Ask Me Anything: Final Fantasy XIII

They haven't done an Ask me anything video in awhile.

interesting

I really want to play Final Fantasy now...

Thanks. helped a lot

still debating on getting this game...

" @Legend: Yeah, for the record, I was just trying to get it past 300 so people would leave this thread alone. "

Post #300 and it didn't unlock.

Did this 300 thing work???

So this is what a Final Fantasy game looks like!

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" @takua108 said:

" If you have a fucking shitload of time on your hands (that's the only way I can describe it), do yourself a favor and read this. It is one of the greatest reviews of a thing ever, and that thing just happens to be Final Fantasy XIII. "

Hoooooly crap. I'll have to save that when I'm bored during school tomorrow. "

I was lucky enough to get it here.

as in NOOO

" @StarFoxA said:

" @Poki3 said:

" Honestly though, I liked FF13 overall. FAR and above better then 12. Had it's issues though. I just hope they refine the concept, and not throw it out the window next time they make a FF game. "

The last Final Fantasy game I played was VI, and from what I hear XIII definitely is no where near VI in terms of storytelling. "

I don't value 6 as high as some people, but it's still a top quality RPG, so saying "it's not as good as 6" isn't saying much. "

Final Fantasy is cool.

I just fell asleep for a week wile a friend of mine was playing this game, and he is still not finished with it. 

" If you have a fucking shitload of time on your hands (that's the only way I can describe it), do yourself a favor and read this. It is one of the greatest reviews of a thing ever, and that thing just happens to be Final Fantasy XIII. "

Wow there are some epic arguments going on in the last 250 comments.

" Honestly though, I liked FF13 overall. FAR and above better then 12. Had it's issues though. I just hope they refine the concept, and not throw it out the window next time they make a FF game. "

If you have a fucking shitload of time on your hands (that's the only way I can describe it), do yourself a favor and read this. It is one of the greatest reviews of a thing ever, and that thing just happens to be Final Fantasy XIII.

" @StarFoxA:  or at 8:30 AM over here, if you prefer it that way. "

" Helping out as I can. "

Wow, looks like this video is really close to the 300 comment marker.

Wow, this game looks amazing...  I will buy.  Playing through Kingdom Hearts now, then FFX.  I like it when developers ignore the fan-boys and instead opt for freedom in design.  You can't please everyone so don't even try.

" Also, not to blow anyone's mind or anything but I'm pretty sure the font FFXIII uses for it's UI is the same font Mass Effect uses for the "Normandy" (and other places in the game) font on the ship. "

This might be the first FF game since FF8 to really interest me.
 
And that soul brother totally looks like Mike Epps.

<3 Giant Bomb! 
 
Maybe I will get this on Xbox 360 whenever it starts selling for $40...

The game sounds were a little too loud. I was having a hard time understanding what Brad was saying.

" Also, not to blow anyone's mind or anything but I'm pretty sure the font FFXIII uses for it's UI is the same font Mass Effect uses for the "Normandy" (and other places in the game) font on the ship. "

"If you honestly still believe that most RPGs from Japan are turn-based, you obviously haven't been keeping up on the latest JRPGs. Which is to be expected, since you don't seem to be particurlarly fond of them. But I assure you I wasn't exagerating when I made that statement. The second or third most popular franchise in Japan right now (and actually more popular than FF) is Monster Hunter, and its clones alone already make up for a good chunk of all JRPGs. And no, I wasn't referring to Crystal Bearers when I said most FF games nowadays are hack 'n' slash games. Crystal Bearers is neither a hack 'n' slash game nor an RPG -- it's a minigame collection. I was referring to the Crystal Chronicles sub-series (which, yes, Crystal Bearers does fall under, but that game in particular is not an RPG), Crisis Core, Dissidia, Agito XIII, and Versus XIII. In fact, FF13 is the only menu-based RPG Square Enix has developed since FF12. All other in-house FF titles and the Kingdom Hearts series (which happens to be my favorite video game franchise) are hack 'n' slash games. Trust me, I myself am not a huge fan of turn-based games at all. I would say that only about a third of all RPGs I've beaten were turn-based. I vastly prefer hack 'n' slash combat, and I'm not even interested in FF13 nor am I a fan of the series. But I would never say that turn-based combat has "had its day" and needs to go, and there are a crapton of people that agree. And they're not just people that only play Japanese games either. They still develop turn-based games in Eastern Europe as well. Hell, even Dragon Age is not exactly what you call an action game. It's really no different from FF12 and FF13 in how action-oriented it is. In fact, one might even say that FF13 is more of an action game as it doesn't allow you to pause and you actually need to take the timing of your attacks into account for air juggling. In any case, I don't really have anything else to talk about with you. You're basically saying an entire genre of games should just disappear, which is completely ridiculous. Luckily you're in the minority otherwise we now wouldn't have point 'n' click adventures either -- which happens to be my favorite genre of games that is typically only developed in the West. " 

Still looks like a bit to get your head around, but I'm a bit more psyched for the game now. Cool feature.

Game looks awesome. I loved the sphere grid, it's my favourite leveling system of any final fantasy game, and they've combined it with the kind of job system from a couple of the others which I also really liked.
I don't like that they made the sphere grid all crazy 3d like that, seems like it just made it a bit more akward to use/look at just so they could make it shinier looking.

great feature

more of this please :)

gonna get this. and i dont ever play jrpg's

" @squidracerX:   Wow, seriously? Of everything you could say about FF1 you think the *characters* are better? They're as bland as you can get >___> "hai i r thief" "

I love this, I can't wait to play this freaking game!!

You guy should do more of this. This is why I love this site, it's personal.

You gotta love Giant bomb

And the reason us JRPG defenders can't be taken seriously is because you're reactionary and delusional. First of all, where have I indicated to you here that I am a "hater." Really I think I've said that I'm more a "disliker" with some amount of cautious enthusiasm here. Second of all, I don't think it's just "haters" that can never seem to look farther FF. I think Japan can never seem to look farther then FF. What have you offered me as proof to the contrary? One game studio bucking the trend? That's great. Now stop fooling yourself into believing that innovation is common place. For every tri-Ace there are ten studios pulling the Square Enix line, and you know it. Now, was saying in what I wrote that FF13 need to be a shooter, or was that just you being reactionary again? See, it's true that turn/menu-based games and action games are two different genres. The problem here is that no one on this thread has been talking about action games. The problem is, turn/menu-based games have had their day. It's over. The entire market has moved on with the exception of Japan and a handful of zealots such as yourself. It needs to be replaced with something, and taking a more action oriented RPG format seems to me like as good direction for them as any. As for JRPGs becoming hack 'n' slash games, what in the hell are you talking about? Crystal Barriers? You are really mistaking a minor trend in JRPGs for a dominate push. "

the first minute or two proper looks like the start of a porno. i feel like vinny's about the ask brad if he'd take his top off for $50.

" @Ragdrazi said:

" Honestly, looking over this thread, I kind of see a lot of "This looks great" but not a lot of reasons why that is. And I understand. That was my reaction too. But thinking about it, it kind of seems to me like the main reason there's enthusiasm here is because it's showing some minor move forward on FF battle system. Finally. I think people are overreacting to a pretty small number of changes to the design. This is essentially just the ATB system with faster refilling time bars and animations that knock your party out of standing shoulder to shoulder. We've been waiting for any progression from JRPGs for years, and now that they're giving us just a little bit people are sort of jumping all over it. It's great that they're moving forward, sure, but when is Japan going to offer us true customization and some really real time battle system. If they need a model, I think they need look no farther than Mass Effect. Seems to me that's a game that could pretty easily be re-skinned with their stupid anime style storytelling (Though I'm not saying Mass Effect had a bad story). In the meantime, I think we should keep in mind the fact that this game is pretty much openly announcing itself as a reboot of FFVII. Curb your enthusiasm appropriately. "

You JRPG haters can never seem to look further than FF.  Mainstream games tend to focus on accesibility -- meaning they usually have dumbed-down mechanics. It wasn't until FF12 that Square Enix decided to turn the FF series into something a bit more hardcore. If you want the truly original and innovative games, you need to look elsewhere -- like tri-Ace's games. Resonance of Fate's battle system is so complex that even Famitsu reviewers -- people that have played pretty much every JRPG in existence -- had a very hard time wrapping their head around it. Also, despite the fact that all of tri-Ace's previous games were published by Enix/Square Enix, Resonance of Fate will be published by Sega because Square Enix declined on the offer. That says a lot about Square Enix and their conservative nature. Now, even though I agree that FF13's battle system isn't all that different from the series' previous battle systems, saying they should turn it into a shooter is completely ridiculous. Action games are not the natural successor to turn/menu-based games. They're two entirely different sets of genres and will always exist alongside eachother. That said, most RPGs from Japan nowadays -- including those that bear the Final Fantasy name -- are actually hack 'n' slash games. So if you simply can't stand menu-based games anymore, just pick  any one of the dozen FF hack 'n' slash spin-offs. If you don't like hack 'n' slash games either, then don't play JRPGs and stop trying to turn them into something they're not. You don't hear me complaining that I can't shoot Koopa shells in Forza either. "