Square Enix can't win right now; if they make the game people want, they get criticised. If they go out on a limb and try something creative, people latch on to it like it’s the death of the company.
Final Fantasy 13 was first introduced to us back in 2009, almost four years after Final Fantasy 12 was released, and fans had been eagerly anticipating the next installment. But when it finally arrived, there were mixed reactions, including complaints about its linearity, the lack of towns and NPCs, and the limited control over the characters. At the time, Square Enix kept its game production behind closed doors and didn't take in a lot of feedback — especially from Western fans.
The game has been revisited by many different Final Fantasy fans since then, and some, like myself, have come to love it again. Almost all staple entries in the series have found their way to modern consoles, so it's about time that the FF13 trilogy gets a remaster
I've been thinking about this. I agree. While I really disliked it at first I never played it again. After hating ff15 so damn much I just think it can't be worse then 15 and if I'm not mistaken atleast it's turn based. I need more of that in my life.
Recently replayed them and I agree a remaster would be great. The complaints about linearity are fair, but they only really apply to the first half of the first game and while I agree that it would've been nice to have proper towns, minigames and subquests, it didn't detract from the intriguing story, interesting characters, tactical gameplay and amazing soundtrack in my opinion.
XIII-2 fixes a lot of the issues of XIII and expands on the story in interesting ways. The combat and progression builds on top of the systems of XIII and the nonlinearity and discoverability of secrets is a big inprovement over the original game. It's easily the best game of the trilogy.
Lightning Returns was probably a bit too experimental for it's own good. It tried to reinvent the wheel for no reason. The solo party for most of the game and the outfit based combat felt like a downgrade over XIII-2 combat system. It does have a unique vibe, but the plot kinda goes off the rails and many of the story beats didn't land as much for me as they did in the first two games. The race against time aspect was an interesting idea, but it never felt like it mattered, because it wasn't much of a challenge to manage the remaining time even while doing all the subquests.
As we celebrate Final Fantasy’s 35th anniversary, let’s look back at the underrated soundtracks of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy.
It's alright but I mean with so many other FF games it's not even in the top 10 for me
You just can't beat IX, VII, X and my personal favourite VIII when it comes to music
Even the theme song sucks, instead of just having an English version of the Japanese theme they got X Factors Leona Lewis to do the song which didn't sound like FF theme song.
I agree, regardless of the general consensus of the game itself, FF rarely lets down when it comes to the music at least.
Modder 'MJB' has released an AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for Final Fantasy XIII-2.
I don't think that any of the new devs that made FFX-2 to FF13-2 haven't played a real FF before. lol. Call me a hater all you want, but ever since I been playing FF since the 80's, I can tell you that FF13 just didn't feel like a FF game. FF12 sucked, but at least it sorta felt like a real FF game. FF13 sucked so bad I don't plan on buying a new FF until FFX HD remake, or they accidently make a good one and I'll still buy it used out of spite.
BTW, What pisses me off the most about you newb gamers who loved FF X-2 to 13 is that you act like the FF series is the only franchise they screwed up. FF and kingdom hearts on handhelds and Dragon Warrior 7 to what it is now, They've been acting like they were winning all along, but didn't realize they were in a downward spiral.
Who is this article aimed at? People who were not satisfied with Final Fantasy XIII I suppose. Because regardless of what this article is trying to do - reassure everyone that this game is good- fans of XIII will still pick this up. This will not convince the haters that all is well with the sequel. I know I personally will not buy into the hype this time. As for everyone else who enjoyed it, I genuinely hope you enjoy this game.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, these kinda articles will never close the gap of distrust Square Enix created with its lost fanbase.
"Square Enix can't win right now; if they make the game people want, they get criticised." Absolute rubbish. If they`d bother to make Kingdom hearts 3, a remake of FFVII or atleast finally finish Versus 13 they`d have a lot more respect. Instead they mess about with a sequel to a game most fans of the series hated, which we all know wont be complete anyway because they have already planned DLC for it.
I enjoyed XIII- it WAS a good game, but by Final Fantasy standards, it was a disappointment.
Who can blame me for not wanting to play a sequel to my least favourite game in the series?
People can say whatever they want. If the game is good, people are going to buy it. You can say whatever you want now, but if the game is good, the reviewer opinion clicks with public opinion and so on, people other than you are enjoying it and it actually does turn out to be what even an old time fan of the series can call a "true" entry...you're gonna buy it.
There's no point in "sticking to your guns" if a game is actually good, and people are having fun playing it.
Direct your hate where it's needed, DmC.