Splintered
unsavory tart
This sounds suspiciously like the weapons upgrade system. NNNNOOOoooooooooo anything but that.
Final Fantasy XIII-2
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Strangelove
AI Researcher
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- hitoshura
The item/leveling up thing wouldn't have been half as bad if there just weren't so many items that were pretty much useless shit. Like, give me a reasonable amount of EXP (I'm thinking a bonus of like 15000) if I use 15 of these feathers even if just 5 gives like, 50.
Prince Roxas
I Wanna Fly High
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- Kuki, Truten Prower
My fiance is getting me the Crystal Edition for Europe for my birthday. I can't wait I loved XIII.
AvecAloes
Donator
I agree with your sentiments there. I read that and shuddered a little inside. I'm still really wary about the whole monsters fighting for you thing, and this just isn't helping. But who knows, maybe the game play mechanics will redeem it for me. Guess I'll find out!
ForceStealer
Double Growth
I might have liked the weapon upgrade system if there was actually a plannable rhyme or reason to it.
Strangelove
AI Researcher
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- hitoshura
As far as I recall now I enjoyed the 'monsters on your team' element from FFX-2 International, which didn't include switching them out like this game, so I'm cautiously optimistic for it at the moment.
ForceStealer
Double Growth
Prince Roxas
I Wanna Fly High
- AKA
- Kuki, Truten Prower
I'm like that with the monsters in your pocket thing to. I'd much rather have another character to fill that stop but like you guys say it might actually be quite good when we get our hands on the game itself.
Splintered
unsavory tart
I'd rather have a third party member that I can actually invest in. I mean, the characters are one of the biggest reasons you like a FF game, replacing a slot with monsters feels like a seriously bad move. And no amount of accessorizing will change that. But I'm not too bothered with the monsters anymore. Or I'm just too jaded. But if they are a pain in the ass to level or I need a guide to figure anything out I'll rage.
At least monsters finally drop gil. That's a good thing.
And you don't even know which ones are good and which ones are shit for the most part (at least the ones that are spoils) until it's too late. And if you don't have a guide, well sucks to be you, because you forget how many points you put into a weapon and don't know how many points you need till max the weapon out. And you don't even have a reliable source of gil to buy shit. AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa
At least monsters finally drop gil. That's a good thing.
Hope was awesome in battle. besthealer.jpg
ForceStealer
Double Growth
I never had problems staying healed without him.
AvecAloes
Donator
Who did you use as your healer?
ForceStealer
Double Growth
I guess Lightning or Vanille...you know I usually would just switch all 3 characters to medic and heal up in about a second and then resume what I was doing.
lol, I remember those electronics stores in Japan. I don't understand why they feel the need to give SO MUCH INFORMATION ALL AT ONCE IN AS LARGE AND AS MULTICOLORED TEXT AS POSSIBLE
lol, I remember those electronics stores in Japan. I don't understand why they feel the need to give SO MUCH INFORMATION ALL AT ONCE IN AS LARGE AND AS MULTICOLORED TEXT AS POSSIBLE
Tifabelle
Pro Adventurer
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- Tifabelle, Nathan Drake, Locke Cole, Kain Highwind, Yamcha, Arya Stark
Vanille makes a good healer. Lightning is probably good enough for non-boss battles. But personally, I still prefer Hope. He was my main healer, I loved him.
ForceStealer
Double Growth
When I did use Hope, it was as a synergist, I always felt he was better at that than healing.
Splintered
unsavory tart
Reading the previews that are out. You can tell which ones are fans and which ones hated FFXIII.
Pretty much the only thing that everyone agreed they liked was the opening was pretty awesome.
Pretty much the only thing that everyone agreed they liked was the opening was pretty awesome.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Previews - Some opening spoilers
Eurogamer
Eurogamer
The action kicks off in Valhalla, with Lightning facing off against a new foe, and the game’s principal antagonist, Caius - a purple-haired dandy seemingly in control of the universe’s fractured timeline. Following a dazzling cinematic, we’re straight into a boss fight, with Lightning racing along a beach on horseback while fending off Caius’ Chaos Bahamut form.
Destructoid
I’ll be honest. I wasn’t thrilled to find out that Final Fantasy XIII-2’s story would center around time travel. The story of XIII was already confusing enough, and I felt that adding time travel to the mix would make things even worse. I feared plot holes and rehashed visual assets. While some of those fears faintly remain, I’m no longer worried about how time travel fits into the story. It’s vast and crazy, but it sort of works, and it’s really fun to explore.
incgamers
I’m going to be honest and say that Final Fantasy XIII was the first game in series (excluding the MMOs) that I haven’t completed since Final Fantasy VII. I couldn’t get past the linearity of that first 30 hours. A mere eight hours into Final Fantasy XIII-2 and I can’t wait to play more and explore the possibilities of choosing my own path through time.
NowGamer
It’s quite interesting to see the differences between the direct sequels of the Final Fantasy world. While Final Fantasy X-2 was a camp, J-pop infused sideshow that, while a decent game, didn’t have a huge impact, Final Fantasy XIII-2 is looking to be a sequel’s sequel.
Gamespot
If you’ve suspected that there’s more to Final Fantasy XIII-2 than has been revealed so far, then you’re correct, as Square Enix looks like it will be shoving in the age-old time-travelling plot device into the sequel’s design.
Doesn't mean he's not the best.
ForceStealer
Double Growth
Some combination of Lightning, Sazh, Fang, and Vanille for me. The 3 characters I could actually stand and the lesser of two evil healers 
ForceStealer
Double Growth
By the time everyone unlocks all the classes none of them are really more useful than another. It just depends on your play style. (I.e. the Synergist spells that Sazh had vs the ones Hope had. I prefer Sazh's elemental enchantments over Hope's elemental wards)
Really the only thing that went into my party construction outside of specific battles was that I had at least 2 people that could cast Haste, and by the end quite a few of them could.
Really the only thing that went into my party construction outside of specific battles was that I had at least 2 people that could cast Haste, and by the end quite a few of them could.
Splintered
unsavory tart
I switched my party around a lot but I usually found my way back to Lightning/Fang/Hope. The only downside is that I didn't have access to rav/rav/rav until much later. Hope was switched out for awhile when Sazh had Haste.
The only character I ever stopped using was Snow. I just felt that Fang could do anything better he could do, unless I was in need of rav/rav/rav or really needed a good Sen. It didn't matter who you were fighting, a Snow Sen makes you almost invincible.
The only character I ever stopped using was Snow. I just felt that Fang could do anything better he could do, unless I was in need of rav/rav/rav or really needed a good Sen. It didn't matter who you were fighting, a Snow Sen makes you almost invincible.
ForceStealer
Double Growth
There were like 2 or 3 battles over the course of the game that I ever felt like I needed a Sentinel.