What is one of the biggest disappointments of the video game, Final Fantasy 13?”
A Hong Kong magazine has featured a review of Final Fantasy XIII, and it’s one of the most damning reviews of all time. We don’t normally post stories about another outlet’s review content, but this is too amazing to ignore. Calling Final Fantasy XIII the “biggest joke of 2009” and a huge swindle is something worth seeing. “The game is complete linearity until the open areas near the end. You can’t even backtrack,” writes the reviewer. “Of all the RPGs I’ve played in recent years, this is the first which has been so linear that it’s little more than riding an amusement park ride.” The combat system was torn to shreds as well: “A button mashing puzzle game with no real strategy or RPG elements and a plethora of annoying features, game as a whole is little more than a digital novel of sorts. For such a game to approach 2 million copies sold must be due solely to the strength of the Final Fantasy brand … biggest swindle in gaming history … biggest joke of 2009.” The game received a 4/
Agreed. FFX-2 had one of the best battle systems in FF history, and I think of FFXIII as combining the best elements of FFX-2’s system with FFXII’s system. Also, it doesn’t bother me that the game rolls things out slowly. Giving me more time to get acquainted with each aspect of the game is a nice change of pace, rather than less than an hour in getting everything dumped in your lap. It also allows me to experiment as I go, which works out pretty well. I find myself doing the shift lots of times even in the simplest of battles, trying to figure out which combos work the best, which combos I should use it what order, how to tackle different enemies, etc. The game allows me to really thoroughly understand how to use each aspect of the game before giving me another. For some people, I guess this might be annoying but I personally prefer it. From: transience | #001 And then, of course, there’s the battle system. The game makes it feel like you’re controlling it by making you press “auto-at
