Thunderbolt: If Square continues down their road of impulses and grim mentalities I fear a bleak future will be met; a dark place where magic doesn’t exist without a single Phoenix Down in sight.
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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."
I'm actually more excited to see what they put out for the portables - 3DS, NGP. Handheld projects have for the most part been solid. Would be nice if Agito got shifted to the NGP or FFVI on either next gen portable. Their console games - developed or published under the SE label - have been disappointing this gen (except for Nier, which I adored - but that was Cavia's genius, not SE's). XIII was not a terrible game, but it wasn't extraordinary either. The only "wow" moment I had (possible spoiler) was the last hour or so of the game. Fantastic, staged final boss fight that got gaudier and gaudier, cinematic after cinematic. There was a bit of the ol' Square magic at work there. But the overall linearity for 50% of the game was a terrible design decision. The world felt far more barren than any FF I can recall.
Lost Odyssey and WKC are still my faves this gen. Lost Odyssey, because it WAS a classic FF adventure in HD with some definite adult undercurrents. WKC because it was a simple JRPG with a FREE, addictive online component that I spent hundreds of hours on. I think somewhere this gen certain developers haven't yet learned that consumers of this type of product (JRPGs) are a discerning and critical lot. Sort of like what's happening with the FPS genre now that it has reached a saturation point, you see reviewers becoming more and more fatigued and cynical in their evaluations.
You can't just put out a game that has unfriendly, unpopular or unfamiliar elements (see: FFXIV for an EXCELLENT example of SE's ignorance on this issue) and expect consumers to adapt. Not with the sheer volume of competition and choices available to us these days.
If XIII had been put out on the PS2 like it should have been instead of being ported, there likely wouldn't have been an issue.
Both Square and the fans just have to hope that vsXIII will deliver. That maybe XIII-2 will show some potential of a JRPG on a HD console.
I hope so lol
A long time ago. Since X-2
There has nothing been like FF7 & FF10.