Final Fantasy

[Neo Sephiroth]

I'm yet to start Final Fantasy XIII, but I will be going into it with an open mind. That kind of thinking worked wonders for me when I played Infinite Undiscovery (could that name be any worse?).

[Xanafalgue]

Definite Bum Discovery

[Natrak]

I went into Infinite Undiscovery with an open mind. It quickly closed after a couple of hours, though.

[AranchineD]

Apparently the beginning of Infinite Undiscovery is the worst part of the game, or indeed, the worst part of any game.

But I still could not be bothered playing past it.

[Cerebral]

I also am about an hour into Infinite Undiscovery and every time I try and play further it just makes me angry.

[FF Freak]

I actually got to the second half of Infinite Undiscovery (trying to remember if there were 2 discs as I don't own it anymore)...but the story wasn't there for me. I ronically I keep thinking that Square should have combined the story from The Last remnant with the combat system from infinite Undiscovery...that way I would have had 1 completed game and not two incomplete, traded games.

[Spazzallo]

I've already pre-ordered the collector's edition of FFXIV...now gotta find out what server a mate of mine will play on since his in the beta.

Got mine pre-ordered too :). Mind pming me when you get it which server you're on?

[FF Freak]

Got mine pre-ordered too :). Mind pming me when you get it which server you're on?

Will do. One of my RL mates is in beta and he's gonna text me his server when he gets it.

[Xanafalgue]

I have almost finished this.....!

[tau]

gasp!

[Xanafalgue]

gasp!

I KNOW.

Some of the music and environments really give me a Panzer Dragoon Saga vibe, which can only be a good thing. Chapter 13 looks like it was ripped straight out of Panzer Dragoon Orta.

[Xanafalgue]

Okay, do I have to grind for the final boss? All my characters have 3 skills at level 5, is that enough?

[tau]

Shouldn't have to grind, but if i remember correctly the preferred method of beefing them up is spending all your cp in the main role they play in fights which should be enough.

Maybe..

good luck! ^_^

edit: as opposed to spreading it around

[Super Mario]

I went into Infinite Undiscovery with an open mind. It quickly closed after a couple of hours, though.

Yeah, you're shit though.

[Cerebral]

owned!!!!

[/backslash]

Thinking about ordering FFXIV standard for $36 incl p&h from the UK....how much does it cost for monthly payments?

[FF Freak]

I gotta stop reading the posts on sankaku about the copy paste nature of FFXIV's maps/world. While the idiotic comments by people are hilarious it is becoming a little disheartening.

As for a rather late response to your question /backslash, it's gonna be $US12.99 a month with an extra $US3 per month for each additional character (but you only really need 1 anyway).

I have to ask...does anyone know which region we're being included in for this? US or Europe?

[Spazzallo]

I gotta stop reading the posts on sankaku about the copy paste nature of FFXIV's maps/world. While the idiotic comments by people are hilarious it is becoming a little disheartening.

As for a rather late response to your question /backslash, it's gonna be $US12.99 a month with an extra $US3 per month for each additional character (but you only really need 1 anyway).

I have to ask...does anyone know which region we're being included in for this? US or Europe?

From what I've heard it's going to be global servers? Not bad for us considering they'll be based in Asia. Also you have to pay extra for more characters? =/ I know your characters can be multiple classes but it's going to suck when you have friends who start playing and you want to start a character with them.

[FF Freak]

Yeah I know what you mean. Especially since I've got 1 group of friends who I know what server they're gonna be on and then some other friends who I don't. So at the moment I'm gonna be with the ones I know.

[tau]

Not if they do what they've done with FFXI where you can simply scale your character to your friend's level. I'm pretty sure they'd implement it in xxiv, otherwise they're pretty silly.

[VanAce]

Got an email from Square Enix today and they have improved their European Online Store. Haven't had a a deep look at it but hopefully it means you can get some cool stuff.

[FF Freak]

So the FFXIV CE comes out tomorrow. Who here's likely to be playing and what server do you plan on being on. At the moment I have friends who are going to be on Trabia and Figaro, and the unofficial aussie server is supposed to be Gyash.

[/backslash]

I pre-ordered the standard edition for $34 so I'll have to wait for it to get shipped too, might be early-mid October when everybody else has already leveled up & gotten cool gear :(

[Spazzallo]

Got mine today and finally got in, I've joined the server Gyash :).

[Rambo]

Well Gyash it is then boys.

[Spazzallo]

My name is Razzle Dazzle. 2 word names suck :(.

[Rambo]

Mine's Hyurp Derp.

You in Gyshal?

[Spazzallo]

The town me and Rambo both picked is Ul'Dah, be easier if you start there :). Shit this game is confusing.

[FF Freak]

My character's Malchiar Fallin but I'm on Trabia. Decided to go where my mate was going even though he hadn't pre-ordered the CE. Hope he was able to get one though as I know my local game got a few extra copies.

Started in Gridania.

[Cerebral]

Is anyone else sorta surprised FFXIV came out really really quickly?

[/backslash]

Is anyone else sorta surprised FFXIV came out really really quickly?
In comparison to what exactly? Its been announced for quite a while though I'm guessing you find it a bit surprising its in the same year as FFXIII?

[AranchineD]

Is anyone else sorta surprised FFXIV came out really really quickly?

Not really, I've been tracking its awfulness for a while now.

[FF Freak]

Not really, I've been tracking its awfulness for a while now.

Ironically it's no where near as bad as sites such as Sankaku were making it out to be.

[AranchineD]

Ironically it's no where near as bad as sites such as Sankaku were making it out to be.

That isn't saying much though.

[FF Freak]

That isn't saying much though.

maybe so...but I'm thankful it's no where near as addictive or time consuming as WoW was.

[Xanafalgue]

Is anyone else sorta surprised FFXIV came out really really quickly?

Yep, I had no idea, I thought it was out in November/December for some reason.

[JubeiSaotome]

maybe so...but I'm thankful it's no where near as addictive or time consuming as WoW was.

Are you saying that you're glad it's not fun to play?

[AranchineD]

Preeetty sure he was talking about WoW there, champ.

[FF Freak]

Are you saying that you're glad it's not fun to play?

Yeah as Aran kinda made point of. I'm not saying FFXIV isn't fun. Just saying that I'm not likely to get addicted like I did with WoW where I was playing it even though it was no longer fun.

[Rambo]

Gysahl server is full and off the list, it sucks cos I still have 2 or more friends who haven't joined.

Confusing as shit game, I'd like if there was some kind of direction to it. Everything I've learnt about the game was just by guessing. I don't even know if I'm doing it right.

Everything has a 2 second delay to it (not battle, thats pretty good) and now that I'm an attack class, it's making everything much easier.

Still not fully taken by the game, but will enjoy the free trial it came with.

[Spazzallo]

Slowly getting used to it, hopefully they fix a bit of the server lag. Game looks great. Managed to just hit level 10 before the servers went down, so new area for me tomorrow :D.

[/backslash]

Pretty sure my ping is 200-400. Is this going to be a major issue when playing?

[Spazzallo]

Not really. Same as us. Actions are a little delayed but it's not too harmful, plus it could come down to the huge amount of players in the starting areas at the moment. Trying to push through as fast as I can before the full release. If I'm not mistaken the servers are located in Asia so just about everybody is in the same boat.

Also Rambo, good news:

"We previously informed you that character creation on certain worlds had been suspended, but we are pleased to announce that character creation on the Cornelia World, Gysahl World, Mysidia World, Figaro World, Selbina World, Lindblum World has now been reinstated as the congestion in the world has eased up.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused."

[/backslash]

Did you guys pick up the CE version? Pretty sure that was released today

[Kasplatza Red]

Pfffft, 'sif Gyash. The only reason it's the 'unofficial' aussie server is because all the whirlpool guys are on there. I looked into it :P
I'll be playing on Figaro, as a culinarian :D

[JubeiSaotome]

Server populations I've heard of so far:
Fabul: Gay & lesbian (Fabulous etc)
Lindblum: 4chan, Somethingawful, Gamefaqs LUE, other E/N communities

[tau]

Pfffft, 'sif Gyash. The only reason it's the 'unofficial' aussie server is because all the whirlpool guys are on there. I looked into it :P
I'll be playing on Figaro, as a culinarian :D

That's always how the "unofficial" australian servers get started up though. Same thing happened with WoW and Blackrock.

[Xenomorph]

I only picked up my copy of FFXIII a week ago; I left it that long simply because, as a FF diehard, I thought the overwhelming hate for that game was warranted because it was coming from all directions. But personally, I really have no major issues with the game. It seems to me to be a synthesis of FFX and FFXII, games which I enjoyed but would not consider favorites. And I think it's better than FFVII, so it's not personally the worst FF I've played. I'm a little miffed that the best we're getting on current gen consoles is something we experienced on the PS2, but overall I'm enjoying it. But the aforementioned FF diehard I'm probably willing to overlook things other gamers may take issue with.

[That_Gamer_Guy_64]

final fatasy (the physical existence of all those who enjoy the ff series)

[Nic Xtreme]

Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy is coming to Sydney on April 15 & 16, 2011!

Presale tickets available here (http://www.sydneysymphony.com/seasons/2011/productions/3093-FINAL-FANTASY/details/), use the code "2665" to book your tickets.

[topaz]

Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy is coming to Sydney on April 15 & 16, 2011!

Presale tickets available here (http://www.sydneysymphony.com/seasons/2011/productions/3093-FINAL-FANTASY/details/), use the code "2665" to book your tickets.

Looking forward to it! I still miss the Eminence concerts @ The Conservatorium of Music though, when they used to do about 3 shows every year, and you could just buy the tickets at Kinokuniya...good times. And Ayako Ishikawa :)

[Lordage]

Scored 4000 on the FFXIV Bench Mark whilst running WoW at the same time. :P Thinking about picking it up, whats it like compared to FFXI?

[Kao]

Scored 4000 on the FFXIV Bench Mark whilst running WoW at the same time. :P Thinking about picking it up, whats it like compared to FFXI?

better from my initial impressions

i didn't play ffxi for much, i really hated the crap out of it, too slow, too boring, menu navigation was a joke

started playing xiv today, pumped in a few hours and am actually enjoying myself, something that didn't happen playing xi

[VanAce]

Not so much FF news but more Square Enix related

http://uman.square-enix-europe.com/tracker.php?doc=FBGAMES1&code=589705&lang=en&page=email&id=VIDEO

The second sounds interesting haven't checked it out yet.

[FF Freak]

So Square announced recently that FFXIV is free to play until further notice as the game isn't up to the standards that they wanted it to be on release. This is coming off 2 extra months of free playtime for those who picked it up early. Sadly I just haven't had the time to play it at all in the last month
.

[VanAce]

FFXIII gets a sequel (http://palgn.com.au/playstation-3/17997/final-fantasy-xiii-2-announced/)

Not sure if it needs one but the game was okay. I guess whether I play it or not will depend on what the general plot is. That saying hopefully this game has more of a plot than XIII did.

[Nic Xtreme]

Hell yeah this will be awesome! FFX-2 is a brilliant game, one of my favourite in the series, so I'm keen for S-E to try their hand at another FF sequel game.

That said, I'm right near the end of FFXIII and really need to finish it.

[AranchineD]

Square-Enix - where we don't give a shit what the players want

[Nic Xtreme]

It's exactly what I want!

[VanAce]

Well that in Japan. We might not see it until halfway through 2012.

[Natrak]

If this means we get a game with more of the things people wanted out of Final Fantasy XIII that sounds okay to me. Don't really want more Final Fantasy does Monster Hunter, though (ie. Gran Pulse - not the setting itself, just the way that section of the game was structured). An FFXIII sequel will likely be on a Gran Pulse full of townships and stuff, it could be pretty good.

That said, I don't really have a strong desire for any more Final Fantasy.

[Natrak]

Must say, Lightning is looking fine.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v159/Natrak/ss_preview_01_RGB__Trailer_Still_jpg.jpg

[Xanafalgue]

Someone needs to take SE out back and put them down.

[Cerebral]

Must say, Lightning is looking fine.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v159/Natrak/ss_preview_01_RGB__Trailer_Still_jpg.jpg

Cool as shit.

[Cerebral]

I hope they make it more of an exploration game rather than the jrpg equivalent of a corridor shooter.

[AranchineD]

>sexualized Lightning.

/facepalm.

She was hot because she didn't try to be hot.

When will they learn!?

[AranchineD]

You know what? Bring this game on.

I can get a lot of mileage on that alone.

[Cerebral]

She was hot because she didn't try to be hot.

She did wear a short skirt in the last game iirc.

Also what about Fang? She was hardcore.

[Xanafalgue]

She did wear a short skirt in the last game iirc.

Also what about Fang? She was hardcore.

She was wearing stubbies.

[banjoeskimo]

We'll see. If they're choosing to focus on Lightning being a badass and dropping basically all of the other party members from XIII I feel that's a step in the right direction. Now just make sure the rest of the party members don't suck, and the gameplay is more than just 60+ hours of combat.

[Ad-Rock]

Hopefully it's not at all similar to FFX-2.

[StorminNorman]

Hopefully it's as similar to FFX-2 as possible.

[Ad-Rock]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/SpeedFighter/Homer%20vs%20Patty%20and%20Selma/Untitled-6.jpg

[nonch]

Hopefully it's not at all similar to FFX-2.

I'm with you Ad - FFX-2 was a big let down. Although it did come after the awesome FFX, so maybe the fact that FFXIII was such a poor effort means FFXIII-2 will see the same thing happen, only in reverse. Can only hope...

[AranchineD]

Do we have to go over this over and over again?

FFX was a piece of shit. FFX-2 was fun

[nonch]

Do we have to go over this over and over again?

FFX was a piece of shit. FFX-2 was fun

Sorry, I haven't been over it at all. But anyway, like I'm going to be influenced by what you think - Fallout NV is beyond criticism, Coen brothers are overrated hacks (even though I have only seen one of their films). Your views are largely crap, in my expert opinion.

[AranchineD]

Cool ad hominem bro, where did you learn to debate, the West Side School For Stupid People

[Cerebral]

Do we have to go over this over and over again?

FFX was a piece of shit. FFX-2 was fun

Agree. I am also sick of reiterating how FFXII is easily the best in the series.

[nonch]

Cool ad hominem bro, where did you learn to debate, the West Side School For Stupid People

Just keep deflecting... DEFLECTOR!

[Cerebral]

Best part of FFX was the Blitzball.

[nonch]

Agree. I am also sick of reiterating how FFXII is easily the best in the series.

No one mentioned FFXII - but I also think it is the best one I have played. (FFX was the first one I played.)

[AranchineD]

Just keep deflecting... DEFLECTOR!

****

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6386/endofblankets.gif

[Cerebral]

No one mentioned FFXII - but I also think it is the best one I have played. (FFX was the first one I played.)

I was secretly not sick of reiterating this objective fact.

[banjoeskimo]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned XIII Versus or Type-0 yet. I'm quite a fan of the action RPG dynamic and both games appear to show promise. Hell, it's as if Sqare-Enix is actually working on 3 "proper" FF games at once; rather than their usual steady diet of remakes, Kingdom Hearts spinoffs and budget chocobo games.

Yes, yes, I know they're still doing those too, but it's nice to see a range of products that appear to have the company's full attention for a change.

[SOX]

I'm quite a fan of the action RPG dynamic

The only action RPG I remember having played (and finished) from SE was Dirge of Cerberus on the PS2, so I wouldn't really expect anything amazing..

[FF Freak]

Who the hell is the guy at the end of the trailer...villain, rival, someone else? I'm hoping they don't try something like Dirge of Cereberus because that game was horrible. But Lightning is definitely looking cool.

[Super Mario]

OH HELL YES

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[banjoeskimo]

The only action RPG I remember having played (and finished) from SE was Dirge of Cerberus on the PS2, so I wouldn't really expect anything amazing..

XIII Versus is being done by the Kingdom Hearts team, and the gameplay looks to be an evolved version of that. I didn't really care much for the KH story, but some tweaks to the gameplay and a compelling universe could easily sway me.

As for Type-0, it appears to be somewhat based off the gameplay of Crisis Core, which was quite decent.

[Slurry Murray]

XIII-2? But the first XIII was crap!

Unless it gets better after five hours. I honestly couldn't get further because I hated everything about it. Whiny characters, bland gameplay, generic story. Buuuuuuuuuhhhhh. Not even the music was particularly memorable.

[Spudzilla]

Do we have to go over this over and over again?

FFX was a piece of shit. FFX-2 was fun

It was fun until my mum walked in while I was massaging LeBlanc.

[Cerebral]

Spud's mum irl

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6705127/500x_500x_ginger2.jpg

[Spazzola]

It's amazing what cosmetic surgery can do.

[Queenie]

I will say i think lightning had the best hair in the whole series.

I would like to see a proper remake of FF VI though. IV has had the attention it deserves, now do another thing for VI!

I loved both of them, btw. Finally got me a playstation so i can see what all the PS hubbub is about.

[dinopoke]

This looks kinda interesting. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_%28Square_Enix%29)

[Cerebral]

Poor GRIN

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

This looks kinda interesting. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_%28Square_Enix%29)

Considering that Final Fantasy games been terrible since FFIX, and that Grin games are terrible, I guess it's interesting in the same way that the Holocaust is interesting.

[dinopoke]

Yeah but Eidos Montreal is possibly picking it up so you know it might be as good as Deus Gear Solid: Stand Alone Complex.

[banjoeskimo]

This looks kinda interesting. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_%28Square_Enix%29)

So Square-Enix let them work on a game for 6 months, pulled it, kept all the assets, and then decided not to pay them anything for the trouble? F--- Square-Enix. I don't care if GRIN's performance was sub-par, not paying your bills is bullshit. Furthermore? Canceling a project after six months because you weren't impressed with the results? That's rich, coming from a company that worked on FFXIII for almost two years without a single playable concept of the game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII#Development) and still had the audacity to release a trailer for it. Not to mention releasing a final version of an MMO that was so bad that it was pulled back into beta and given away for free (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV#Reshuffle).

Don't get me wrong, GRIN's history is pretty mediocre, and it's highly likely that it would have sucked had they finished it. I just find it incredible that a studio with such incredible development woes of its own can be so judgmental so quickly, and that they didn't even bother to pay for the work they commissioned.

[Pai Mel]

Instead of a commission fee, they probably were offered percentage royalties from sales profits of the game.

[topaz]

Distant Worlds tonight and tomorrow night at the Opera House, should be good!!!

[FF Freak]

wish I wasn't working and had the money to fly up to sydney to see it.

On another note. Saw a "new" trailer for Final fantasy Versus XIII which has been out approximately a month and it looks absolutely spectacular. However after the original trailers for XIII I'm keeping my hopes up but not holding my breath. Too bad the game isn't even looking to be released till late next year.

[Nic Xtreme]

Distant Worlds tonight and tomorrow night at the Opera House, should be good!!!

Hell yeah, I'm heading there tonight. Aussie-Nintendo lurking tells me there should be plenty of StreetPass opportunities to be had (simple walking around Sydney has netted me 8 or so :D

[topaz]

What a performance!! The two hours just flew by in a flash. Got a bit teary eyed when Liberi Fatali was performed along with the in-game footage...I played that game 11 years ago when I was still in high school! Yeah that brought back some memories. The FFVI Opera was just brilliant, probably my favourite piece. The FFXIV songs were pretty good, too bad most people, including myself, haven't played that game (for good reasons). One-Winged Angel as the encore wrapped things up very nicely. My gf commented that it was the first time she saw guys screaming like girls, lol.

The reception Uematsu got was rock star-like. (think he gets groupies?)

Saw someone cosplaying Rinoa, that was pretty cool. Should've took a picture...

Unfortunately the merchandise were all sold out by the time I went to get them, but I knew I could just buy the mp3s on the Distant Worlds website so didn't really sweat it.

[Nic Xtreme]

Yep, it was completely awesome. I loved it! Even my partner, who got dragged along with no prior knowledge of it all, enjoyed it (though she said if there weren't videos playing she may have fallen asleep o_o).

Uematsu is no rock star, he's a god! I reckon he'd totally get groupies, especially as he's part of The Black Mages!

Yeah, by the time I got to the stand (when there weren't a bazillion people around it) it was all sold out too. I wanted a shirt!

I also got a shitload of street passes. Zelda and NSMB Wii puzzles are done :D

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Uematsu is no rock star, he's a god! I reckon he'd totally get groupies, especially as he's part of The Black Mages!


I bet he has to wear scuba gear everywhere because the guy must be literally swimming pussy everywhere he goes.

[Xanafalgue]

I bet he has to wear scuba gear everywhere because the guy must be literally swimming pussy everywhere he goes.

Husky weeaboo pussy :/

[VanAce]

Bankrupted Studio Says Square Enix Demanded Code By Fax, Didn’t Recognize FFXII Screenshots (http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/05/bankrupted-studio-says-square-enix-demanded-code-by-fax-didnt-recognize-ffxii-screenshots/)

[FF Freak]

FFXIII-2 E3 trailer looks pretty sweet. However that was the same for XIII and that wasn't up to square standards (well it is up to current square standards I guess). looks interesting that noel and serah (and lightning) seem to be the only playable characters with you being able to get monsters in your party.

[topaz]

FFXIII-2 E3 trailer looks pretty sweet. However that was the same for XIII and that wasn't up to square standards (well it is up to current square standards I guess). looks interesting that noel and serah (and lightning) seem to be the only playable characters with you being able to get monsters in your party.

I wish they'd just focus all their work on Versus XIII instead. I'm just not interested or invested in the characters and the world of XIII. I'll still check out XIII-2 if it gets positive reviews, but if it's Dirge of Cerberus standards? No thanks.

[FF Freak]

I wish they'd just focus all their work on Versus XIII instead. I'm just not interested or invested in the characters and the world of XIII. I'll still check out XIII-2 if it gets positive reviews, but if it's Dirge of Cerberus standards? No thanks.

Dear God I hope it's not Dirge of cerberus standards. Only square game that I've ever 7 day returned. But nah I'm also kinda wishing they just focused on Versus-XIII because the last video that was released looked stunning and the combat looked like what FFXII should of had.

[FF Freak]

Put final Fantasy XIII back in the system today to try and make some progress on the final chapter while I waited for the XIII-2 demo to download. Seriously after the 1.5 hours I put into the demo I really wish they hadn't made XIII because XIII-2 feels like a crisper game. There are a few changes with XIII-2 that I'm not a fan of, like the modified level system, which while having some improvements doesn't work quite as well.

I should really finish XIII just so I have the accomplishment of stomaching through the game. I don't want to just watch the final cutscene on youtube.

[Nic Xtreme]

The FFXIII-2 demo shits all over FFXIII. Yes, worse graphics/music, but the game actually has variety, NPCs, monsters, exploration, NPCs.

FFXIII was a decent game, but the questing and exploration was crap. When it was linear, it was pretty good, but when it opened up it was bad. FFXIII-2 mixes these and gets it right.

This game is going to be awesome.

[9warbane]

So there's some gameplay this time?

[FF Freak]

The battle system is pretty much the same as XIII but there is a few new tricks to the system and the QTE events during battle cutscenes help to liven it up.

[Natrak]

The FFXIII-2 demo shits all over FFXIII. Yes, worse graphics/music, but the game actually has variety, NPCs, monsters, exploration, NPCs.

FFXIII was a decent game, but the questing and exploration was crap. When it was linear, it was pretty good, but when it opened up it was bad. FFXIII-2 mixes these and gets it right.

This game is going to be awesome.

Yeah, I'm relatively impressed with the meaty demo, it should be a fun game and deliver much more of what I want out of the series than Final Fantasy XIII did. I'm expecting the plot to be completely nonsensical and devoid of any particularly likeable characters, though. >_>

[Spazzola]

QTE events during battle cutscenes

Oh ****.

[Natrak]

The ones during bossfights are kind of dumb, but the player initiated ones aren't really much different to the various sort of button-prompt minigames that have been found in the series for the last 10-15 years. Except that they're probably more basic.

[Xanafalgue]

FFXIII-2 demo was dreadful.

[fishonthecarpet]

I tried the demo yesterday... and... enjoyed it?!?!?!

Much more animated and fun than FFXIII, throws you right into a big town filled with characters, battling is similar but being able to switch between leads and use different monsters to battle alongside makes it a bit more light-hearted and enjoyable. Serah is the hottest non-existent person ever. Game is still pretty, even though not as much as XIII.

I only experienced limited dialogue, but it was far less cringe-worthy than FFXIII's, where every line had me facepalming.

[markymark]

So... people are actually playing the game, yeah?

I was pretty skeptical originally as all the lead up trailers and gameplay footage weren't really all that enticing. But the demo convinced me that the game had turned things around. Bought it on thursday and finished it last night... loved it. It's not perfect, and it did seem a little easy, but it felt far more classically FF to me and did a great job of addressing the problems of XIII. Now I've got to go find all the bloody fragments and see if I can't sort out a platinum trophy.

Also, having a party full of Chocobos, brilliant :D

[FF Freak]

finished already. wow. I feel like I've only made minore progress so far but have been enjoying it immensely.

[VanAce]

Is the game worth getting? I assume it is an improvement on the previous game.

[markymark]

FF: I guess I probably did play it a little obsessively, but the main storyline felt pretty short in comparison to the other games. I hardly did any of the fragment stuff though, think I only had around 20-30 when I finished.

VanAce: If you are an FF fan then yes. If you aren't, this game isn't going to change your opinion :D But yeah, it is a vast improvement over XIII.

[Natrak]

It's pretty dang good and I'm actually quite enjoying the story, even if it is a little nonsensical. The only thing I'll say is that it's pretty easy, so far I'm basically crushing every boss in my way and random encounters regularly see me pressing X until a 5 star summary screen shows up.

[markymark]

Agreed. I only had trouble with the last boss because I didn't have any wound potions with me. And I got the big game hunter last night pretty easily.

[FF Freak]

Just finished FFXIII-2. Clocked up 35 hours but I kept getting caught up with side stuff. I must say all the fights were fairly easy. the only fights that ever gave me difficulty were the Caius fights because he kept pulling out some crazy moves.

I don't think I could be an more pissed with a company for an ending. Apparently those 3 little words at the end are just for the extra endings in the game and no indication of anything to follow.

I really hope they do a sequel since they already have registered FFXIII-3 or at least make a dlc that continues things. I mean it's screwed up that Serah is dead, the powers of chaos are running rampant and Lightning is apparently crystallized on etro's throne after losing to Caius. what the hell ending is that

[Pai Mel]

Sounds like the Empire Strikes Back ending.

[Natrak]

The ending was ****ing stupid. And this is in a game full of stupid things.

[Cerebral]

I really, really hate it when mog does the intro.

[Natrak]

My favourite is when Caius does it, that voice saying "Last time on Final Fantasy Thirteen Two" sounds completely ridiculous.

[Cerebral]

Finished it - absolute troll of an ending.

[Cerebral]

I have no idea what is going on.

Time travel must be really hard to write about.