Final Fantasy XIII Spoiler Thread (SPOILERS)

[T@ctic]

I'm just gonna say this and throw it out there, but I think people who focus solely on the character interactions of the game tend to miss the point of the game itself.

It's a roleplaying experience. Characters aren't entirely based around other characters, they are built around their own life experiences (EXP, get it?).

So when people tell me that there's a lack of interaction between two characters on a VERY LONG QUEST, I'm gonna say "Nah" to that.

These people are working as a TEAM, a PARTY to accomplish their goals. Team members occasionally make mistakes, they laugh at jokes, they cry when they get hurt, they cast CURE when their friends' HP is low. They comment when a scary boss is nearby.

So when you tell me something like that is "boring", or that it lacks "character development", I'm gonna fully disagree with you.

Part of the journey is growth, learning new abilities, developing a synergy between allies, thinking up tactical strategies.

Maybe to you the Paradigm combination names are just "flavor text", but to me that's the mindset of the party members, what's going in their head when they come up with special attacks and limit breaks or casting spells.

Next time you play an RPG, don't just read it like a book, look at everything that's happening to and around the characters, even on an individual basis.

For example: I believe Cloud Strife genuinely wanted to get stronger, so he went to the Gold Saucer to EARN that Omnislash so he could prove his worth. All his Limit Breaks in Advent Children are proof of that growth and effort.

that's when the player POV comes up, and i have never played a single FF game save for CC. in fact me and my sibs haven't had a console ever, so whenever we were interested in games, we looked at the gameplays online. because of this, we were quite literally forced to look at video games as a story, like a TV show or movie. in addition, we were heavily reliant on characters and their development. and because of our unique upbringing, we had different (and sometimes better) views of the games than regular fans. we thought more on the characters than they ever would. we talked about them with each other. we wrote down plotpoints that would improve them as well.

because i am not a player, i can't argue with your POV at all, in fact it's almost a struggle for me to understand it. for me, i don't care how fun it is playing a game, if it's not interesting in its cast, it has failed to do its job. and as i said before, i was forced to look at the characters even moreso because i didn't fully understand the whole cocoon/l'cie etc environment. is it the fault of S/E or not? doesn't really matter, because it fades away in 13-2 anyway.

so while i would like to continue discussing, i really can't since i have no experience.

 

[Blade]

It's fine if you don't, but it wouldn't hurt to start someday. *trying to convert another FF fan to play the games*

 

[T@ctic]

it's such a shame, i used to enjoy playing games but it seems i just can't get the chance. i haven't sat down and played a game throughly in years upon years. i would like to play 13-2 though, if there's a PC version.

 

[Ryuman]

it's such a shame, i used to enjoy playing games but it seems i just can't get the chance. i haven't sat down and played a game throughly in years upon years. i would like to play 13-2 though, if there's a PC version.

All the XIII games are on Steam.

 

[T@ctic]

i meant for free...hehe
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hey guys am i crazy???? is there a flute version of vanille's theme or not? i could have sworn i heard it a lot throughout the series.

 

[Blade]

We have these things called "summer flash sales", you really should look in to them sometime.

 

[Blade]

Oh, speaking of Flash sales... there's a Steam one going on right now.

FFXIII-2 and Lightning Returns aren't on sale but 20 bucks a game is pretty cheap if you ask me.

 

[Gary Caelum]

i meant for free...hehe

The x360 versions of the first 2 games are pretty close to free. If you have an Xbone of course.

 

[Kuja9001]

So I have these coming......eventually. Now I already have FA in JP buuuut an official version will be great to have.

 

[Kuja9001]

Spoiler

This arrived yesterday.

 

[Lulcielid]

A modder made XIII prettier, better in-game models, higher quality fmvs and remastered enviroment textures.

Mods:

• HQ Models Plus
• The FF XIII HD Project
• FF XIII HD Full Motion Video - English
• FF XIII HD Full Motion Video - Japanese
• FF13Fix.

 

[Wol]

A modder made XIII prettier, better in-game models, higher quality fmvs and remastered enviroment textures.

Mods:

• HQ Models Plus
• The FF XIII HD Project
• FF XIII HD Full Motion Video - English
• FF XIII HD Full Motion Video - Japanese
• FF13Fix.

I've seen some screens. It legit look as good or close to FFVIIR.

XIII was ahead of time on the graphical department (and art direction).

 

[Lulcielid]

Final Fantasy XIII is coming to Game Pass tomorrow for console and PC.

Meanwhile the game is still inaccessible on newer consoles from Sony side.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Lightning literally just flipped off Sony upon landing in the new world in Lightning Returns.

The new world was XBox, apparently!

 

[Sephiroth Crescent]

Lightning literally just flipped off Sony upon landing in the new world in Lightning Returns.

The new world was XBox, apparently!

But I thought that was France!

Hey, at least it's still playable (4K enhanced) on Xbox consoles (since X360) without the mess of the PC port.

 

[Wol]

But I thought that was France!

Hey, at least it's still playable (4K enhanced) on Xbox consoles (since X360) without the mess of the PC port.

It was definitely France... I will find her, even if it's the last thing I'll do.

 

[ultima espio]

The gamepass version has a new feature! They added the option to exit the game from the menu. Aside from that it seems to be the same as the regular steam release.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Someone should ambush Kitase and/or Toriyama in public and ask them why they're denying Sony users FFXIII and why they hate us.

 

[Sephiroth Crescent]

The gamepass version has a new feature! They added the option to exit the game from the menu. Aside from that it seems to be the same as the regular steam release.

Seems to also have more stable performance compared to Steam version.

Someone should ambush Kitase and/or Toriyama in public and ask them why they're denying Sony users FFXIII and why they hate us.

Or ask Sony for a PS3 recompiler-VM-mix to be included on the PS5.

 

[Strangelove]

me with no xbox or gaming pc

 

[Kuja9001]

Been watching people play on Twitch and I always found it funny at how the Pulse l"cie of the past failed the most basic foci.

I understand NOT wanting to fight an Adamanchelid buuut come on you can't kill a crazy machine?

I also blame the fal'Cie for giving them the craziest missions out of spite.

Also I wish there was something that determined what cie'th a person changed into.

 

[Lulcielid]

Will finally play it for the first time. I remember this game was one of the reasons why I wanted a PS3 over 15 years ago (I'm feeling old).

 

[Lulcielid]

My FFXIII progress:

- About 18hs into the game, currently at chapter 10.
- Reached the first road block, Barthandelus is a bitch of a boss fight.
- Hope and Sazh are the best characters at the moment.
- No comment on the story at the moment.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Barthandelus is THE WALL of this game. Fuck that evil pope.

That multifaced motherfucker can go to hell His boss fight was hardcore, hell the entire Palamecia Airship wasn't a joke. Game gets rough from here on out. Good luck!

 

[Lex]

I still feel fear even when I'm watching YouTube videos and I see "Thanatosian Laughter"