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Final Fantasy XIII worth buying?

Posted on 2/13/12 at 11:38 pm
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
67786 posts
Posted on 2/13/12 at 11:38 pm
Need a good budget game. I'm bored. FFX is one of my favorite games of all time, but its my only FF game. Should I check this one out?
Posted by Tigercoop40
Northwest Arkansas
Member since Apr 2006
7626 posts
Posted on 2/13/12 at 11:41 pm to
Never played FFXIII. Got FFXIII-2 recently. It's been a pretty fun game so far. Awesome story and graphics. Kinda repetitive though.
Posted by Eyothrie
Mobile, AL
Member since Jul 2010
965 posts
Posted on 2/13/12 at 11:44 pm to
XIII is even more repetitive
Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27129 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 12:39 am to
As a huge Final Fantasy fan this game does abandon a lot of what makes a Final Fantasy title Final Fantasy.

With that said I did find this game amazing for the battle system alone. I would recommend this game.
Posted by KingwoodLsuFan
Member since Aug 2008
11447 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 6:54 am to
ff 13's story is by far the weakest in the series. Very dull/annoying characters and very linear gameplay with no towns/cities and few sidequests. You can only use one character when fighting and you have to wait till late in the game to make the party of characters you want.

The positives are the graphics are out of this world and the battle system is pretty fun but gets repetitive after awhile.

If your looking for FFX standards this isn't it but is an ok game.
This post was edited on 2/14/12 at 7:00 am
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43482 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 7:11 am to
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With that said I did find this game amazing for the battle system alone. I would recommend this game.





Even the battle system is boring and repetitive. X X X X L1,X X R1, X X X X X

In a nutshell. Do not buy. It's a waste of 40 hours.
This post was edited on 2/14/12 at 7:12 am
Posted by Jumbeauxlaya
LSU
Member since Jan 2011
18083 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 7:20 am to
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In a nutshell. Do not buy. It's a waste of 40 hours.


If you played it for 40 hours and didn't quit, I'd say it's not a waste..
Posted by audodger
Member since Jun 2010
7083 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 7:23 am to

Posted by Chimlim
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2005
17772 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 8:09 am to
No. FFXIII is terrible. Bad story, unlikeable characters, no sidequests, very linear gameplay, and a completley repetitive battle system.

X,X,X,X,X,X,X you won!

And FFX is one of my all time favorites as well.
Posted by Jumbeauxlaya
LSU
Member since Jan 2011
18083 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 9:47 am to
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No. FFXIII is terrible. Bad story, unlikeable characters, no sidequests, very linear gameplay, and a completley repetitive battle system.


This is an example of somebody expecting every FF game to be FF7 or FFX.. Go into it expecting some entertainment and you'll enjoy the playthrough IMO.
Posted by Josh Fenderman
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Member since Jul 2011
6992 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 9:53 am to
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This is an example of somebody expecting every FF game to be FF7 or FFX

No. I'll admit I'm a pretty big FF fanboy. XIII is literally the only one that I haven't finished, and have no desire to finish.

There's only so much of the aforementioned XXXXXXX,L1,XXXXXXX(YOU WIN THE BATTLE), Walk straight forward until another cutscene/battle, rinse, repeat I can take.
Posted by KingwoodLsuFan
Member since Aug 2008
11447 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 10:00 am to
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This is an example of somebody expecting every FF game to be FF7 or FFX.. Go into it expecting some entertainment and you'll enjoy the playthrough IMO.
The thing is this game wasn't supposed to be some average rpg that you forget about immediately. it's a ff game, you are expecting the best out of it. There could have been much better things they could have done to improve gameplay but they decided to blow their wad into making incredible graphics. The story is half assed and the characters stories are half assed. They were pretty much just thrown in all together with very little backstory on why they are together in the first place.
This post was edited on 2/14/12 at 10:01 am
Posted by Jumbeauxlaya
LSU
Member since Jan 2011
18083 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 10:07 am to
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The thing is this game wasn't supposed to be some average rpg that you forget about immediately. it's a ff game, you are expecting the best out of it. There could have been much better things they could have done to improve gameplay but they decided to blow their wad into making incredible graphics. The story is half assed and the characters stories are half assed. They were pretty much just thrown in all together with very little backstory on why they are together in the first place.


And even a bad FF with a poor plot is still miles above the average for the genre.

You're all just spoiled.
Posted by Josh Fenderman
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Member since Jul 2011
6992 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 10:09 am to
Graphics alone does not a good game make
Posted by KingwoodLsuFan
Member since Aug 2008
11447 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 10:22 am to
Call me spoiled then but when going into buying a FF game I expect more then what they gave in ff 13. Even though 12 was sort of a flop at least they made an effort with their game play with more room to roam and sidequests.
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43482 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 10:26 am to
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If you played it for 40 hours and didn't quit, I'd say it's not a waste..


I contemplated quitting many times. But I kept playing in hopes that the plot and/or characters would get better.. but they didn't. And by the time I got to 30 hours, I said hell.. I'm almost done, I may as well see the resolution.
Posted by audodger
Member since Jun 2010
7083 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 11:33 am to
Seriously, FFXIII was garbage. None of the characters resonated with me at all, and I don't have a single fond memory of it. I played through most of the game, and it was a huge waste of time.
Posted by F machine
Member since Jun 2009
11886 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 11:37 am to
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Even though 12 was sort of a flop at least they made an effort with their game play with more room to roam and sidequests.


I don't get the hate for 12. I actually really liked it. 13 I'm not crazy about.
Posted by CornDogCologne
Mental Defective
Member since Nov 2007
8857 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 11:39 am to
FFXIII sucked.

I was a huge fan of anything and everything Squaresoft up til just after FFX. Steady downward spiral ever since, IMO.

- granted my ps2 died before FF12 came out, so I've never even played that one.
This post was edited on 2/14/12 at 11:41 am
Posted by Chimlim
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2005
17772 posts
Posted on 2/14/12 at 11:40 am to
I thought the battle system in 12 was awesome. It almost played like an action game - I rarely had any interaction during the fights, but I was constantly changing gambits.
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