On Monday, I posted a list of five things you'll totally hate about Final Fantasy XIII. They were:
1) No towns
2) It’s very linear
3) No mini-games
4) Little equipment
5) It’s on the 360
At the risk of being accused of constant negativity, allow me, please, to present a list of five things you'll love about Final Fantasy XIII.
1) It’s beautiful: This game is perfect for high-definition, big honkin' TVs. It's a feast for the eyes, no matter which system you buy it for. Check out our side-by-side comparison video for info.
2) It’s very streamlined: There’s no doubling back to places you’ve already been (mostly). If you just want to continue through the game without grinding, you can do that. It's the flipside of the coin from the "linear" complaint above. So, it depends on your taste.
3) The Battle system: it's very quick. Some battles take maybe a minute to go through. Fighting involves constantly flipping through paradigms and changing things around--you, know, fun. No waiting.
4) The game is very forgiving: If you die in battle, you’ll end up exactly where you were before you started the battle, so you can mix up your party, try it again or just avoid it all together.
5) It’s on the 360: If you favor Microsoft's platform and JRPGs, this might be the game's best feature!
Now that the game's been out for a full day, let us know what you love and hate about it in our comment section.
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the_azure_knight
reason number 6 no random battles
Snake3169
Well you forgot something! In past final fantasy games most battles were throw-away battles.. basically you could keep pressing the X button without even looking at the screen and win a battle.. in FF13, if you do that.. you are dead. You really have to pay attention cause the enemies are far deadlier then they have been in the past.
Phuk5tar
I LOL at all the jackasses who complained at #5 from the previous list; it looks like the author knew what he was doing!
PriestmanX
I'm a classic fan of Final Fantasy. I personally loved the turn-based combat of FFI through X. I loved how some battles would take a good 30-40 minutes. Granted I don't have as much time to spend playing videogames as I did back then, but I still want the old stuff back you know? I just like the classic feel is all. I will probably pick up XIII when I have some extra cash because I know Squenix puts out amazing stuff.
Vesipham
I hate that I don't own a copy.
DreamingDarklyRobin
How is a game being forgiving something I'll love? most RPG's weren't that unforgiving in the first place.
I see what you did with the fifth point though.
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