re: Final Fantasy XIII

Yeah, Sazh is the shite though... The voice actor for him is great... Most of the others are sub-par. Check that, Vanille's is sub-par... Hope is just a whiny little coward bitch.

Yeah I agree that the character development is getting better as the story goes along. Particularly Hope. I hated that whiney little douche a lot at the beginning. Sazh is definitely my favorite character so far. That dood keeps it rill.

I just think it's funny that, for me, the most realistic character is the dude with a bird living in his afro.

I just got it today and I'm really enjoying it. Sazh is a great character. Snow is a little too cliche for me so far. The battle system is great, I didn't think I would like it but the more I play the more I love it...so fast paced.

sadly i dont think im geting this one. Ever since, FFVII i have been playing them and the only one after that i finished was 10. I always think im going to like the game and i dont.

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Much like X was, but better.

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wow

I might have to get this after all... after I finish Star Ocean though

I'm still in Chapter 3, but I like it a lot so far.

The fighting isn't as mundane and is now far more complex than before. Even some of the 'gimmie' enemies can give you the fits if you don't apply at least a slimmer of strategy. Let's just say I've died twice now in the first three chapters...once fighting the Shiva twins and once on a random fight. Those guys can pile up some attacks on you if you're not careful with your HP.

The characters are a little overblown right now, but like some have mentioned, I'm sure they'll straighten out after a while.

I'm still trying to figure out the best way to upgrade my characters...do I focus them or keep them balanced (in terms of CP's).

So, far, this ranks up there as one of the best FF's to date. Very happy.

I'm not really into the story to much yet. Just sorta seems mundane right now with everyone running around going to different places running away from the army. I'm sure it spices up but I liked how it was in ff10 where it seemed like the characters had something to do when they were going to the temples.

I finished the game. I'm hoping I can go back and mop up some of the ci'eth stones I haven't gotten yet. Some of those frickers are damn near impossible to take down.

Song featured in the end scene:
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I will forever miss the old days with Final Fantasy 4-6. I don't think I'll ever experience anything like that again, RPG-wise. I'll always hold those games up on a pedestal no matter what happens. That being said, this game gets my seal of approval. It was definitely linear to a fault, but the battle system and the environments held me in. I have to say that this wasn't my favorite storyline in the series, though.

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It was definitely a departure having the party divided for such a long period of time. I was getting a little irritated having only two people in the party at a time. Felt like I was hanging by a thread in some spots. Lightning was always my bruiser, so I hated leaving her to hang out with Sazh and Vanille for long stretches. Snow emerged late in the game to become my favorite player character after being Lightning for the majority of the time in Gran Pulse.

Also: Fighting Vanille's Eidolon gave me fits. That son of a bitch didn't play fair. Fang did a really shitty job of covering for me, especially with some of those moves 8,000 arm man could pull out.