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    Final Fantasy XIII-2

    Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Dec 15, 2011

    Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII released by Square Enix in early 2012.

    shinjiex's Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Xbox 360) review

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    The 2nd Impact

    Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the fallow up to Final Fantasy XIII the 2nd game in the XIII series which is planned to be 3 parts
    ending with the original standalone mysterious title  "Versus XIII"

    The Pros +

    Interesting story that has to do with time & space and cause of that manages to feel like less of "sequel" but a game that can stand on it's own merits
        
    Serah is the protagonist who I believe was the most interesting non playable character from Final Fantasy XIII Lightnings sister & Noel a Sora wannabe from Kingdom Hearts LOL
        
    Revamped battle system arguably the best in the series but as well when it comes to JRPG Japanese Role Playing Games in general with a few new tweaks such as enemies are no longer on the field in real time instead they now randomly pop up allowing you to counter nearly every enemy via pressing the A button to attack given you the advantage with such perks as haste at the start of battle but as well enemies are still avoidable for the most part
        
    New open fields/dungeons & settlements teaming with NPC to take Sub Quests from given you more breathing room to explore to it's full potential allowing to see the world that you only saw partially in the original game
        
    High replay value there are minor events that affect the game that will drive you to want to play again to see the slight differences
     
    Monster type Pokemon collecting system have monster battle with you as the 3rd member of the party during battles 
       
    Moogle & Chocobo get proper fan service for a change
        
    The Cons -
        
    New level up system is a dumb down more liner version then the original game which is somewhat ironic
        
    Some Sub Quest issues finding and completing them can be confusing in some cases they can completely vanish without notice 
    "possible patch could address this?"
        
    The name "XIII-2" may turn off players since some were miffed from the original game 
    that being fans of Serah & Lightning and the battle system may be the only ones who get the full fulfillment out of this game 
    however new players to the XIII series won't be disappointed with the 2nd installment

    Other reviews for Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Xbox 360)

      Childish Philosophical Pondering Can't Hold XIII-2 Down 0

      Final Fantasy XIII-2 is, at its core, a much better game than its predecessor. Many of the issues that fans had with XIII have been addressed in some significant way here, from the linearity to the slow-burn pacing, and Square-Enix has even made a few subtle improvements to the already fantastic combat engine to boot. These improvements make the overall experience of playing through this Fantasy a much more pleasant and coherent one, but they also serve to make the areas in which the game stumbl...

      5 out of 6 found this review helpful.

      Final Fantasy XIII-2: Time & Failure 0

      So as you might be aware of, I...was not fond of FF XIII. You can find my original review here: Final Fantasy XIII ReviewI may have come at it in the wrong way though, and not fully stated exactly what my issues were with it, well here you go, reduced for your pleasure: The story was contrived, the gameplay boring, the graphics were pretty but it pushed the console too much, the characters became caricatures and were mostly stereotypes, the level design was linear as all hell and the music and v...

      2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

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