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I'm pretty much in the same boat as you, well, except I liked FFXI, too. I've not played FFXIII yet and that's mostly because after Nintendo's announcements this year, I put plans on getting a PS3 on the back burner.
PSP and DS releases for March weren't helping matters.
I ranted about this sort of of thing myself. I don't really see why any game in the series has to follow a particular installment as the gold standard. And really, with so much focus on FFVII projects these last few years, I want SE doing other things and prioritizing remakes by sequence rather than batshit insane fans demanding it.
PSP and DS releases for March weren't helping matters.
I ranted about this sort of of thing myself. I don't really see why any game in the series has to follow a particular installment as the gold standard. And really, with so much focus on FFVII projects these last few years, I want SE doing other things and prioritizing remakes by sequence rather than batshit insane fans demanding it.
I'm about 10 hours in (just at the end of chapter 5, I stayed here for a while to grind up my CP) and I'm enjoying it a lot.
As I was one of those few people that imported FFVII: Advent Children complete, I'd already played through the first part of the game, and dreaded having to do it again.
Once I got into the 3-4 hour mark though I started to really enjoy it as everything started becoming more readily available to me.
As I was one of those few people that imported FFVII: Advent Children complete, I'd already played through the first part of the game, and dreaded having to do it again.
Once I got into the 3-4 hour mark though I started to really enjoy it as everything started becoming more readily available to me.
@The Silent Protagonist
The variety of the series is part of what makes it so appealing to me. The legion demands that SE makes everything some version of FFVII, but I'm glad I'm not the only person who prefers that SE work on some new things and brings us the sure-to-be-fantastic remakes of FFV and VI. And maybe a new console version of Parasite Eve and FF Tactics? The Third Birthday will be great, I'm sure, but I want Aya on my big screen.
@Zeta Crossfire
I'm on Chapter 6 right now, and so far the game is ranking in my top 5 or 6. Behind XII, and ahead of X-2. Yes, I actually liked that game.
@Nyktharas
Yeah, as more things open up, the fun increases exponentially. I'm absolutely in love with the Paradigm system.
The variety of the series is part of what makes it so appealing to me. The legion demands that SE makes everything some version of FFVII, but I'm glad I'm not the only person who prefers that SE work on some new things and brings us the sure-to-be-fantastic remakes of FFV and VI. And maybe a new console version of Parasite Eve and FF Tactics? The Third Birthday will be great, I'm sure, but I want Aya on my big screen.
@Zeta Crossfire
I'm on Chapter 6 right now, and so far the game is ranking in my top 5 or 6. Behind XII, and ahead of X-2. Yes, I actually liked that game.
@Nyktharas
Yeah, as more things open up, the fun increases exponentially. I'm absolutely in love with the Paradigm system.
The innovation and risk-taking with each new main-line FF is what made me fall in love with the series. They've always been at the front of the line. Whether or not everyone gets behind them, they're brave enough to stand there, and for that, they have my loyalty and my day 1 purchase.
I think you make a lot of assumptions with your points. I don't think people are upset with the game because they only want X game or because they just don't like new things. I think a lot of people were genuinely displeased with the game and did not have fun. There are a lot of people who play RPGs for the elements of exploration, interaction with the fantastic world they are placed in, and taking control and nurturing the characters they are given through decisions made in and outside of battle. FFXIII wrenched a lot of control away from the player, more than any other RPG ever made likely, and a lot of people didn't find that enjoyable, which isn't exactly hard to believe, it is a game after all.
