Final Fantasy XIII

[Guest Saz]

I hate you and your pre order rental ways...

[Guest MojoPogo]

I hate you and your pre order rental ways...

 

Ah, but i can never take away the fact you defeated OBLEETERAYTORRRR!

[Paul 584]

Potential rematch this year.

[Guest MojoPogo]

Potential rematch this year.

 

Ooh! This time, there needs to be a colour commentary! As opposed to pointing and laughing. :lol

[Paul 584]

Seems theres a bit of a quality difference between the PS3 and 360 versions, I assume its a technical reason with the 360 running at a lower resolution. Truth be told, I thought you can only just tell. :lol

[Guest JC]

Seems theres a bit of a quality difference between the PS3 and 360 versions, I assume its a technical reason with the 360 running at a lower resolution. Truth be told, I thought you can only just tell. :lol

 

Well the 360 version is run over three DVD-Roms anyway but the reason for the lower resolution is due to it being ported to the 360 after being developed for the PS3.

[Guest JC]

Bought this today.

 

Played a couple of hours already and I'm liking it very much.

 

The battles are very easy to run through and most importantly they are very snappy.

 

Story seems a bit strange but I can hardly judge it as yet.

 

Visually? Nothing can touch this game. Forget Crysis, Half Life etc, this is the benchmark.

[Guest The Beltster]

I have this, havent played it yet though...its one of those games you need to put time into so will get to it after I finish a bunch of others I'm plowing through.

[Guest Dutt]

So what's the general opinion of this game? I've read many conflicting reports about it especially regarding the difficulty, so really, how is it, as far as FF games go?

[Guest JC]

Well I've only played it for 5-6 hours but so far it's very linear yet beautiful.

 

Alot of battles to go through but thankfully the new battle system is awesomely fun and doesn't get old.

 

Characters enhance themselves through something very similar to FFX's sphere grid.

 

The story seems more complicated than the reviews said it was.

 

Generally a thumbs up at present.

 

The only downside is, that it is very linear but at the same time, it's a very purposeful story and therefore it's not really a big problem as it fits with what you're meant to be doing - you're not really meant to be exploring at this early stage.

[Paul 584]

Yeah, I did read that it opens up at about 15 hours of play.

[Guest Saz]

I've spoken with my mate, I'll be buying this when it gets cheaper.

[Guest Anime Otaku]

How are summons working this time? Looking at a montage on YouTube they've (thankfully) moved away from a dedicated summoner but do different characters have their own summons or can any character summon any of them?

[Paul 584]

Im starting this tomorrow, cant wait.

[Guest JC]

How are summons working this time? Looking at a montage on YouTube they've (thankfully) moved away from a dedicated summoner but do different characters have their own summons or can any character summon any of them?

 

I'm only a few parts past getting

Odin for Lightning.[/spoiler That's the second Eidolon I've beaten.

 

They are assigned to individual characters and basically they appear like in FFXII only now they have their own attacks and techniques, alongside the choice between you letting them run riot or jumping on their back (literally) and controlling what they do.

 

At this point in the game they're pretty awesome but I have a feeling like in FFXII, towards the end they'll have no real purpose.

 

That said, it's an improvement from summoning in FFXII by a long way.

Edited March 23, 2010 by Paul

[Guest Saz]

So there I was in Sainsbury's when I passed a stand that said FF13 for £35...

[Guest Reno]

So there I was in Sainsbury's when I passed a stand that said FF13 for £35...

 

I got the collectors edition for £30. :P

[Guest Saz]

I didn't, I didn't even want to buy the game till it was cheaper, I just got drawn in with the difference between that price and the one amazon had quoted me.

 

*EDIT*

 

Ok, here's my outlook on the first couple of hours game play.

 

Cons

 

It's a bit linear and I mean literally linear, you run in a straight line.

Camera's a bit naff.

The young boy irritates me.

 

Pros

Easy combat

The characters move all the time in combat, trying to get into better positions, so it looks great and realistic.

I love how the plots merge with each other at points, things you see in the background whilst playing, you end up playing further along the way.

 

All in all, looking pretty damn good, as FF usually gets a whole lot better after a certain time.

Edited March 13, 2010 by Saz

[Guest Saz]

You know what I miss from this game?

 

The classic music when you completed a battle, doesn't feel FF without it :(

[Guest JC]

You know what I miss from this game?

 

The classic music when you completed a battle, doesn't feel FF without it :(

 

To be fair, outside of that, I think the music in this game is possibly the best soundtrack I've listened to in a FF.