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Hello guys! i would LOVE to see Solid Snake again in a remake [it would be much better if we could see him in a possibly sequel of MGS4 if Hideo don't killed him with the fast aging process D:], for me he will always be the best his deeds in the previous games are memorable and will be remenbered forever in the heart of the fans.

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#2  Edited By Cory_Sthokely

@artisanbreads said:

@mooseymcman said:

@pyrodactyl said:

People hoping for tonal consistency will be DISAPOINTED.

I dunno, Big Boss was clearly losing his mind in the E3 trailer this year, that seems consistent with capturing sheep via balloons.

Also, who cares? The series has been like this before. There has always been silly crap alongside serious moments.

Yes they have done that in a PORTABLE which means that the game can't be taken seriously in terms of gameplay, i am the only one concerned with the fulton recovery system? anyone knows the negative impact it will cause in the gameplay especially in stealth mode? how you could possibly immerse in game when you can hang up bodies with a balloon? no one will notice it flying up there? this utterlly nonsensical.

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@cory_sthokely: I was actually never a fan of FFX for the same reasons as FFXIII gets crap from people. It was at the time the most linear FF ever, it didn't even have an overworld, it had some very annoying characters (I mean, come on), a lot of the game hinged on how gorgeous it looked, but the story was full of needlessly confusing and convoluted elements. At the time I found it to be worse than all three PSOne entries, and when FFXII came out I immediately found it way better, especially plot-wise.

One thing I admit is that FFX's combat system is very lean, classic and flexible. I could take or leave the sphere grid thing, but I liked fights in that game... but I think the same thing about FFXIII's combat, too.

The thing is, I'm not alone in this. I guess I'm cursed with a long memory, but at the time FFX came out, all this criticism wasn't extraordinary. A lot of people felt the same way. It was elevated to classic status later, for reasons I don't entirely understand but may have to do with people coming into the PS2 fresh without having owned a PSOne first. Now when I say this it sounds very controversial, but at the time I was on one half of a pretty even split, I felt.

I don't understand why the people compare FFX with FFXIII the two games are nothing alike, FFX have many options for you to enjoy it Blitzball is one [if not the best] minigame in the franchise, FFXIII have any minigames? well if you want to consider the chocobo riding in Pulse a minigame then be my guest,equipment upgrades are deep and challeging it's nothing that bores the hell out of you like FFXIII, the sphere grid have branches to develop a distinct build for the characters and again there's nothing like that in FFXIII, the chrystarium is caped and linear if you want to upgrade roles that are not compatible with the character in question you have to spend a LOT of AP and that is extremely annoying, i don't agree with you about the story and i prefer to not talk about it that is your opinion and i will not change it, in other words FFX linearity have its limits even before you obtain the airship you can backtrack to certain places and FFXIII gave a new meaning for the word it's incredible how linear and limited the game truly is, like i said before FFXIII is a collection of hallways with cutscenes and fighting spams.

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it was a bit of a perfect storm, I think. The game has shortcomings but isn't terrible by any stretch. It did come out at a time when "linear" was starting to become a dirty word in gaming and admittedly it was focusing on elements (story and characters, most notably) and making mistakes in those same areas.

I found it entertaining enough, but it's definitely worse than XII. Arguably, it's about on par with X and definitely better than X-2.

It's on par with FFX? i respect your opinion however the story and gameplay of the two games says otherwise.

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#5  Edited By Cory_Sthokely

@hermes said:

There are some reasons why I don't particularly like 13, but before I get into that, there is something that needs clarification: Final Fantasy games are very, very different from one another. They change so many things from one game to the next, they are barely part of the same genre. Because of that, people that play several of them tends to feel very strongly in favor or against any of those games, and being a fan of a Final Fantasy means a lot less about your position to other Final Fantasies than with other franchises...

That being said, there are some reasons why me, personally, didn't thought too highly of that game:

  • Many of the characters are extremely unlikable. From the sunny hyperactive girl, to the emotionally shut down protagonist, to the crying teenager that likes to blame other people, they are not really endearing. Not that they have to be, but I felt I was enduring my time with them more than growing fond of them. The closest to a good, interesting character was the comic relief, and there is something to be said about the prospect of the stereotypical funny black guy with an Afro (that is also a bird's nest) being the most rounded person in your party.
  • I didn't like the setting either. It had interesting stuff, but there were dozens of new concepts that everyone (but the player) was familiar with: Fal'Cie, L'Cie, Cie'th, Pulse, Coccon, Focus, Crystals, Orphan, Lindzei, Eidolons, stasis, Gestalt, etc, etc. It was dauntingly low concept... The characters in the game talk and talk about this like they were obvious truths (which they are, for them), but it sounds like alien language for the player. The first few hours, it was like I was in the middle of a franchise, without ever played the previous games. It is all clarified in an text-heavy, poorly organized encyclopedia, which is a pretty awful way to convey exposition.

EDIT: Now that I noticed how long the thread was necro'd from, I feel kind of bad for falling. Oh, well... my opinion still stands.

Each FF are different? can you be more specific? the gameplay was always the same until FFX was released the only thing that really changed was the story and each game depicted a memorable tale for us, you're talking about opinions it's common for people to like certain games and dislike others that will never change, but there's something wrong with FFXIII the gamers who started to play this franchise from the very begining and enjoyed the typical JRPG gameplay elements like me have blatant reasons to strongly hate it, the game is a collection of hallways with monsters that provide a unending fighting spam and it's important to notice that is the ONLY thing you can do...that is unbearable for any JRPG gamer, and where are the other elements? exploration, free roam, quests, sidestories and minigames? the story is also a mess it's full of holes and the game barely explains anything in the end you have to read the ''chapters summary'' to have any idea of what's is going on,the characters have a poor background and they lack personality most of them whine all the time and that makes it more dificult to like any of them.

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#6  Edited By Cory_Sthokely

Honeys you all played the franchise from the very begining correct?or not? there's no need to enter in a in depth analysis about FFXIII to show the reasons for its failure the evidences are right in front of you, god this is so hard to see? i just can't believe it...and i feel pity for those who have their bias and love to show their positive opinions about the game, opinions will never change facts.

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#8  Edited By Cory_Sthokely

Hello there! Honey i agree with everything your review is perfect the pacing in FFXIII is forced and its bizarre it's ridiculous to determine it based in all the fighting that this game offer [it's the only thing you can do],that's unbearable for a JRPG.

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Hello my dears! talking about FFXIII-2 its almost the same and pathetic game like its predecessor i will be honest i never thought serendipity would be so mediocre unlike its presented...or not? i think the faint hope that exists inside me is playing tricks in my mind again the time travel plot is an absolute nonsense compared to FFXIII theres no way to accept Claire sudden disappearance [etro i hate you!] in the ending and all the backtracking you have to do to pick a certain item to continue the story makes it even worse,the battle system remains the same its the same morbid button spam that i hoped to die with FFXIII god i cant express how much I HATE this battle system,also this game have serious issues with monster levels youre battling just fine and out of nowhere comes a creature that can kill you with one fart its ridiculous where is the balance in this abomination?its about time SE ended all this nonsense every sequel of FFXIII brings more shame for the franchise.

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@darji said:

What? You learn new "job" or shifts due out to the game how is this negligible. Many JRPGs are like that. Tales of Series for example does it as well.

Honey i can't believe you are comparing the Tales Saga with FFXIII i know Tales very well i have all the games of the franchise and they are INFINITELY better than FFXIII,you know why?pick any Tales game they have EVERYTHING that was absent in FFXIII especially the battle system,its not ridiculous to a point where all you have to do is spam a certain button to beat literally every battle in the game except the bosses and it dont have nuisances like paradigms that only served to make FFXIII obsolete,let me remind you honey in Tales the balance between physical and magical powers really exists you can easily distinguish one character from another making it easier to choose who will fight against a certain enemy and the relationship between the characters are truly deep and they have objectives they dont run in circles like the puppets in FFXIII do,you can learn skills gradually as you fight and theres no caps to limit that feature unlike FFXIII,please honey dont talk about something you don't understand.

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