawn of the uncanny valley HERE U CUM
the only worse than a cash in is a cash in on a busted-ass game
I'd rather get cancer than get caught playing this; it would be easier to explain to my family
interesting analogy, haven't played it.
and what the hell is there to cash in on? nobody outright loved XIII except the asperger's monkeys defending the moms are tough scene.
this is a "fixed edition" more than anything. which is lame in itself, but I can't say I care much.
I'd rather get cancer than get caught playing this; it would be easier to explain to my familysucks your status as a pedophile is such a brittle topic for them... 8)
jrpg fans/anime avatars shit up every thread. they should all just be quarantined in a special forum ghetto where they can passionately argue the finer points of narrative, character development, and art, which years of playing jrpgs and watching anime has made them experts in.
Don't lump me in with them, bro.
You're in your own special hell here, Nintendoboy.
Final Fantasy V is bar none the best FF, then X. Amazing battle systems
NAILED ITNot even close
FFXII annoyed people mostly due to the battle systems (in my experience)
FFXII annoyed people mostly due to the battle systems (in my experience)
Do not address me anymore in the future, magus.
Do not address me anymore in the future, magus.
ehy i wouldn't address anyone who like a game with this in it anyway :smug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlfH3r780So
actually a pretty cute scene and a great counterexample to moms are tough and ffx laughing...less is more when they show things instead of slamming you over the head with terrible, blunt dialogue.
Magus I think you are confused.
The thing is FF12 actually had characters and a plot and not stereotypes and fanfiction like 13.
But being raised on jrpg and animu you are forgiven.
i thought ff12 annoyed people because it was less than half finished upon release
can see why westaboos like it though, they're pretty much used to that shit
i thought ff12 annoyed people because it was less than half finished upon release
can see why westaboos like it though, they're pretty much used to that shit
scumbag final fantasy fan
*complains about have to hit autobattle everytime in FF13*
*is okay with just sitting back and watching FF12 play itself*
huh? limit gambit usage and the game won't be on autopilot. how is that hard to understand?
huh? limit gambit usage and the game won't be on autopilot. how is that hard to understand?have you really tried playing FF12 without gambits? i did! it wasn't pretty
huh? limit gambit usage and the game won't be on autopilot. how is that hard to understand?
oh sure sure "limit the auto-attack usage and the game won't be on autopilot. how is that hard to understand?" :smug
have you really tried playing FF12 without gambits? i did! it wasn't pretty
huh? limit gambit usage and the game won't be on autopilot. how is that hard to understand?
oh sure sure "limit the auto-attack usage and the game won't be on autopilot. how is that hard to understand?" :smug
have you really tried playing FF12 without gambits? i did! it wasn't pretty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=417QIw3fWRs
the thing about gambits is that...the game isn't playing by itself because you created that gambit set up and you adjust your strategy depending on what happens. In this fight, the guy is getting targeted by about 2-3 guys at once, so he deliberately seperates one of them from the rest of the pack so he can take him on by himself, then he tries to blind him, and uses support magic and items on his party when necessary. As he whittles down the enemy, he adjusts his strategy. That is not "playing by itself", there are many things going on at once in this battle. It may not be your thing, but it hardly plays itself, especially since you have complete control over your entire party.
I didn't say don't use gambits. Can you read?!?!?!?!?
I played FF12 without gambits for 50 hours on wait mode.
You have zero say in what the other team mates are doing
This makes the game feel like it's completely automated since most of the battles up until the last third of the game can be beaten by simply pressing auto battle.
Paradigm shifting sucks because it's just swithcing modes.
It feels like you're not in control because sometimes my guys don't heal me in time
you're on the offensive and using rav -> rav -> com or something in combination with autobattle. So when your hp is depleted you switch to med, heal up, and then switch again.
or sometimes they'll do something I don't want them to do.
but with the right strategy, you can totally take them on.
himu you're arguing with a guy that shits on almost every quality game he touches, yet whines about how pedo rpgs and japanese gimmick crap don't get translated. he constantly bitches about the lack of weeaboo whimsy. he tried to argue that level design is not a factor in games. WALK AWAY HIMU, WALK AWAY
I like every FF
...except 13 and DS version of III.
:)
I like every FF
...except 13 and DS version of III.
:)
how to destroy every ff thread ever
ff4>ff5>ff7>ff6>ff1>ff10>ff12>ff9>ff8>ff2>ff3>ff13>ff10-2
how to destroy every ff thread ever
ff4>ff5>ff7>ff6>ff1>ff10>ff12>ff9>ff8>ff2>ff3>ff13>ff10-2
I like every FF
...except 13 and DS version of III.
:)
I like 13...it's just...well, the only thing the game has to offer are battles, battles, battles. I mean, I like the battle system, but it's not good enough to be the only thing to carry the game. It's not like it's SMT or some shit. Hell, it's not even an FFXII. Even the dungeon design is non-existent.
I think I'm going to go LOVE 13-2 for this reason.
there is a lot of other things to like in FF13,the music,the characters,how it looks
Huh? People with taste complain about one battle theme because we've been exposed to SMT, which has 3 or so depending on the game. but that's the distinction: jrpg fans complain about it. final fantasy fans don't. final fantasy fans tend to not be jrpg fans.
Thing is though, Persona 3 has one of the best OST's of pretty much all timeHuh? People with taste complain about one battle theme because we've been exposed to SMT, which has 3 or so depending on the game. but that's the distinction: jrpg fans complain about it. final fantasy fans don't. final fantasy fans tend to not be jrpg fans.
persona 3 has one battle theme too but i don't see anybody ever complain
Huh? People with taste complain about one battle theme because we've been exposed to SMT, which has 3 or so depending on the game. but that's the distinction: jrpg fans complain about it. final fantasy fans don't. final fantasy fans tend to not be jrpg fans.
persona 3 has one battle theme too but i don't see anybody ever complain
DUH NUH NUH NUH
DA DUH NUH NUH NUH
yeah, i definitely hate that. The persona games do music pretty terribly...the same damn songs the whole time
nocturne is still the best jrpg
I never felt like...a Sistine opera, I never felt like the ice cream would bounce awayHere you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmAi_yAu3Hs
This vid is sick
Momo, he's talking about how you're in one location the entire game and the songs rarely change, which isn't true because songs are seasonal, but he still has a point. In any case, DDS1 is Meguro's best ost.
Where is more 13-2 media?!?!!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqAMEpEnEfY
(watch in 720p)
Yeah, I was tired of 13's battle theme by the time the game came out.
Where is more 13-2 media?!?!!?
the return of magus :o
historia crux vid is hot. might be the first JRPG I unqualifiedly like this gen. (no PC to run Last Remnant PC. Vesperia = too long, Lost Odyssey = too boring, FFXIII = like/hate, all the rest = lol.)
I wonder what will be next-gen's DLC meaning something distasteful that will ruin its generation.
This game's soundtrack fucking owns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_2yZmiilBM
This game's soundtrack fucking owns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_2yZmiilBM
This game's soundtrack fucking owns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_2yZmiilBM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUOOgNzOv4
::)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUOOgNzOv4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUOOgNzOv4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUOOgNzOv4
:rofl
Holy shit, Japan is totally 10 years behind America in terms of music... first it was buttrock, now it's nu-metal... in 3-4 years we will have dirty south rap in j-games... then in 10 years we can look forward to dubstep :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqAMEpEnEfY
(watch in 720p)
Hello disgruntled JRPG fanboy here.There's a ton of improvements to the first game in pretty much every aspect.
Haven't been following this game much, actually not at all. Wondering what's supposed to be different this time around and if early impressions have been good, what say you Bore?
Hello disgruntled JRPG fanboy here.There's a ton of improvements to the first game in pretty much every aspect.
Haven't been following this game much, actually not at all. Wondering what's supposed to be different this time around and if early impressions have been good, what say you Bore?
http://ja.twitch.tv/teakdoc
live stream
I originally was considering FFXIII-2 because i heard it was non linear but the shitty corridors makes me think otherwise.You must have disliked FFX, X-2, and XII, because they all had shitty corridors.
I originally was considering FFXIII-2 because i heard it was non linear but the shitty corridors makes me think otherwise.
apparently there's a red chocobo named Dante in the game, and Crazy Chocobo is the music when you ride it. So I guess it's meant as a DMC reference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgr1rHdnqVoI no longer what to breathe the same oxygen as the rest of humanity
you are correct.
>tri-Ace
>tri-Ace
>tri-Ace
the new dialogue system adds to the game (but not in the way it would in say, a Bioware game or anything)
Wait how is that screen in english?
Quotethe new dialogue system adds to the game (but not in the way it would in say, a Bioware game or anything)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z2/teasels/ff13233.jpg)
if only bioware was here... :fbm
Quotethe new dialogue system adds to the game (but not in the way it would in say, a Bioware game or anything)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z2/teasels/ff13233.jpg)
if only bioware was here... :fbm
S-E finally enters the 21st century! :bow
I bet if only Lightning were there she'd scold her sister for not using the subjunctive. I'd like to see such a scene actually, they should sell it as DLC.
I bet if only Lightning were there she'd scold her sister for not using the subjunctive. I'd like to see such a scene actually, they should sell it as DLC.
hey, look, tri-ace influence!
Yeah this game tanked. Amiami store is selling it for almost half-price already NEW. They definitely over-shipped and it's going to be another bargain bin game regardless of its quality.
But that's what happens when you make a sequel to an FF people didn't like and you don't even go the "goofy X-2 fun fun fun" route. Having it be a serious real XIII story is something no one wanted. Put lightning in a jpop outfit and have her breakdance with odin and people will approve.
Look, I think people would rather have an X-2 style tongue-in-cheek humorous spinoff of XIII than another serious drama considering XIII's SERIOUS HEAVY DRAMA STORY was freaking terrible.
Look, XIII was freaking terrible.:teehee
Nomura gets shit done and releases quality games.
Versus, aka FFXV, will be out by x-mas 2012. It will also be the best FF ever because it'll be what Matsuno tried to do with XII but couldn't finish because of the mental breakdown. Nomura will have none of that mental breakdown-ing.
Nomura-sama~~~~~~~
Nomura gets shit done and releases quality games.
Versus, aka FFXV, will be out by x-mas 2012. It will also be the best FF ever because it'll be what Matsuno tried to do with XII but couldn't finish because of the mental breakdown. Nomura will have none of that mental breakdown-ing.
Nomura-sama~~~~~~~
Please tell me you aren't being serious with this post Bebpo.
How much did SE ship of this? 1 mil?
Guy is a MUCH better game designer/director/story planner than he is an artist. Versus is going to be amazing.
Kingdom Hearts 2002 PlayStation 2 Director, Concept Designer, Character Designer & Base Story
Final Fantasy XI 2002 Playstation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Character Designer
Final Fantasy X-2 2003 PlayStation 2 Main Character Designer
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII 2004 Mobile phones Character Designer
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories 2004 PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance Director, Character Designer, Concept Designer & Base Story
Musashi: Samurai Legend 2005 PlayStation 2 Main Character Designer
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children 2005 Director
Last Order: Final Fantasy VII 2005 Supervising Director
Kingdom Hearts II 2005 PlayStation 2 Director, Character Designer, Concept Designer & Base Story
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII 2006 PlayStation 2 Character Designer
Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII 2006 Mobile Phones Character Designer
Final Fantasy V 2006 Game Boy Advance Monster Designer
The World Ends with You 2007 Nintendo DS Creative Producer & Main Character Designer
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 2007 PlayStation Portable Creative Producer & Character Designer
Kingdom Hearts coded 2008 Mobile Phones Director, Concept Designer, Character Designer & Base Story
Dissidia: Final Fantasy 2008 PlayStation Portable Creative Producer & Character Designer
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 2009 Nintendo DS Director, Concept Designer, Character Designer & Base Story
Final Fantasy XIII 2009 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Main Character Designer
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep 2010 PlayStation Portable Director, Concept Designer, Character Designer & Base Story
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded 2010 Nintendo DS Director, Concept Designer, Character Designer & Base Story
The 3rd Birthday 2010 PlayStation Portable Creative producer, Concept Designer, Character Designer
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy 2011 PlayStation Portable Creative Producer & Character Designer
Final Fantasy Type-0 2011 PlayStation Portable Character Designer
Final Fantasy XIII-2 2011 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Character Designer
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 2012 Nintendo 3DS Director, Concept Designer, Character Designer & Base Story
Final Fantasy Versus XIII TBA PlayStation 3 Director, Concept Designer, Character Designer & Base Story
Nomura was creative producer for TWEWY, Crisis Core, Dissidia/012, The 3rd Birthday, Type-0/Agito. He had a lot of influence in all aspects of them and you can totally feel the parts that are Nomura and the parts that aren't. Like 3rd Birthday is written by Toriyama so the story is fucking horrid like XIII and nonsense, but the gameplay systems are damn solid and it's a lot of fun to play. Dissidia is similar with Watanabe writing and the plot being crap, but great gameplay.
when an original IP bombs they make more final fantasy but what happens when final fantasy bombs?spoiler (click to show/hide)more kingdom hearts probably :teehee[close]
nah they already tried that with gun loco and mindjack :smug
http://thesilentchief.com/2011/12/21/rumor-final-fantasy-xv-to-be-announced-at-e3/
allright guys start your bet!
where the ball will land? western like rpg? final fantasy fps? sports game?
HOW WILL THEY ANNOY MAGUS THIS TIME? AREN'T YOU EXCITED TO KNOW?
meh, par for the course, though sera is particularly uguu~ offensive
meh, par for the course, though sera is particularly uguu~ offensive
Versus XIII will be PS3 exclusive, allowing for Nomura-san's vision to be fully realized ^_^
Word of mouth could be a surprisingly big help for this game, considering the overall positive reception so far.A bomba is a game that doesn't succeed. With DLC and story content still being made for the game, it'll enjoy some legs sales-wise.
And it still perplexes me that this is being pegged as a "game no one wants." It's a fantastic game.
Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged? It's not going to have *any* legs. RPGs have no legs in Japan in all but the absolute best of times, and this one already has stacks of used copies in the shops. They're going to struggle like hell to sell out the rest of the first shipment, and that's at the sub-2000 yen price it's going to be at by next week.
If it had positive word of mouth, maybe. But it's averaging 60% on MK2 right now and 3.5/5 on Amazon. The word of mouth is good with English people who imported the game. That's not going to help the Japanese sales. At all.
The game assume we know what all the terms are and does little to ease the player into he game world.
Not understanding people's problem with the story and notably the characters (particularly Vanille and Snow) sounds like some really cute naivete. How anyone can NOT be annoyed by Vanille's mannerisms I don't know.
The game has a lot of potential plot developments that are left untangled, random, or have extremely poor resolutions. The party has no goal for more than 80% of the game, character intentions are vague and completely left open
villains are underdeveloped and make pathetic boss of the chapter appearances akin to Sailor Moon
But again neither of them are extraordinarily bothersome compared to other stuff that doesn't get nearly as much hate, so yeah, still not seeing it.
not going to translate everything, but some brief notes from their reviews:
1st review:
good: battle system is enjoyable, likes the monster catching cuz it reminds him/her of Dragon Quest Monsters, cutscenes look good
bad: story is shit, encounter system sucks, red chocobo sucks, music sucks
main complaint from him/her is that the story blows
2nd review:
good: game is fun, battles have lots of variety, music is good
bad: recycled graphics, story sucks and doesn't fit well with 13, shitty QTEs
overall he/she says to wait for a price drop and compares its quality to third birthday
3rd review:
good: graphics, sound, battle, crafting system
bad: story, some spoiler shit about a particular character, criticism of the time travel aspect and says DQ7 did it better, sub events suck, mini games suck, doesn't like the monster recruiting
overall he/she says it's not bad, but nothing special
4th review:
good: it's easy to make money, the main story is fairly long, the graphics are good, the monster system is cool, the crystarium system (?) is fun
bad: story sucks, music sucks
overall: it's so-so
there are more reviews but that's all i feel like translating
Also mom are tough isn't the worst thin about the script. Any piece of dialogue mentioning heroes is. But it is an example that FF13's script is easily the worst of the 3d FF's, especially since IX, X and XIi have arguably the best.
Also mom are tough isn't the worst thin about the script. Any piece of dialogue mentioning heroes is. But it is an example that FF13's script is easily the worst of the 3d FF's, especially since IX, X and XIi have arguably the best.
something something lion :smug
and yeah, Serah is the actual worst character in the game.
I don't see how given how little she's actually in it.
???
Story by Motomu Toriyama & Watanabe :-\
I don't know what kind of blackmail they have on SE to let them keep writing important games for the company, but some needs to conveniently make them unemployed.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings 2007 Nintendo DS Director, scenario writer
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King 2008 Wii Scenario writer
Dissidia: Final Fantasy 2008 PlayStation Portable Scenario supervisor
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord 2009 Wii Scenario writer
Blood of Bahamut 2009 Nintendo DS Director, scenario writer, event planner
Final Fantasy XIII 2009 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Director, scenario designer
Front Mission Evolved 2010 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows Lead scenario writer
The 3rd Birthday 2010 PlayStation Portable Scenario writer
Final Fantasy XIII-2 2011 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Director, scenario designer
* 15 second battle load timesWhat redundant cutscenes? I can understand the battle load times but that other one is just mind-boggling. You're confusing it with XIII.
* Lots of redundant cutscenes with characters repeating the same schtick over and over again
are just what comes immediately to mind.
everytime she appears i want to punch her,she serves no other purpouse other than act meek,holier than thou,whiny or a combination of the three
i'm pretty sure FF8 had a pretty stupid scene involving a lion ring or something...
point is,stupid pointless rant about friendship and love happen in final fantasy,news at 11
QuoteStory by Motomu Toriyama & Watanabe :-\
I don't know what kind of blackmail they have on SE to let them keep writing important games for the company, but some needs to conveniently make them unemployed.
I guess Toriyama is the latest popular hate-object among fans, but over time it's been Sakaguchi (FFTSW), Koichi Ishii (the later Mana games), Hiromichi Tanaka (FFXIV), Akitoshi Kawazu (SaGa Frontiers/Unlimited SaGa, FFXII), Takashi Tokita (The Bouncer), Kitase (FF8, Dirge of Cerberus), Nomura (FF8, Advent Children, KH2), Masato Kato (Chrono Cross, FFXI add-on stories), Nojima (FF8, Advent Children, KH2). Looks like nobody's immune whether they've been around and influential almost since the beginning (like Sakaguchi, Ishii, Tanaka, Kawazu and Tokita) or they're more recent hires. About the only significant figure who's never had much of a hatedom is Matsuno, but that's just because he conveniently quit midway through FFXII so fans can say he wasn't responsible for anything they didn't like.
The truth, IMO, is that Square games have always been flawed and uneven. I think they've actually been pretty consistent over time in a lot of ways. Whether they're loved or hated at a given time depends mostly on whether people choose to focus on the flaws or on the good parts, which depends on a lot of things not really directly related to quality.
No way. Toriyama is absolutely deserved as one of the worst writers, if not THE WORST, in the gaming industry. I think he's a fine director (though XIII had problems), but he absolutely positively cannot write a story
This is where he started writing through now:QuoteFinal Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings 2007 Nintendo DS Director, scenario writer
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King 2008 Wii Scenario writer
Dissidia: Final Fantasy 2008 PlayStation Portable Scenario supervisor
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord 2009 Wii Scenario writer
Blood of Bahamut 2009 Nintendo DS Director, scenario writer, event planner
Final Fantasy XIII 2009 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Director, scenario designer
Front Mission Evolved 2010 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows Lead scenario writer
The 3rd Birthday 2010 PlayStation Portable Scenario writer
Final Fantasy XIII-2 2011 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Director, scenario designer
Bolded have incredibly bad (F-) stories. And I'd assume the rest do as well, I just haven't played them.
You know, Toriyama made great games with FFX (co-directing) and FFX-2 (his game) because he didn't have a single say in the scenario/script of either game. No good has come of letting him write. He obviously used his position of power as director of mainline FF to push his ego of "I'm a great writer with stories I long to tell the world" and choose his own scripts for his games.
Nojima is definitely much better at writing characters, scenarios and crafting unique worlds despite his faults.
he had a lot of story and script involvement for both games.
I played some Final Fantasy 7 yesterday and I made Cloud dress up as a woman so that he could be picked by a notorious crime lord/womanizer to become his bride, but this happened after I made him get raped by a group of muscle guys in a Jacuzzi. It was pretty awesome.
I played some Final Fantasy 7 yesterday and I made Cloud dress up as a woman so that he could be picked by a notorious crime lord/womanizer to become his bride, but this happened after I made him get raped by a group of muscle guys in a Jacuzzi. It was pretty awesome.
I played some Final Fantasy 7 yesterday and I made Cloud dress up as a woman so that he could be picked by a notorious crime lord/womanizer to become his bride, but this happened after I made him get raped by a group of muscle guys in a Jacuzzi. It was pretty awesome.Everything that was good in that game happened in Midgar.
I played some Final Fantasy 7 yesterday and I made Cloud dress up as a woman so that he could be picked by a notorious crime lord/womanizer to become his bride, but this happened after I made him get raped by a group of muscle guys in a Jacuzzi. It was pretty awesome.Everything that was good in that game happened in Midgar.
So it should have just stayed there.
I liked the part where the characters had to disguise themselves as Shinra soldiers and infiltrate the parade. And then purposefully mess everything up.
Light hearted? The game's a giant cesspool of brooding angst. If there was any more angst, the game would explode in Hot Topic tears.
I liked the part where the characters had to disguise themselves as Shinra soldiers and infiltrate the parade. And then purposefully mess everything up.
QuoteI liked the part where the characters had to disguise themselves as Shinra soldiers and infiltrate the parade. And then purposefully mess everything up.
Toriyama did that part too! (seriously). He was responsible for Sector 7, the Midgar trains, Honeybee Inn, upper Junon, Temple of the Ancients, the undersea Mako reactor, and the submarine minigame.
It's all about the experience. The music, the locales, the characters, the story, the goddamn DETAIL to everything in IX's world is just the absolute pinnacle of jRPGs. Bring whoever wrote IX back, they can write a good story.
it's just that he strikes me as generic,there's really nothing interessing about him,he's crazy and evil and that's about it... he might as well be called kefka 2
it's just that he strikes me as generic,there's really nothing interessing about him,he's crazy and evil and that's about it... he might as well be called kefka 2He's not generic, though? He's legitimately scared about dying, about not being able to have any control over his own fate. Kefka was insane just to be insane, Kuja had an absolutely manic fear of death.
what can i say,i like queen's brayne goofy evil muppet look better :derp
Don't worry Zephyr, you will soon learn that "generic" is Magus' rebuttal to every thing.
Bring whoever wrote IX back, they can write a good story.
QuoteI liked the part where the characters had to disguise themselves as Shinra soldiers and infiltrate the parade. And then purposefully mess everything up.
Toriyama did that part too! (seriously). He was responsible for Sector 7, the Midgar trains, Honeybee Inn, upper Junon, Temple of the Ancients, the undersea Mako reactor, and the submarine minigame.
How does one man go from gold to bronze?
9 is too slow, i've played vii too much...have never even booted up 8. so....how is it?
9 is too slow, i've played vii too much...have never even booted up 8. so....how is it?Don't bother, try IX again.
VIII is faster than VII or IX.
VIII is faster than VII or IX.
It is slower than 7 in every way. Compared to 9, the load times are (a few seconds) shorter, the animations are longer.
The summoning animation was too long. They should have let people skip that crap.
How's 12 in that area? I still haven't gotten past the 1st hour.
i stopped playing FF12 on a dungeon where the map was hand-drawn and i think all the room were the sameIt doesn't matter, the game sucked.
there was some teleporting bullshit or something
how far was i from the ending?
was it in a giant crystal? there was one more level
that crystal surpasses the tower in ff2 for shittiest dungeon in the series
That was actually 2nd best dungeon in the game and one of the top 3 in whole series (FF1-FF13). But what would losers like you and magus know...
was it in a giant crystal? there was one more level
that crystal surpasses the tower in ff2 for shittiest dungeon in the series
That was actually 2nd best dungeon in the game and one of the top 3 in whole series (FF1-FF13). But what would losers like you and magus know...
You sure it was the last dungeon? It's the pre-last (Pharoh) that is insanely hard. Last one is basically 3 rooms.
You sure it was the last dungeon? It's the pre-last (Pharoh) that is insanely hard. Last one is basically 3 rooms.
whichever the really long, multitiered one was. shit was crazzzzzzzzyyyyy
thought I was gonna be statistically fucked if I ran out of ethers and potions. am I remembering correctly that you couldn't leave it? or am I just thinking of how difficult it would be to leave it and come back and start all over?
Use component cables with ps2
high-five
all the indoor areas sucked in ff12 except pharos
Don Flamenco: if you are in Pharos and still have the save MAN UP. You are >-< this close to beating the game. I'd say you are at max 5 hours to go. Do not abandon the game after all the time you invested in it :'( You are so close to the end!
Memoria was the best FF dungeon; not because of the gameplay but the visuals + actual story put into the place. It's a walk down memory lane for the entire series.
Don Flamenco: if you are in Pharos and still have the save MAN UP. You are >-< this close to beating the game. I'd say you are at max 5 hours to go. Do not abandon the game after all the time you invested in it :'( You are so close to the end!
Easy to do with all the hunts and sidequests in XII. Levelling isn't that important in XII anyway, hence things like the 122333 challenge.
Kefka's Tower requires the team to split up. It owns. Same reason I love ultimecia'w castle.
Via Infinito is great cuz you WILL oversoul bosses and some may be tough as nails despite you having trigger happy.
splitting up is super annoying,when i played the game i cleared one section with the first team,then retreated,then cleared the second section with the first team again,then retreated,then cleared the third section with the first team again
so you don't even have to do that
"Linear." A word hurled at the original Final Fantasy XIII without relent, and rightly so.
Good thing they cleared that up as soon as possible, wouldn't want people getting the wrong idea about FFXIII-2. :smug
I'm buying this and prepared to hate myself afterwards.it's better than FFXIII, so you should be okay
At least it won't be as bad as FFVI
I'm buying this and prepared to hate myself afterwards.
At least it won't be as bad as FFVI
why does so much of the plot revolve around people wanting to say something to each other but putting it off over and over again?
Demo was ok. I'll pick it up once it's bargain bin fodder
I bought 2 copies of the CE today just to get some DLC for the misses. Thankfully I can take back the other, but sadly I must now be annoyed for god know's how long with this game running next to me for the next few months.
What a horrendous soundtrack thus far.
Is that big dude supposed to be a modern take on Barret?
Really? It's one of the first orbs you hit. It says "Commando/Sentinel/Ravager Bonus"
I bought 2 copies of the CE today just to get some DLC for the misses. Thankfully I can take back the other, but sadly I must now be annoyed for god know's how long with this game running next to me for the next few months.You're insane, this soundtrack is godly.
What a horrendous soundtrack thus far.
I had no idea Origa does vocals in FFXIII-2. Very cool.You can save
edit: Where the hell are save points? I need to get to bed.
Nobody's going to be surprised you have issues with it, magus.and/or nobody would care
I got my ass beat too, I'm not sure if I'm underleveled (yes, underleveled) or I'm upgrading wrong, but I couldn't get past the boss at Yaschas (the paradox thing) or Sunleth (the giant flan).
you should probably sift through the Datalog, honestly. Nothing about the battle system or the monsters should be confusing.
Wait, how do you acquire monsters anyhow? I just assumed it was like a random drop. I only seem to get the shitty ones. Don't have ANY SEN so far, my only MED is the first monster you get in the story, and my whateverthefuckyoucallthem buffers/debuffers are awful and have like 1 spell. I'm using a COM blob, the starting cat in a floating horn MED, and the started RAV you first got as my monsters still 8 hours in.Killing enemies with a Feral Link (i.e., if you get a 250% link and kill that enemy) adds the Link % to your chance of getting the crystal (so like 250% of a 10% drop rate would be a 25% chance, now).
Btw, I need to rant on how fucking stupid the localization for XIII and XIII-2 is. As someone playing the JP version, whenever I try to talk to someone playing the US version it's always confusing because of the job role renames and monster renames and SYNCHRO BAR being FERAL POINT or something. Almost nothing is a direct translation. I mean WTF, what ever happened to translating Japanese words and not MAKING UP ENTIRELY NEW ONES INSTEAD. The Japanese job roles make sense because you can identify what they do from the name: ATTACKER, HEALER, DEFENDER, ENHANCER, JAMMER, the only weird one is BLASTER. But the US ones are totally stupid. Blah.
The Crystarium level up is following the same rule as the first game, it's not really the game's fault that you sat there and boosted one job all the way to the max. You just got a bunch of skills way earlier than you need them, why should the game cater to that? It also keeps you from just getting everything superbly early.
What's wrong with the crystarium? it's the same thing except you now have more free reign.
Well that's kind of on you that you decided not to level Medic at all. On the other hand, just get a good Medic monster and don't worry about it until you have the points.What's wrong with the crystarium? it's the same thing except you now have more free reign.
Doesnt feel more "free reign" - what is the difference between what 13 did and this? I can still pump points into Commander just as much as I can Ravager in 13, and it drains my points.
As it is, I have a hard time pulling the trigger on a Medic node because points cost up to 300 now (which is a lot considering I'm still only getting like 60 points a battle)
The way the monsters upgrades are set up is much better. I gotta fight stronger to get stronger items. Sure, whatever, fair enough.
Well that's kind of on you that you decided not to level Medic at all. On the other hand, just get a good Medic monster and don't worry about it until you have the points.What's wrong with the crystarium? it's the same thing except you now have more free reign.
Doesnt feel more "free reign" - what is the difference between what 13 did and this? I can still pump points into Commander just as much as I can Ravager in 13, and it drains my points.
As it is, I have a hard time pulling the trigger on a Medic node because points cost up to 300 now (which is a lot considering I'm still only getting like 60 points a battle)
The way the monsters upgrades are set up is much better. I gotta fight stronger to get stronger items. Sure, whatever, fair enough.
Then that would undermine the free-reign nature of the game by giving you the ability to just max out every role in minutes. They curb it so that way you can't just take a level 99 Ravager and stomp the whole game with it, you need to spread shit out and level up everything equally if you're using those Paradigms.Well that's kind of on you that you decided not to level Medic at all. On the other hand, just get a good Medic monster and don't worry about it until you have the points.What's wrong with the crystarium? it's the same thing except you now have more free reign.
Doesnt feel more "free reign" - what is the difference between what 13 did and this? I can still pump points into Commander just as much as I can Ravager in 13, and it drains my points.
As it is, I have a hard time pulling the trigger on a Medic node because points cost up to 300 now (which is a lot considering I'm still only getting like 60 points a battle)
The way the monsters upgrades are set up is much better. I gotta fight stronger to get stronger items. Sure, whatever, fair enough.
The point is - that you seemed to have missed - is that Level 1 Medic shouldnt cost 300 points. It should be 50. Or 5. Or 10. If I want to spend money on ranking up that Level 30 Commander, great. But don't charge me a Level 30 Commander cost for a Level 1 Medic. What exact benefit is there for this.
On top of that, it only costs about 500,000 CP (total) to max out Noel and Serah's roles, so this issue fixes itself really, REALLY quickly.
You get boatloads of CP from Fragments and story events. You're never going to be hurting for CP in this game.On top of that, it only costs about 500,000 CP (total) to max out Noel and Serah's roles, so this issue fixes itself really, REALLY quickly.
500,000 CP / ~300cp a battle = 1,666 battles.
Wait, how do you acquire monsters anyhow? I just assumed it was like a random drop. I only seem to get the shitty ones. Don't have ANY SEN so far, my only MED is the first monster you get in the story, and my whateverthefuckyoucallthem buffers/debuffers are awful and have like 1 spell. I'm using a COM blob, the starting cat in a floating horn MED, and the started RAV you first got as my monsters still 8 hours in.
Btw, I need to rant on how fucking stupid the localization for XIII and XIII-2 is. As someone playing the JP version, whenever I try to talk to someone playing the US version it's always confusing because of the job role renames and monster renames and SYNCHRO BAR being FERAL POINT or something. Almost nothing is a direct translation. I mean WTF, what ever happened to translating Japanese words and not MAKING UP ENTIRELY NEW ONES INSTEAD. The Japanese job roles make sense because you can identify what they do from the name: ATTACKER, HEALER, DEFENDER, ENHANCER, JAMMER, the only weird one is BLASTER. But the US ones are totally stupid. Blah.
I hear that the PS3 and X360 versions look almost identical, which was pretty impressive that they took the time to give a shit.
Man, are they ever abusing Alpha2Coverage to render ALLLL that fabulous feathered hair
this is...actually pretty good. the combat improvements make the ff13 shit system almost tenable. blessedly, it gives up trying to pretend it has a story early on, and lets you get down to the looting and grinding and unlocking and powering up.I spoiled myself on the story. Boy, I had trouble even following the write up.
the frame rate (ps3) really is awful, though.
Yeah I saw people spamming that link in the gaf thread. Sounds bad. The constellation stuff was already pretty bad in 300AF Oerba. That place is seriously cursed. It sucked in XIII and it sucks in every era of XIII-2.The clock puzzles are surprisingly easy once you figure out the gimmick.
All the puzzles are doodoo. Really out of place. "Oh shit! There's a paradox! Let's solve a puzzle!"
the music is fine. I don't know what you're talking about. "New Bodhum", which the game starts out with, is a fantastic track.
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/3475/img0097lp.jpg
smh
For a game of blackjack? :lol
I think that STI has gone to your brain.
Apparently the ending blows hard.
Apparently the ending blows hard.
Apparently the ending blows hard.
In the ending of Final Fantasy XIII-2, the game will display "To be continued...." after the credits, this is a reminder to players that the game has multiple endings, and the story will be extended in future through download content
is the game really short? I am having fun so far and it would suck if it ends too soon.
also the music kind of blows so far.
I love the music so far. Would you guys have preferred a Sakuraba dial-a-soundtrack or something?
I love the music so far. Would you guys have preferred a Sakuraba dial-a-soundtrack or something?I'm waiting until they get to when The Ruler of Time and Space and all the other awesome orchestral pieces play. Fucking epic as shit. Best OST in the series.
The vocal music is kind of bad, but it's not too offensive. Just very generic. The vocalist they got for all the vocal songs is not good. Non-vocal stuff is alright.If I did, I wouldn't have absolutely hated FF12.
Not the best ost in the series, not the worst. XIII's soundtrack was better.
I never knew ZephyrFate worked for Square until this thread.
I never knew ZephyrFate worked for Square until this thread.
lol okI never knew ZephyrFate worked for Square until this thread.
lol, shit's shameful.
The vocal music is kind of bad, but it's not too offensive. Just very generic. The vocalist they got for all the vocal songs is not good.
The vocal music is kind of bad, but it's not too offensive. Just very generic. The vocalist they got for all the vocal songs is not good.
You don't like Origa? She also did stuff for Turn A Gundam and GitS Stand Alone Complex. I think her songs in FFXIII-2 are great.
At least the soundtrack isn't Shimomura. I don't think I've liked a soundtrack by her since Live A Live.
The only thing she sings weirdly is the Oerba song and Historia Crux. New Bodhum is one of the best town tracks I've heard.The vocal music is kind of bad, but it's not too offensive. Just very generic. The vocalist they got for all the vocal songs is not good.
You don't like Origa? She also did stuff for Turn A Gundam and GitS Stand Alone Complex. I think her songs in FFXIII-2 are great.
I don't think her stuff here is that great. The song in Oerba AF300 is grating and the New Bodhium song is pretty meh.
Hey, that's my medic! :lol
Hey, that's my medic! :lol
Same here. Is there much benefit to using other monsters? I'm on episode 4 and I've only buffed up Cait Sith (medic) and that Zerg Scandroid (ravager) thing.
i have some fuckin' robot commando that has like 3000 hp and tanks the fuck out, and i switch to some plant medic during boss fights. demi's approach is overkill; this game isn't hard enough to care about managing pokeymans
Hey, that's my medic! :lol
Same here. Is there much benefit to using other monsters? I'm on episode 4 and I've only buffed up Cait Sith (medic) and that Zerg Scandroid (ravager) thing.
i don't think i've come close to dying in 10 hours of play, i was unaware that having a main character die = game over!
i have some fuckin' robot commando that has like 3000 hp and tanks the fuck out, and i switch to some plant medic during boss fights. demi's approach is overkill; this game isn't hard enough to care about managing pokeymans
i don't think i've come close to dying in 10 hours of play, i was unaware that having a main character die = game over!
this game is amazing.Indeed.
Squeenix redeemed?
How do you know what chapter youre on? I see no mentions of chapters.
lol @ the framerate in Odin vs Bahamut fight. Sub 10 fps?It is BEYOND different. In X-2 you have barely any idea if Tidus is still alive; in this game you know Lightning is still around.
Game is amazing otherwise. Omaha Beach moment opening a f-ing HD town (village) with lots of VO, mini-quests and just stuff to do. Graphics when looking at the small details are worse than in FF13 but the levels seem much larger and the draw distance is just nuts.
Meanie Miss Faron, Meanie Miss Faron... - that's a Final Fantasy Scene alright.
So we search for Lighting now, just like we did for Tidus in X-2? Wow, how original Square.
This game.
This fucking game.
This game.
This fucking game.
so awesome
What's the sentiment on this game now that people have gotten further into it? On GAF I'm seeing a lot of hate for the game. Is it a bad rpg or a good one? I've enjoyed the dozen hours I've put in for chapters 1-3.
What's the sentiment on this game now that people have gotten further into it? On GAF I'm seeing a lot of hate for the game. Is it a bad rpg or a good one? I've enjoyed the dozen hours I've put in for chapters 1-3.Depends on where you go. People on SA and Penny-Arcade are loving it, GAF users are dumb as hell.
What's the sentiment on this game now that people have gotten further into it? On GAF I'm seeing a lot of hate for the game. Is it a bad rpg or a good one? I've enjoyed the dozen hours I've put in for chapters 1-3.
LOL @ 5/10 from EDGEWtf...
Easily the best ending ever... just beat it
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Final boss fight is leagues better than Orphan too
Easily the best ending ever... just beat it
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Final boss fight is leagues better than Orphan too
Easily the best ending ever... just beat it
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Final boss fight is leagues better than Orphan too
And now I'm fucking hyped again.
(Currently in Bresha ruins, doing the same crap I've already did and seen 10s of times :yuck)
How would you rate the game, demi?
Easily the best ending ever... just beat it
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Final boss fight is leagues better than Orphan too
And now I'm fucking hyped again.
(Currently in Bresha ruins, doing the same crap I've already did and seen 10s of times :yuck)
How would you rate the game, demi?
Much better than 13, though I hope the sequel to this sequel (or DLC? I dunno) has an actual cast of characters : (
FFXIII-2 sounds about right, the game so far feels like someone is gnawing on my ballsac. Every torturous second I proceed feels like an eternity, slowly slicing years off my life without me even realizing it. Listening to moogle's voice is something equivalent to gouging my eyes out I'm sure. Noel and pretty much every character encountered is abysmally written tripe not out of place in some Trekkie freaks' Captain Kirk/Picard 'bi-curious' fanfiction.
Edge rates on the entire scale though, so realistically FFXIII-2 should be a 2 out of 10. Amalur should be a 7/10 on their scale, good game.
yesssssssssss 1000
Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaars shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine in the deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep skyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Time and Space Time and Space Time and Space Time and Space
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Time and Space Time and Space Time and Space Time and Space
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Jesus, SHUT THE FUCK UP.
This game is AMAZING.
So I can go now and visit 4 *new* locations:
Bresha Ruins 300AF
Yaschas Massif 01XAF
The Archlyte Steppe
Coliseum
4 new locations! In any order I want to! Is this a FF13 game? I cannot believe it. Unbelievable.
Square!!!
Why didn't you make FF12-2. You sad fucks...
Easily the best ending ever... just beat it
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Final boss fight is leagues better than Orphan too
F U C K Clock Puzzles. It's trial and error. Spend 20 minutes yesterday "solving" the one in Yacshas Mastiff, solved by chance.
Gaddam at Archylte Steppe.
Grass in my Final Fantasy game?
I'm not sure if this has been communicated yet or not, but gatdam this game is actually fun. Wut?!
Can you continue playing after you beat the game?
havent been able to play much lately, but this is the most fun i had with a game in years.
Beat it (with 0 stars :-\ ), did all the paradox endings... still some more to do before I platinum:
-get slot machine fragment
Rubberband
-beat Long Gui and Yomi
Just set to Easy Mode, but they're easy regardless
-Monster Collector fragment
Easy, use a list
-max levels trophy (almost there!)
Easy
-99999 damage trophy
Long Gui, equip Odinblade + Power Wristbands, Stagger, beat the shit out of it, then use Meteor Javelin
-10000 steps on Chocobo trophy (should be easy just time consuming)
Run in a circle, if you have the speed time skill it goes even quicker
-100 preemptive attacks trophy (any way to speed this up?)
Do a preemptive attack, then hit Retry, rinse and repeat
-capture Don Tonberry trophy
Easy, equip fragment skills, use feral links
-5star end guy trophy
lol easy - it counts the fight form, not all the shit prior
Alright, how in gods name do you beat?spoiler (click to show/hide)Caius in the Void Beyond in the Paradox Ending[close]
Guy is kicking my ass, I can't do nearly enough damage to him before he restores all his HP and then buffs himself. My Serah is almost maxed out, also using a max Silver Chocobo (SEN) and max Gold Chocobo (COM), also equipped with the Odinbow (with 152 or so fragments).
490/1000
5* last boss like it was nothing.
Still have 2 roles to max out. Funny how you can simply buy the best weapon (Odinblade). 105/160 fragments collected.
Game rox :rock
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462028
Look at all those losers whining about FF13-2. Over 1000 posts of pure bile. Reminds me of magus. Yuck.
Don't be a pussy, mang.
I did all the Oerba Time Clock puzzles without using a guide and only used pen and paper for that one pictured above.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462028
Look at all those losers whining about FF13-2. Over 1000 posts of pure bile. Reminds me of magus. Yuck.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462028It's funny just how wrong most of GAF is about this game.
Look at all those losers whining about FF13-2. Over 1000 posts of pure bile. Reminds me of magus. Yuck.
That's really the only doodoo point. Get through it and you'll never have to do it again, unless you're going for the fragments.
140 fragments, i tried 2 hours taming a proto behemoth. is there any skill to easier tame monsters?Look in your bestiary or in the Librascope menu to see if you can actually tame it.
Yes, except I'm not even sure you can tame the Proto Behemoth
The 99999 dmg achievement was very tricksy.
Odinblade, 1200 strength and Long Gui. Deprotect, Imperil, Deshell, Enaero, 999% Stagger and Meteor Javelin did NOT cut it. I had to throw a Behemoth in my party cause I remembered his FL gives you Bravery and Faith.
With Bravery and Faith plus all the debilitations listed above 99999 were flowing like wine plus he dropped Ribbon AND Adamntite! Talk about LUCKY STRIKE!
Eat shit, magoose
Did you have the Cerberus paradigm active? You get str bonuses if you are using all 3 COM iirc.
Only Borys could care about something as irrelevant as taming all the monsters. There's nothing to "get" - polack. The game is easy, the DLC is shameful, and Academia 400 is garbage.Despite being the most gorgeous environment in the series.
4xx? SureAll versions of Academia are awesome. Red and black Academia filled with monsters looks insanely great, and regular Academia is straight out of Blade Runner with some added sunlight. Final dungeon Academia has trippy textures and a wonderful aesthetic.
You jump on blocks.That are fucking insanely cool looking.