[Multiplatform] Official Final Fantasy XIII Thread

Soundtrack is good but doesn't beat 4 6 7 8 or 9's OST imo.

There's just not enough there. Battle themes are great but he re- uses the main theme 5-10 times, which kind of got annoying for me.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Musharraf

It appears to me that the first ten (out of a total of 13!) chapters are going to be the RPG equivalent of a corridor shooter.

And that comes to anywhere about 30-50 hours with one dungeon towards the end where there's about 1 puzzle. Everything else is corridors and paths. No towns, no NPCs. You go to two HUGE towns but don't ever explore, you just pass through it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Shenlon

Ok I started playing the game and first I have to say, that I had no big expectations for the game and now that I am four hours in, my expectations aren't rising.
So far it feels rushed and aside from the fantastic visuals it's boring. Not having the fun I had with the other games released recently.
By rushed I mean "Oh hey here are the characters, He loves this girl. Now read the fucking Menu information to know more." Let me at least know the characters before you put me in the middle of a huge story with terms I don't even understand.
I have heard that the game gets better after a few hours but I have to say that so far, I had more of a blast playing through FFX the first time than I am with this.

Fair assessment and I have to agree with you.

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Originally Posted by Denicalis

You know, I keep hearing this game gets good 15 hours in. But if I'm having trouble stomaching the first 15 hours of gameplay, I really don't care how good the rest of the game is. It's poorly designed.

Haha nothing changes. There's no AWESOME event that happens 15 hours in. The game is the same the whole way through.

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Originally Posted by HELP ME I AM FAT

Says the person who clearly hasn't made it to the point where the strategy of the battle system opens up, or when the game finally stops being linear and lets you dick around doing whatever

Excuse me, I imported the game. Got to the end and sold it.

Yeah, Gran Pulse isn't linear. It's a wide open battlefield. That's it. ZzZz. And it's toward the end of the game.

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