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Post by matsmashed on Mar 9, 2010 15:49:34 GMT
I've just looked at the review for this on edge online and its been slammed! it got a 5/10. Who's picking this up? who has picked this up? if so what do you think of it?
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Post by aquila on Mar 10, 2010 10:25:37 GMT
As you know matt, I had it on pre-order. I received my copy yesterday and I really like it at the minute (hence my avatar and signature). The only down side I have come across is that the game slowly brings you into decent battles and new moves rather than throwing you into the deep end, which isn't much of a surprise for me considering the way games are going these days on the simplicity front.
In my opinion Edge were way too harsh, it may not be the best Final Fantasy out there but its still enjoyable even in the slow parts. Final Fantasy is a Marmite game, you either love it or you hate it, period.
PS. I take it you meant XIII not XII.
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Post by DangerousBobby on Mar 10, 2010 18:37:47 GMT
I've not read any reviews yet but I will be getting this game post exams, regardless of the score. That said it may be the last modern FF game I go for, I didn't enjoy 10 or 12 that much, but I'll reserve judgement till after I play it.
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Post by baldry1991 on Mar 10, 2010 19:00:09 GMT
I've not got it... YET. Been waiting ages for it, I really want to play it
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Post by DangerousBobby on Mar 10, 2010 22:03:46 GMT
I was excited till they added leona lewis to the advert, that really reduced my hype for the whole thing. But bar that one blip of bad PR I'm still excited. It does help they put out FFI & II on iphone.
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Post by baldry1991 on Mar 10, 2010 22:17:38 GMT
Yeah Bobby agreed the song doesn't fit the game imo.. I prefer the Japanese version of the song
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Post by aquila on Mar 11, 2010 8:53:57 GMT
So far I have heard it once, in a rather annoying cut scene for a certain character that I have already grown to find very annoying! I agree the song was a terrible choice, and the tutorial is way too long it takes a good hour or 2 to get into something that resembles a FF game but when you get there my was that a good point, now im just waiting for the ability to change my party and then all will be complete.
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Post by DangerousBobby on Mar 11, 2010 21:32:02 GMT
I'll just mute it during that cut scene then...
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Post by matsmashed on Mar 11, 2010 23:01:59 GMT
You don't like strangling cats?
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Post by DangerousBobby on Mar 12, 2010 20:18:20 GMT
It's not so much that, it's more I'm now going to have to associate that game with her, which isn't something I'm after. I'd rather they put in a random J-pop group or something from an anime intro, that'd be swell.
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Post by matsmashed on Mar 13, 2010 17:09:23 GMT
I'm blasphemous as I quite like the Leona song haha
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Post by aquila on Mar 13, 2010 21:30:39 GMT
You might change your mind when you see what cut scene it goes with, though its probably the only cut scene it could go with in the entire game.
Anywho, anyone have any thoughts on the announcement that Final Fantasy XIV will be another attempt to crack the MMO market.
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Post by DangerousBobby on Mar 15, 2010 22:13:38 GMT
Well the last one did quite well so I don't see why they wouldn't. (I've never found an MMO I really liked but I've accepted I'm in a minority.) Personaly I'd rather they re-did 7&8 with PS3 quality graphics but they have a special place in my heart.
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Post by aquila on Mar 16, 2010 14:50:01 GMT
I just signed myself up for the beta list so hopefully I will be able to have a crack at it before launch to see how it is.
I doubt they will do remakes but they are thinking of doing a XIII - 2 if XIII sells well in the west.
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Post by DangerousBobby on Mar 16, 2010 19:59:26 GMT
Sad face. Wasn't a massive fan of FFX-2, but I imagine they'll get enough sales to make FFXIII-2. As I suggested I'm not a massive MMO fan so will be skipping that.
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