Final Fantasy 13, why don't we have a topic for this yet? Options

[Crushinator]

I read an interesting article on Gamasutra about this exact topic. I thought it had a good take on it.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26643/A...antasy_XIII.php

Basically the author sees FF13 as a pure distillation of what is always great and memorable about FF games (and perhaps JRPGs in general), Characters, Battles, and drama scenes. Rather than "pad out" the game with a lot of bullshit, wandering aimlessly through an overworld or in towns, or fighting in mind numbing random battles, they eliminate those elements completely. I think its a novel approach, and I'm eager to see how it actually feels when you're playing it.

I love the idea of the dialogues actually happening while you're moving to the next area/battle, and how the focus on less battles makes even the "basic" fights more intense and meaningful.

Still genuinely anticipating this game, maybe even moreso now!

[Scan_Man]

I don't disagree with that article. I'm just spoiled by Western RPGs. The battles are amazing in FFXIII, and so are the character designs. You can have a great RPG that is linear if the story and characters are engrossing; for example Xenosaga Episode 3. I admit I have lowered my expectations a bit, but I still expect an amazing experience.

This post has been edited by Scan_Man: Jan 15 2010, 05:12 PM

[Crushinator]

I don't know, I thought all JRPG's where all ready like that. I just hope they don't have stupid trophies dealing with item collecting with items being in places you can't backtrack.

http://www.destructoid.com/get-your-final-...re-157963.phtml

Bronze

Assault Ruby – Master the Attacker Role
Destruction Sapphire – Master the Blaster Role
Guardian Topaz – Master the Defender Role
Hex Jade – Master the Jammer Role
Inspiration Amethyst – Master the Enhancer Role
Healing Emerald – Master the Healer Role

Silver

Limit Breaker – Deal over 100,000 damage to an enemy
Behemoth Hunter – Slay a wandering behemoth
Perfect Diamond – Learn all abilities to the fullest

Gold

Collector of All Things – Collect all weapons and accessories
The All Knowing Sage – Gain the complete knowledge of 100 different enemies
There are also 16 other Bronze Trophies which seem to be related to the story.

Looks like you're out of luck. Better buy that strategy guide from Gamestop!

[Crushinator]

Breakdown of some of the combat in the game. Seems interesting.

[AC9breaker]

Holy crap that shit is insane. It's like they looked to EVE for inspiration for their combat system. So many numbers.

[Crushinator]

So... its out tomorrow! Who is still on the hype train?

[Vitamin D]

Yezzir! I'm actually really excited as I already know what to expect, and I love what I see. Also after playing White Knight Chronicles, I think I need something more substantial haha. Perfect afro GET.

[AC9breaker]

Same, I'm pretty excited. probably wont be getting it till the weekend or next week. Just realized got some bills coming up that I wanna squash.

[HC82]

I'll be picking this up today, but I won't be playing it in till the end of the month, since I'll be away for vacation.

[Crushinator]

I just picked it up too, and I have all day tomorrow off to binge on it, hahaha.

[Riel]

Hey guys,what up ;P....just chiming in saying that I got the game on the PS3.Loving it after about 8 hours now,just got to the part where you can start upgrading your weapons and stuff...awesome graphics,slow start but now the combat system is pretty good,you can do more then just bash the auto battle now.Sazh is awesome,Lightning is a bitch so far,but I like her hehe...the story is ok so far,after the initial ``we are Hero`` stuff from Snow,and the occasional overly cheerful,high pitched antics of Vanille,the cast is great...there sure is a lot of OOH,AHH,umm ,err,grunts in this game though hehe...