Final Fantasy XIII

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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    I'm praying its good, FF 7,8,9 were epic, 10 was just shit due to all the different characters, i like picking my 3/4. Didn't bother with X-2. FF 11 was okay, the controls were dire though but not a bad MMORPG. FF12 i played for 5 mins and hated the combat system so i just quit.

    BUT FF13 looks slightly like its gone back to the old fighting system, i got a feeling I'm wrong but oh well!
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Finished the night a few level's into Cocoon's Ruins. So far, so good.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    demetrios wrote:
    Finished the night a few level's into Cocoon's Ruins. So far, so good.

    I'm having FF flashbacks of old... and I'm trying to figure out if what that one old version of FF is that I used to love. do they all have SHOAT, IFRITI, and CARBUNKLE?! haha. that's all I rememeber.

    Tell me more abou this new one? Is the long drawn out begininng just storyline, or do you still get to kill some bastards a little to death?

    I'm actually scared to get this new one casue I think i'll shut off reality and resposibility. the videos i've seen look sweet.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    Finished the night a few level's into Cocoon's Ruins. So far, so good.

    I'm having FF flashbacks of old... and I'm trying to figure out if what that one old version of FF is that I used to love. do they all have SHOAT, IFRITI, and CARBUNKLE?! haha. that's all I rememeber.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    I picked up FF13 this weekend.

    I'm not too far in (only a few hours) and I'm not really sure if I like this game quite yet.

    I get what people are saying about it being "linear" (at least it is so far).
    The story is kinda "meh".


    I don't know, I think I may have just grown out of the Final Fantasy thing.
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    I'll be getting this when I get back from my holiday. Can't wait!
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  • jervin007
    jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    Very fun! Battles start of easy but do get more complicated as the game goes on. I do wish they let you explore and level up your characters without having to follow a certain path though. Also, I wish they would go back to the more fantasy aspects of previous games. Most of the enemies are mechanical. I want some dragons, elemental, etc!!

    Also, I recommend saving any little scrap that you pick up. Don't sell any of this stuff! I made the mistake of selling most of the loot and didn't realize it would be used to level up weapons and items. When I reached the boss Odin he kicked the shit out of me repeatedly! I ended up starting the game over and saving everything. Odin was still tough even after all the upgrades! I am a few hours past him and he remains the hardest enemy I have fought!

    Defintely fun though and the graphics are amazing!! Still not as good as heavy rain though!
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Just completed Final Fantasy XIII! :) It took me 70 hour's to complete. Didn't complete all the side missions, but my character's were pretty much jacked up. Lightning, Snow & Vanille were my main characters up till Chapter 12. Once I got Haste for Hope in the Crystals grid, he came in to replace Vanielle.

    Little secret, keep playing repeated huge enemies on the main field of Chapter 11. Each hour got me almost 100,000 crystal points. Will help you down the road, believe me. ;)

    Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 kicked ass. I've played hundreds of games on the Xbox 360, Wii & PS3, and i've seen hundreds of CG animated films & footage, but the amount of detail & quality that was on this game blew my mind. You gotta check it out.

    :D
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    demetrios wrote:
    Just completed Final Fantasy XIII! :) It took me 70 hour's to complete. Didn't complete all the side missions, but my character's were pretty much jacked up. Lightning, Snow & Vanille were my main characters up till Chapter 12. Once I got Haste for Hope in the Crystals grid, he came in to replace Vanielle.

    Little secret, keep playing repeated huge enemies on the main field of Chapter 11. Each hour got me almost 100,000 crystal points. Will help you down the road, believe me. ;)

    Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 kicked ass. I've played hundreds of games on the Xbox 360, Wii & PS3, and i've seen hundreds of CG animated films & footage, but the amount of detail & quality that was on this game blew my mind. You gotta check it out.

    :D
    I'm looking forward to finishing this, almost as much as I'm looking forward to getting the disc out of the dead playstation...
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Just finished playing the first 1 hour 10 mins, was really linear and boring. Trying to figure out the fighting system, and i dont think that stagger thing is good. Quite hard to work out whats going on in battle as well, maybe im not just used to it.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Oh and its too Sci-Fi :( bring back the old shit!
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Brisk. wrote:
    Just finished playing the first 1 hour 10 mins, was really linear and boring. Trying to figure out the fighting system, and i dont think that stagger thing is good. Quite hard to work out whats going on in battle as well, maybe im not just used to it.
    Definitely not as good as the old school ones.
    It is very linear and boring until nearing 3 hours when you unlock levelling, and then customization. Things get better from there, keep goin.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Brisk. wrote:
    Just finished playing the first 1 hour 10 mins, was really linear and boring. Trying to figure out the fighting system, and i dont think that stagger thing is good. Quite hard to work out whats going on in battle as well, maybe im not just used to it.

    It will get better 3 hours in. Just keep fighting enemies which will give me much crystals which you can upgrade each characters abilities. Plus upgrade. I ended Lightning's sword @ L.52! Game play is pretty fast past after the first few levels.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Brisk. wrote:
    Oh and its too Sci-Fi :( bring back the old shit!

    I read some where's they will continue the FFXIII series story & theme for FFXV. I think it's great. :D
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Rygar wrote:
    I'm looking forward to finishing this, almost as much as I'm looking forward to getting the disc out of the dead playstation...

    :shock:
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    demetrios wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Just finished playing the first 1 hour 10 mins, was really linear and boring. Trying to figure out the fighting system, and i dont think that stagger thing is good. Quite hard to work out whats going on in battle as well, maybe im not just used to it.

    It will get better 3 hours in. Just keep fighting enemies which will give me much crystals which you can upgrade each characters abilities. Plus upgrade. I ended Lightning's sword @ L.52! Game play is pretty fast past after the first few levels.

    I see, any other top tips?
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    All my housemate gone home, the dolby digital 5.1 sound sytem is free.. the xbox 360 is also there.. should i listen to all the PJ albums and play FF13? :D
  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Just finished this.

    Pretty meh overall. Ending is a pile o' shit - very Disney.

    Lost Odyseey was better.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Brisk. wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Just finished playing the first 1 hour 10 mins, was really linear and boring. Trying to figure out the fighting system, and i dont think that stagger thing is good. Quite hard to work out whats going on in battle as well, maybe im not just used to it.

    It will get better 3 hours in. Just keep fighting enemies which will give me much crystals which you can upgrade each characters abilities. Plus upgrade. I ended Lightning's sword @ L.52! Game play is pretty fast past after the first few levels.

    I see, any other top tips?

    Just keep fighting enemies, repeatably before you head to the next stage. More you do, the more crystals you will get & accessories which will built your characters. And always have a Syngerist in your L1 choice of battle. Cause it will make your fighting battles more faster. You will see the blue bar slowly moving to the right for all 3 gauges to attack. With a Syngerist, you will see the color turn to red and the bar will fastly move, so you can attack for faster. Max you can get is 5 gauges.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Brisk. wrote:
    All my housemate gone home, the dolby digital 5.1 sound sytem is free.. the xbox 360 is also there.. should i listen to all the PJ albums and play FF13? :D

    The soundtrack to FF13 is pretty good. For fighting, sports & shooting games, I got the Pearl Jam in the background sometimes. But RPG games, never done that before.

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