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Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."
FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.
I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.
I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.
i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.
i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.
but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.
but i like 13-2 more :)
i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy
XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!
I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.
Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5
Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."
"The reason for the drop may have been due to the fact that not many players knew you didn’t have to have played Final Fantasy XIII to understand the plot in its sequel. We’re hoping that we can get that message across for Lightning Returns, because the same is true here.”
LOL
Really, or is it because people knew not to trust you again after how crap FF13 was and how average FF13-2 looked.
This is what people were saying when they made FF13-2...you know those FF13 "haters" about how it was pointless because people would rather buy a brand new enjoyable FF game and wouldn't force themselfs to sit through a badly designed first game just to understand the next game and bare in mind this is when they made it seem FF13-2 would have a ton of improvements before it was out.
It was always going to be "If it is good, then still...whos going to play on it when they've either haven't completed it, haven't bought it, or gave up half way throuigh because it was that bad"
This just shows you how stupid Square Enix are
If you brought out FF Versus after FF13 where it's been re named and separated as much from the FF13 mytho (they've had plenty of time to do this) then FF sales would skyrocket instead of them declining which is happening now.
Basing from what you hear with social groups, the media and on the internet the majority of us don't care about Lightning or FF13. We either want FF10 HD, FF Versus, FF Type-0 or a FF7-9 remake.
DaThreats opinion: IT SUCKED
They're not selling because they lack memorable characters and stories that make something which resembles sense.
Combat,story,world...all of that was better in previous FFs.
FFXIII sucked, and people moved on. It's not that complicated. I know I wasted my $60.