zanfire said:
though the story itself was pretty good along with the graphics being top notch (of course, its SE) half the characters where either over the top or cliche...to a horrible degree. On top of that i could not stand stuff like the very automated combat system that just felt simple compared to the old games. The non open world portion sucked, way too much time in tiny corridors. (how do you make it so linear after coming off FF12???)...the biggest crime though was the extras...FF games are always packed to the brim with secrets and extras like mini games, super weapons, super bosses..ect
i bought it 2x myself, but had to struggle to finish it.
The story had some potential but it was so poorly told it was laughable. I still don't even remember why half the characters are even there.
But the biggest crime is that it just doesn't FEEL like a Final Fantasy game. I personally play the series and others like it to lose myself in a fantasy world which has been designed from the ground up to be as immersive as possible. To suck us in and not let go for 40+ hours. I'll admit that some of the locations in FF13 were gorgeous, with Sunleath Waterscape being jaw-droppingly awesome on first viewing. But it felt like a tour, not an adventure. Nowhere to go, no deviating from the strict lines set before you. The open world segment was just a big field full of monsters. Nothing to find, no well hidden secret dungeons with extra summons or superweapons or anything. The whole game felt like it was a reboot of the series to connect with a new audience, who apparantly need their fuckin' hands held every step of the way. I found it insulting. Fine if you want to reach out to new crowds, you go ahead. But not with a series that's so well established and now in its 14th numbered installment with more spin-offs than all the world's greatest car crashes videos put together. You don't turn on your primary demographic like that. No matter how much you stand to gain from the 'casual' crowd. Fuck you, Square Enix. You showed your oldest fans no fucking loyalty, and that's why FF13 pisses me off.
That and it was boring.