HELP ME: I am actually enjoying FFXIII

Solid Snake · 06-11-2012, 01:25 AM

Note that there is no "-2" at the end of the aforementioned statement.

...For the hell of it, I decided to start FFXIII during a study break today.
* Technically, I actually played through the first two chapters of the story when I first procured my PS3 in 2010, but I had virtually no memory of that experience aside from being confused as fuck because I didn't understand what was going on. And then I started playing Uncharted and quickly forgot that FFXIII even existed. So when I decided to pick it back up today I chose to start from the beginning.

I am actually enjoying this experience.
Mind you, FFXIII is by no means a great game. It is linear as fuck corridor hopping. But the graphics are delightful, the music is solid, and perhaps most surprisingly, I'm actually growing to care about the characters, to a far greater extent than I cared about the cast most Square Enix games released in the past decade.
Seriously during one of the Snow / Serah flashbacks it actually occurred to me that Snow and Serah might be the best written romance in Final Fantasy. Not that Squall and Rinoa could give them much competition, but that was still surprising.

...Everyone except Hope. Hope's still fucking annoying.

I've been practically raised by the internet to hate FFXIII before I even gave it a fair shake. And now that I'm actually giving the game a fair shake, I'm enjoying it! No, it's not the best RPG I've played this year, or even the best RPG I've played in the past two months (Tales of Graces wins that award), but the script is decent for a Final Fantasy, the graphics and character models are gorgeous, the baby chocobo is the cutest thing in the known universe, I really like at least three of the playable characters, and the linear corridor thing, while annoying, really doesn't strike me as that much different than the formula of pretty pre-rendered graphical backgrounds and linear activities utilized in the Uncharted series, which every pundit universally lauds.

It's better than FFXII, that's for sure.
...And now everyone on the internet wants to kill me.

THIS TOPIC IS NOW ABOUT: Games conventional wisdom on the interwebs says you're supposed to hate, that you actually secretly really kind of like.
Also I'm starting Chapter 6 of FFXIII right now, so let's keep spoilers contained in those spoiler boxes.

Another extremely controversial opinion of mine: I actually enjoyed L.A. Noire more than Red Dead Redemption.
*runs*
...In that case it was less about the objective quality of either title and more about my eternal love for the Film Noir genre, jazz, and the 1940s.

Professor Smarmiarty · 06-11-2012, 02:06 AM

Man I looked it up in the DSM but I can't find "likining FF13" as a symptom. So you shouuld be in the clear.

Solid Snake · 06-11-2012, 02:19 AM

Wait how did this thread that I posted in the vidjagames section end up here

***Fenris*** · 06-11-2012, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

Wait how did this thread that I posted in the vidjagames section end up here

by you posting it in media consumption

moved

Ryong · 06-11-2012, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

It's better than FFXII, that's for sure.
...And now everyone on the internet wants to kill me.

What the shit? No, seriously, explain yourself.

Flarecobra · 06-11-2012, 08:17 AM

That is not a bad thing. I enjoyed FF13.

Though Hope wasn't the one who grated me, it was Vanille.

Azisien · 06-11-2012, 08:18 AM

There is no help for you. Game basically put me off the FF series permanently.

A Zarkin' Frood · 06-11-2012, 09:09 AM

Man, I have a lot of unpopular opinions when it comes to games. Mostly I just dislike a lot of the stuff everyone and their mothers makes a big deal of. Particularly games that are nice to look at but boring as fuck to play. Which includes basically every "cinematic" game ever. Unless there is one that also has actually good gameplay I'm not aware of. One would think with machines as powerful as modern consoles and computers they'd finally start to not just use all that power just for the graphics.

I wanna play games, not movies

Oh wait, I actually liked MGS2!!! More than MGS3!! Haha, yeah, I DO have something to contribute after all.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 06-11-2012, 11:39 AM

I liked FF13 too. It's not the end of the world Snake. It just takes 2 or 3 chapters to figure out what the hell is going on (if you don't read the glossary). I actually prefered 13 over 12, which just pissed me off no end. FFX is still the best though, in fact I just got that back from a friend, I might try getting back into it.

As for the topic, I'm not sure what games I'm "supposed" to hate, but I do know what games I dislike that a majority of people seem to really enjoy, if that counts?

Ryong · 06-11-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawk

I actually prefered 13 over 12,

whyyyyyyyy

06-11-2012, 01:25 AM	#1
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	HELP ME: I am actually enjoying FFXIII Note that there is no "-2" at the end of the aforementioned statement. ...For the hell of it, I decided to start FFXIII during a study break today. * Technically, I actually played through the first two chapters of the story when I first procured my PS3 in 2010, but I had virtually no memory of that experience aside from being confused as fuck because I didn't understand what was going on. And then I started playing Uncharted and quickly forgot that FFXIII even existed. So when I decided to pick it back up today I chose to start from the beginning. *I am actually enjoying this experience.* Mind you, FFXIII is by no means a great game. It is linear as fuck corridor hopping. But the graphics are delightful, the music is solid, and perhaps most surprisingly, I'm actually growing to care about the characters, to a far greater extent than I cared about the cast most Square Enix games released in the past decade. Seriously during one of the Snow / Serah flashbacks it actually occurred to me that Snow and Serah might be the best written romance in Final Fantasy. Not that Squall and Rinoa could give them much competition, but that was still surprising. ...Everyone except Hope. Hope's still fucking annoying. I've been practically raised by the internet to hate FFXIII before I even gave it a fair shake. And now that I'm actually giving the game a fair shake, I'm enjoying it! No, it's not the best RPG I've played this year, or even the best RPG I've played in the past two months (Tales of Graces wins that award), but the script is decent for a Final Fantasy, the graphics and character models are gorgeous, the baby chocobo is the cutest thing in the known universe, I really like at least three of the playable characters, and the linear corridor thing, while annoying, really doesn't strike me as that much different than the formula of pretty pre-rendered graphical backgrounds and linear activities utilized in the Uncharted series, which every pundit universally lauds. It's better than FFXII, that's for sure. ...And now *everyone on the internet wants to kill me.* THIS TOPIC IS NOW ABOUT: Games conventional wisdom on the interwebs says you're supposed to hate, that you actually secretly really kind of like. Also I'm starting Chapter 6 of FFXIII right now, so let's keep spoilers contained in those spoiler boxes. Another extremely controversial opinion of mine: I actually enjoyed L.A. Noire more than Red Dead Redemption. *runs* ...In that case it was less about the objective quality of either title and more about my eternal love for the Film Noir genre, jazz, and the 1940s. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

06-11-2012, 02:19 AM	#3
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	Wait how did this thread that I posted in the vidjagames section end up here __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

06-11-2012, 08:17 AM	#6
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	That is not a bad thing. I enjoyed FF13. Though Hope wasn't the one who grated me, it was Vanille. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

06-11-2012, 09:09 AM	#8
A Zarkin' Frood formerly known as Prince. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right here, with you >:) Posts: 2,396	Man, I have a lot of unpopular opinions when it comes to games. Mostly I just dislike a lot of the stuff everyone and their mothers makes a big deal of. Particularly games that are nice to look at but boring as fuck to play. Which includes basically every "cinematic" game ever. Unless there is one that also has actually good gameplay I'm not aware of. One would think with machines as powerful as modern consoles and computers they'd finally start to not just use all that power just for the graphics. I wanna play games, not movies Oh wait, I actually liked MGS2!!! More than MGS3!! Haha, yeah, I DO have something to contribute after all. __________________ >:( C-:

06-11-2012, 02:06 AM	#2
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Man I looked it up in the DSM but I can't find "likining FF13" as a symptom. So you shouuld be in the clear.

06-11-2012, 08:18 AM	#7
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	There is no help for you. Game basically put me off the FF series permanently.