Final Fantasy XIII Non-Spoiler Thread

[Tennyo]

I didn't know that.

 

[Bex]

My flatmates just saw an ad for FFXIII on TV.
They have now proceeded to jeer at me.
fml

 

[Tennyo]

Tell them to screw off.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Tell them to screw off.

 

[Strangelove]

I saw an ad for FFXIII on the side of a bus and was disappointed that it wasn't going where I needed to go.

But at least I finally got my soundtrack order sorted out

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Looks like Mako's finally played FFXIII and begun his review:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9TsjjG9X2s
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YDhIkrQDug
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJSRnrD5p5g
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ExJNWk8eJg



And, yes, it's still not done yet. It seems a part 5 will be forthcoming.

I actually suggest starting with part 2, listening for the first two or three minutes to get the tone of things, and then going back to start with the first part.

The review is pretty entertaining at times. More so if you drink a lot while you watch, as I did. Even without, though, the guy occasionally says some pretty funny shit.

Expect lots of cussing, by the way.

EDIT: Oh, and there's a few spoilers, I guess. Not really big, though, in my opinion. At least not if you've payed attention to trailers and most preview material that's come out by now.

 

[Bex]

 

[Strangelove]

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9TsjjG9X2s

I was excited for a moment because I thought they'd brought back this, but then it dashed my dreams of drinking Mt. Fuji beer again by being a different beer.

Getting my hopes up, Kirin Beer.


Also that's a shitload of spoilers in that video for the non-spoiler thread.

 

[ForceStealer]

Also that's a shitload of spoilers in that video for the non-spoiler thread.

Yes, I realized that rapidly and shut it off.

I was mostly curious if it was actually Mako.

 

[Lord Noctis]

Yes, I realized that rapidly and shut it off.

I was mostly curious if it was actually Mako.

Is it actually him?

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Also that's a shitload of spoilers in that video for the non-spoiler thread.

I didn't think so, really. Maybe I'm just to used to knowing what happens at this point? Gameplay spoilers maybe, but that's it, really. The rest of it seemed like stuff in the trailers and basic premise material.

Is it actually him?

Might as well be.

 

[Lord Noctis]

Might as well be.

True. You knwo who he really reminds me of? AVGN.

 

[ForceStealer]

Gameplay spoilers maybe, but that's it, really.

Spoiler

You mean like the giant freaking thing grabbing one of those monsters and he called it a fal'cie I think in the opening moments of the video? I'd say that's a bit more than gameplay.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Spoiler

You mean like the giant freaking thing grabbing one of those monsters and he called it a fal'cie I think in the opening moments of the video? I'd say that's a bit more than gameplay.

I didn't consider that a spoiler at all.

At least no more so than panning the camera around the Calm Lands would be.

 

[Bex]

This review pleases me.
http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final...i/a-201003031765695085/g-20060508175846527007
DON'T HATE

 

[Strangelove]

I didn't think so, really. Maybe I'm just to used to knowing what happens at this point? Gameplay spoilers maybe, but that's it, really. The rest of it seemed like stuff in the trailers and basic premise material..

Maybe this is where my not having watched many trailers comes in handy, then I was just basing it on stuff I thought were spoilery. Maybe there isn't a 'shitload', but I'm still going to say there was.

Spoiler

But it shows crystal Cid like 5 times in one video. And I consider Titan to be a spoiler because it ruins the awesomeness of seeing it for the first time, when you see it in cam footage with some guy motherfuckering all the way through, and also user title is there for a reason

 

[Bex]

DON'T PUT SPOILERS HERE I'VE BEEN DOING SO WELL

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Maybe this is where my not having watched many trailers comes in handy, then I was just basing it on stuff I thought were spoilery. Maybe there isn't a 'shitload', but I'm still going to say there was.

You just love being wrong, don't you?

Spoiler

But it shows crystal Cid like 5 times in one video.

Spoiler

Yeah, but you can't tell it's him if you don't already know. Looks like Seymour instead.

Spoiler

And I consider Titan to be a spoiler because it ruins the awesomeness of seeing it for the first time, when you see it in cam footage with some guy motherfuckering all the way through ...

I suppose that's a legitimate concern, though I've seen him in quite a few preview images on websites and in a couple of reviews anyway.

Spoiler

... and also user title is there for a reason

Because

Spoiler

you're lame?

 

[Tetsujin]

Yeah, we have a spoiler thread, you know.

I do not appreciate lots of posts that just go

(SPOILER)

(SPOILER)

(SPOILER)

(YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO CLICK ME EVEN IF YOU'RE GOING TO HATE YOURSELF AFTERWARDS)

(CLICK ME, YOU WEAK-WILLED BITCH)

etc.

 

[Strangelove]

You just love being wrong, don't you?

And the same for you second point.

I suppose that's a legitimate concern, though I've seen him in quite a few preview images on websites and in a couple of reviews anyway.

Those preview images can go fuck themselves.

Because you're lame?

Direct your attention to the Vanille above.

This review pleases me.
http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final...i/a-201003031765695085/g-20060508175846527007
DON'T HATE

I agree with many sentiments expressed in this review.

 

[ForceStealer]

This review pleases me.
http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final...i/a-201003031765695085/g-20060508175846527007
DON'T HATE

Hey! Finally a view from the other side. Thanks, it was interesting.

 

[Tennyo]

OMG I CLICKED A SPOILER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T REALLY BE A SPOILER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS SAFE IN THIS THREAD!!!!!! D:

 

[Max Payne]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-final-fantasy-xiii-face-off

Whelp, it looks like SE really did bork the port. I already knew it, but damn. Especially when it could have wound up looking just as good if not better than the PS3 version.

Looks like SE too the easy way out. Goddamn the quality difference in those movies is ridiculous. There are dozens of compression methods that wouldn't have compromised the quality so much.

 

[DrakeClawfang]

This review pleases me.
http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/final...i/a-201003031765695085/g-20060508175846527007
DON'T HATE

Hmm.... (review quotes in spoilers)

Spoiler

"The Final Fantasy series has never truly given the player freedom in a role-playing sense, and every major plot point in each Final Fantasy story (FFXI excepted, obviously) has been 100% fixed."

Thank you! I said that before did I not?

Spoiler

"It's not so much that FFXIII doesn't have towns, but rather it doesn't have the usual JRPG structure of town-dungeon-town-dungeon-boss repeat. Oh, there are towns in FFXIII, the beautiful beach town of Bodhum and the abandoned, overgrown Oerba for example, but they're not RPG towns as such."

I'm okay with *that*, sort of how FF12 worked when you think about it.

Spoiler

"After awhile you'll probably decide not to bother with summons at all, especially since they're not powerful enough to really be essential in battle."

Unfortunately it seems that too is like FF12. *sigh*, oh, for the glory days of FFX when we got the best summoning system the series has ever had...

 

[Tetsujin]

Just read the trophy list. It's gonna take a long time getting the platinum trophy. One of the gold trophies requires you to beat all 64 monster hunts. With a 5-star ranking for each.