A lot of old-school Final Fantasy fans want to point an accusatory finger at Microsoft and the Xbox. It sounds stupid but is there a kernel of truth...?
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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 not blaming Xbox for the fall of Final Fantasy. That was Square Enix that brought themselves down. However, FFXIII the first game in the series was most definitely cut down because of the 360 version. They even said they had an entire second game's worth of content they ended up not using.
Now, would that extra content have made XIII a better game? Who knows... Either way, SE didn't give us a game worthy of the Final Fantasy name. It was a good RPG, just not a good Final Fantasy.
Square Enix made all the decisions from the beginning. If there was content cut from the PS3 version, SE was also to blame, not Xbox.
Square enix is to blame. Wada made stupid decisions this entire generation with Star ocean 4,Last remnant and the final fantasy franchise. The Final Fantasy name is B rank at this point next gen less Toriyama waifus or just alot less Toriyama.
Ofcourse it didnt help that the 360 only used DVD.
I blame Toriyama because the game was beyond bad.
Its both Square Enix & Microsoft fault.