The Very Big Final Fantasy XIII Thread - Page 13

greed · 03-09-2010, 09:18 AM

Got it today. It is pretty great so far. Love Lightning and Sahz. Snow's pretty good. Hope.... kinda wish he died and we got his mother on the team instead. Ugh. Vanille alternates between funny and god awful annoying, whenever she tries to say something serious. Horrible VA with her so far at least.

The combat shows promise, as long as it gets harder. Dunno if I've just played too much SMT lately but this seems like way too much tutorial.

Surprised that the loading isn't too bad considering no install. Still makes me wish it was an option at least so there was less.

Meister · 03-09-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob the Mercenary

The only two people who aren't melodramatic about it are Snow and the guy with the chocobo in his fro.

Thank God for that.

Did you play it on a PS3 or 360? Just idly wondering because I keep hearing it CAN'T POSSIBLY look as good on the latter as on the former. And I hear it opens up a bit roughly around the halfway point, which could obviously take a considerable while.

Third time I merged a new FFXIII thread into the existing one, not counting or anything mind you.

Bob The Mercenary · 03-09-2010, 09:36 AM

Damnit! I went looking again and didn't see this thread. Double sorry, Meister.

I played it at my friend's house on his PS3 in full 1080p and it looked incredible. Though, my copy's going to be on the 360, I'm interested in how different it will be. Especially considering I'll be playing it using component input.

@greed: The only thing Vanille is good for is making me feel like I have to go ahead and have a seat over there.

Regulus Tera · 03-09-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob the Mercenary

The dialogue is clearly anime. The only two people who aren't melodramatic about it are Snow...

"Serah, your hero's on the way!"

"Being a hero is difficult, ain't it?"

A bit paraphrased since I'm trying to forget this trash, bit you get my point.

bluestarultor · 03-09-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Regulus Tera

"Serah, your hero's on the way!"

"Being a hero is difficult, ain't it?"

A bit paraphrased since I'm trying to forget this trash, bit you get my point.

Yeah, he eventually gets better. Actually, all of them do.

I'm picking up my pre-order today after class. Hopefully, the game isn't totally ruined for me because of my time on the FF wiki.

Regulus Tera · 03-09-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bluestarultor

Yeah, he eventually gets better. Actually, all of them do.

Do you mean he stops being Naruto?

bluestarultor · 03-09-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Regulus Tera

Do you mean he stops being Naruto?

To put it this way, expect him to get a real kick in the nuts and grow up a bit, if my info is correct. Maybe two kicks.

It's a lot more complicated than that, but there are some major events between individual members of the cast.

Azisien · 03-09-2010, 01:57 PM

I'm about 12 hours in and the game has improved drastically. I would say its an uphill battle, but FF13 is steadily growing on me. Customization is pretty fun, can't wait for it to open up even more.

They actually managed to take a lot of the good elements of The Last Remnant, because I get that kind of vibe from it. Mix that with an even faster combat system than X-2. I didn't like that at first, nor having minimal control of party members, but I'm adapting.

I'm not even sure if the linearity is bothering me that much anymore. Upon reflection, all FFs are linear until about 75% of the way through. I think FF13 just doesn't give you the illusion of openness. That being said, the one road thing is pretty damn boring. At least they have frequent cut scenes.

of course the storytelling is shit, but its a translated jRPG so I guess it gets a little bit of slack? Nah, it's shit.

Holy hell the game is so pretty.

And for those wondering, I'm playing it on the 360 and compared it to my buddy's PS3 version last night. Both are phenomenally pretty. There's also no performance issues in either version that I've seen. I think I've been well above 30FPS on the 360 version the entire time. Only real downside is the 3 discs vs. 1 disc, but even then, I'm on disc 2 after 12 hours, whoop dee doo.

EDIT: HOLY CRAP I love how hair and clothes actually look like they're WORN by the sprites, instead of just pasted textures on the sprites. I've been waiting a decade to have a game do this and do it well (and me to play it, just in case it's been done before :p)

Bob The Mercenary · 03-09-2010, 02:31 PM

I'm glad to hear that. The farthest I got before returning the game was just after the fall of the fal'Cie. I guess that amount of play wasn't quite enough to get a good feel of the game as a whole.

Also, where the hell does Vanille get her first weapon from. It looks like she just picks it up off a random spot on the ground. And does Hope ever upgrade from his boomerang? Or does he just get better boomerangs?

Azisien · 03-09-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob the Mercenary

I'm glad to hear that. The farthest I got before returning the game was just after the fall of the fal'Cie. I guess that amount of play wasn't quite enough to get a good feel of the game as a whole.

Also, where the hell does Vanille get her first weapon from. It looks like she just picks it up off a random spot on the ground. And does Hope ever upgrade from his boomerang? Or does he just get better boomerangs?

As far as I am, Hope still uses better boomerangs. Though whether you go for different weapons or start upgrading your first weapons becomes up to you.

And yes, Vanille picks up a random....fishing rod....thing...off a statue in a Pulse fal'Cie.

Even though the game is not interested in telling you anything, it seems to be pointing towards Vanille being from Pulse.

03-09-2010, 09:36 AM	#123
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	Damnit! I went looking again and didn't see this thread. Double sorry, Meister. I played it at my friend's house on his PS3 in full 1080p and it looked incredible. Though, my copy's going to be on the 360, I'm interested in how different it will be. Especially considering I'll be playing it using component input. @greed: The only thing Vanille is good for is making me feel like I have to go ahead and have a seat over there. __________________ Bob Dole

03-09-2010, 02:31 PM	#129
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	I'm glad to hear that. The farthest I got before returning the game was just after the fall of the fal'Cie. I guess that amount of play wasn't quite enough to get a good feel of the game as a whole. Also, where the hell does Vanille get her first weapon from. It looks like she just picks it up off a random spot on the ground. And does Hope ever upgrade from his boomerang? Or does he just get better boomerangs? __________________ Bob Dole

03-09-2010, 01:57 PM	#128
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	I'm about 12 hours in and the game has improved drastically. I would say its an uphill battle, but FF13 is steadily growing on me. Customization is pretty fun, can't wait for it to open up even more. They actually managed to take a lot of the good elements of The Last Remnant, because I get that kind of vibe from it. Mix that with an even faster combat system than X-2. I didn't like that at first, nor having minimal control of party members, but I'm adapting. I'm not even sure if the linearity is bothering me that much anymore. Upon reflection, all FFs are linear until about 75% of the way through. I think FF13 just doesn't give you the illusion of openness. That being said, the one road thing is pretty damn boring. At least they have frequent cut scenes. of course the storytelling is shit, but its a translated jRPG so I guess it gets a little bit of slack? Nah, it's shit. Holy hell the game is so pretty. And for those wondering, I'm playing it on the 360 and compared it to my buddy's PS3 version last night. Both are phenomenally pretty. There's also no performance issues in either version that I've seen. I think I've been well above 30FPS on the 360 version the entire time. Only real downside is the 3 discs vs. 1 disc, but even then, I'm on disc 2 after 12 hours, whoop dee doo. EDIT: HOLY CRAP I love how hair and clothes actually look like they're WORN by the sprites, instead of just pasted textures on the sprites. I've been waiting a decade to have a game do this and do it well (and me to play it, just in case it's been done before :p)