Brad is working on it.

It's a long game, and as Milkman said, Brad's working on it.  He also actually restarted the game recently, so any progress he'd already made on the 360 version was lost when he went to the PS3. 
I'm sure a review will be forth-coming soon.

He restarted it on the PS3.

just gotta chill, Brad said in the podcast that he will get a review when he finishes the game.   Doesn't help that he started the game all over again from the xbox to the PS3 version but he's getting there.

" @MeatXbeatsXman: @ImperiousRix:  really....why? and how do you know? "

He also said the lack of naked cartoon pussy just doesn't go far enough.

" lack of naked cartoon pussy just doesn't go far enough. "

 note the time that i posted, because i just got of ff13 and i see on my friends list that brad is still playing final fantasy on the ps3 
 
(its 2am )

Why would he restart the game on the Playstation 3?

" Why would he restart the game on the Playstation 3? "

" Why would he restart the game on the Playstation 3? "

Audio and video is compressed quite heavily on the 360 version. Also you have to swap disks out as the game progresses. 

I'm not sure why he restarted on the ps3 thoough

" Why would he restart the game on the Playstation 3? "

" Why would he restart the game on the Playstation 3? "

sorry for the noobish question, but if FFXIII is apparently so much better on the PS3, why does it have a lower score on metacritic?

" sorry for the noobish question, but if FFXIII is apparently so much better on the PS3, why does it have a lower score on metacritic? "

I hate to say it, but it is way better on the PS3. The cutscenes look  like ass sometimes on my 360 copy, and I can tell the resolution is markedly lower because I'm close enough to my TV (it's on my desk, so it's practically in my face) to notice that. The dithering effects in partially-transparent surfaces such as hair and creature wings looks like small, spaced-out dots, it's just sloppy. Also, something that generally isn't touched upon is the sound quality in the prerendered cutscenes, which actually sounds noticeably worse than the ingame stuff.
 
I've seen my friend's PS3 version in action and it's a night-and-day difference.
 
Overall I still enjoyed the game enough on the 360, but I was disappointed with the porting job. I can understand why Brad would make that move. Also, I'm afraid he might get stuck at the boss that ends chapter 11. That was by far the most difficult fight in the game; even more so than the final boss.

It's been twenty days now since the game's release.  I really want to get Brad's take on it.  The game can't be that hard.  I'm sure half of the game is just video. 
 
Brad joked in a podcast that people aren't waiting for his review to buy the game...  Well, actually, I am...  not to buy the game, per se, but whether to buy the PS3 or 360 version.  I'd like to hear Brad's take on just how much worse the graphics are on the 360. 
 
I'm in no hurry to play the game, and have been keeping myself busy with other releases; but I am actually waiting for Brad's review. 
 
Dude...

" Why would he restart the game on the Playstation 3? "

The Xbox version is almost unplayable in some spots. :(

" It's been twenty days now since the game's release.  I really want to get Brad's take on it.  The game can't be that hard.  I'm sure half of the game is just video.  Brad joked in a podcast that people aren't waiting for his review to buy the game...  Well, actually, I am...  not to buy the game, per se, but whether to buy the PS3 or 360 version.  I'd like to hear Brad's take on just how much worse the graphics are on the 360.  I'm in no hurry to play the game, and have been keeping myself busy with other releases; but I am actually waiting for Brad's review.  Dude... "

So its another case of Bayonetta, then? Thankfully I would rather have the best version of an excellent action game than the best version of a mediocre J-RPG.

" @Arjuna said:

" It's been twenty days now since the game's release.  I really want to get Brad's take on it.  The game can't be that hard.  I'm sure half of the game is just video.  Brad joked in a podcast that people aren't waiting for his review to buy the game...  Well, actually, I am...  not to buy the game, per se, but whether to buy the PS3 or 360 version.  I'd like to hear Brad's take on just how much worse the graphics are on the 360.  I'm in no hurry to play the game, and have been keeping myself busy with other releases; but I am actually waiting for Brad's review.  Dude... "

Dood, if it's a matter of getting it on either platform. Get it on the PS3. "

Can someone clarify what exactly Brad was referring to on this past bombcast? Like he said he is almost done with the game and has 50 hours into it. Is he talking about cross platform? Or did he go out of his way doing optional stuff only to not realize it was... optional. Seriously I am so confused right now, I beat the game just shy of 32 hours on the PS3. Didn't skip any cutscenes, went out of my way to find treasure chests, and went out of my way to fight enemies and I can not imagine how it would take anyone even slow players 50 hours to beat the game. Like holy hell....

" It's been twenty days now since the game's release.  I really want to get Brad's take on it.  The game can't be that hard.  I'm sure half of the game is just video.  Brad joked in a podcast that people aren't waiting for his review to buy the game...  Well, actually, I am...  not to buy the game, per se, but whether to buy the PS3 or 360 version.  I'd like to hear Brad's take on just how much worse the graphics are on the 360.  I'm in no hurry to play the game, and have been keeping myself busy with other releases; but I am actually waiting for Brad's review.  Dude... "

" The Xbox version is almost unplayable in some spots. :( "

" So its another case of Bayonetta, then? Thankfully I would rather have the best version of an excellent action game than the best version of a mediocre J-RPG. "

" sorry for the noobish question, but if FFXIII is apparently so much better on the PS3, why does it have a lower score on metacritic? "

" @Arjuna said:

" It's been twenty days now since the game's release.  I really want to get Brad's take on it.  The game can't be that hard.  I'm sure half of the game is just video.  Brad joked in a podcast that people aren't waiting for his review to buy the game...  Well, actually, I am...  not to buy the game, per se, but whether to buy the PS3 or 360 version.  I'd like to hear Brad's take on just how much worse the graphics are on the 360.  I'm in no hurry to play the game, and have been keeping myself busy with other releases; but I am actually waiting for Brad's review.  Dude... "

Wow...just wow. There are hundreds of reviews out for the game and they all say the same thing but you need one guy to restate what has already been said before you'll buy it? Let me give you a little preview of what he'll say. The game takes a while to get going and it takes way to long to introduce all the combat mechanics. The second half of the game is fantastic and the story is one of the best Final Fantasy stories ever. PS3 version is better then the 360 version. That will be his review. The rest will be color and filler.

Could everyone just shut up and let Brad do what he has to do? I'm sure he's getting everything he can done. Remember, Giant Bomb does so much more than game reviews, so I bet he's busy. You people need to calm down. He said he was on Chapter 10 on the 3/23 Bombcast, and I'm not sure how far he's gotten since the most recent Bombcast. Still, just stop complaining and wait if you really want to hear what Brad has to say about the game.

I don't think people should be saying that the 360 version looks bad. I MEAN OH MY JEEZ EVERYTHING ABOUT IT LOOKS WONDERFUL. It might look better on the PS3, but it never looks bad. Cynics!

" I don't think people should be saying that the 360 version looks bad. I MEAN OH MY JEEZ EVERYTHING ABOUT IT LOOKS WONDERFUL. It might look better on the PS3, but it never looks bad. Cynics! "

@Talesavo said:

" The Xbox version is almost unplayable in some spots. :( "

Have you played the 360 version? I agree 100% the game doesn't look as good on the 360 but it doesn't affect the gameplay what soever. It still looks better then most 360 games and to say it is unplayable is just an idiotic comment that screams fanboy.

"

@Talesavo said:

" The Xbox version is almost unplayable in some spots. :( "

Have you played the 360 version? I agree 100% the game doesn't look as good on the 360 but it doesn't affect the gameplay what soever. It still looks better then most 360 games and to say it is unplayable is just an idiotic comment that screams fanboy.

Do I own the 360 version? Yes, I own the 360 version, Nautilus and Gran Pulse are almost unplayable, to claim it doesn't have any marked difference aside from some of the visuals is the most ridiculous thing I've heard today. Although it's cute you call me a fanboy, although I have PS3/PC and the 360 and my 360 gets the most use out of all my consoles, so the only fanboy here is you. "

The FPS, like I've stated a few times already is almost unplayable, the battle sequences are fine and ingame cinematics are fine, the exploration is not. 
 
Can you find a similiar video that shows the FPS in exploration(specifically Nautilus)? I'd be intrigued to see the results. It may be terrible on both, who knows.

" Could everyone just shut up and let Brad do what he has to do? I'm sure he's getting everything he can done. Remember, Giant Bomb does so much more than game reviews, so I bet he's busy. You people need to calm down. He said he was on Chapter 10 on the 3/23 Bombcast, and I'm not sure how far he's gotten since the most recent Bombcast. Still, just stop complaining and wait if you really want to hear what Brad has to say about the game. "

From the way Brad made it sound on this week's Bombcast, it would be reviewed and up on the site this week. That doesn't actually mean it's going to happen, but it's definitely a possibility.

I did the first 30 of the missions in chapter 11 and messed around with the equipment upgrades, looked for cactuars and such before moving on to fight the boss and start chapter 12. Clearly I could have spent a lot less time on those missions, but it pays to be thorough, this being a review and all. Besides, when you just spent the last 30 hours running in a straight line, why would you want to skip over the one section of the game that lets you veer off to the side a little bit?
 
Anyway, I just finished it tonight and I think I'd be fine never playing it again, which is not to say anything about how much I did or didn't like it.

" looked for cactuars and such before moving on"

Kind of hard to finish the game when it is so crap.