ashecitism
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As it's been said before, the list is based on revenue and not copies sold. For it to be that high it had to sell a lot more copies than a full retail title like BL:TPS.
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Final Fantasy XIII on Steam October 9th, $16; full trilogy by Spring 2015
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As it's been said before, the list is based on revenue and not copies sold. For it to be that high it had to sell a lot more copies than a full retail title like BL:TPS.
Two things saved the game. The battle system and the soundtrack.
You are probably better off just buying the soundtrack somewhere.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Awesome, will buy trilogy when Steam Sale.
For the price it is, I'd say buy it and try it out for yourself, you may love it, you may hate it.
Totally my opinion, but you can hardly go wrong for £9 for such a large scale and gorgeous game.
A lot of people who hate it seem to forget that for a lot of people, this was the first FF they played, and they loved it, in reality 13 is actually pretty popular. I wouldn't call myself a "fan" of 13, but I can't say I'd go out my way to promote it either, best to try it out yourself.
FF7 and FF8, though.
Funny how Lightning Returns is considered.
I'm pretty sure it's the game of the trilogy I enjoyed the most. Having a game that runs somewhat well would be great.
Or we could not buy this and then not be able to play FFXV at all, which would suck if it actually does turn out good.
I dont know why you're assuming FFXV is gonna be just like XIII, either.
Alright, thanks guys I'm gonna check it out. It's already sitting there in my library.
I'm not aiming that high, just adjust the monster leveling system in FFXIII-2 and maybe overhaul the leveling system in LR.
Oh, so much hope. Then despair is only inevitable.
Its not a bad game people have an aversion to it because its not like previous final fantasy's
Arren
Member
Really nice and unexpected! Despite its limits which I certainly recognize, this is a game I've always appreciated since its very first iteration and Hamauzu's wonderful soundtrack contributed to my enjoyment greatly. I deem it to be his finest work to this day.
I need to ask for technical advice over something though: I'd like to pre-order this game in its Japanese version (with japanese audio and text) and I can't exactly figure out how to do this through Steam, since I only own and use an Italian account.
Can anyone tell me if and how that is feasible, or if I have to fear some kind of dreadful region lock?
I need to ask for technical advice over something though: I'd like to pre-order this game in its Japanese version (with japanese audio and text) and I can't exactly figure out how to do this through Steam, since I only own and use an Italian account.
Can anyone tell me if and how that is feasible, or if I have to fear some kind of dreadful region lock?
ss_lemonade
Member
I remember the original 13 running and looking the best, then the series just got progressively worse for some reason with each new title (in terms of visual fidelity, framerate).
Hope they don't do something silly like lock resolutions and framerates
Hope they don't do something silly like lock resolutions and framerates
I don't think "shiny lights and jingling keys" have anything to do with it. I think it's much more likely people are buying it since it's the most popular JRPG franchise (go easy on me if I'm wrong, don't follow the genre too closely), and on the PC, there aren't too many JRPGs, so getting the most recent FF game is a real treat.
ScepticMatt
Member
Hmm ... should I get this? Seems cheap enough.
I like character driven RPGs, but have only seen FFVIII run on my friends Playstation.
I like character driven RPGs, but have only seen FFVIII run on my friends Playstation.
So .. your over/under on how long it takes for someone to port the japanese dub?
gigantor21
Member
At that price, it's a low enough risk for me to try it. I simply have to try this game myself, good or bad, after seeing how polarizing it is.
I'd full price double dip for that. Totally serious.
Alcoholikaust
Member
haha it can
The problem with XIII (or at least my problem) is that the majority of the game feels like a tutorial, the areas are usually linear paths and the dungeons are about the same. The story somewhat makes since for a few segments early on, but then afterwards it becomes sorta jumbled until you beat the game,
The soundtrack was amazing and the enemies were pretty cool looking, but the battle system itself just felt really bland. You can only have 3 people to a party, but the other two are AI controlled, and the essence of the combat is just hitting an enemy with a weakness till break status, launching it, then pummeling it midair. Launching enemies is cool and all, and figuring out how to get an enemy into break was a nice addition, but it really just felt too automated / that you were just spamming X for most fights on one attack.
You can only use the summon of the leader, which means you most likely wont see any other summons in battle unless you decide to change your leader or party make up entirely, same with character's "limit break" style attacks. You would think that at least you could activate anyone's summon or ultimate attack that was in battle at that time.
You buy or upgrade equipment ala VIII (which personally wasnt a fan of) but the variety in weapon models really wasnt that great...and they never really had actual towns or shops to use, let alone items of worth to find that made dungeon exploring worthwhile. I can understand using an online purchase service if you were way out in some dungeon or uncharted area, but to just go full with no small outposts or even monster run shops? It just didnt feel rewarding at all.
I really felt like XIII was just wasted potential, especially after how long it took to finally release, and i'm still hoping FFX's take on the classic turn based battle system is used in the future, or they at least continue to upgrade that, instead of going off in totally different directions.
FFXV for instance, looks and sounds great so far, but i'm still holding my breath about the action rpg style battle system.
EDIT: Since there are some people that seem to really like the battle system, could someone give me their opinion on what makes this battle system so great, at least compared to say... III-XII?
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I probably wouldn't double dip for FFX, but I'd dip as many times as possible for FFXII. Need me a Vita version first though, everything else is gravy.
Nocturno999
Member
An ok JRPG, but mediocre and disappointing for FF standards.
WE DID IT GUYS!!!!!!!
Hopefully one day, Day zzzzz will leave the charts.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
This is GENIUS
I don't know that I would call Final Fantasy XIII a character driven RPG...
zerokoolpsx
Member
Of all the FF titles, they port FF XIII? Yeah, I have no interest in this game, but this pretty much confirms that FF XV will be on PC?
By the way things are going, I think these two are pretty much inevitable.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
A toast to Lightning!
Wow that picture on the pillow has some of the worst proportions I've ever seen. It makes her look like a different species from your standard homo-sapien derivative.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
BumblebeeCody
Member
Square-Enix you never support the PC market.
OK here's the XIII Trilogy for cheap:
So wait, what do you guys want?
FFVIII REMAKE ALL DAY EVERYDAY GOAT GOTY!
OK here's the XIII Trilogy for cheap:
So wait, what do you guys want?
FFVIII REMAKE ALL DAY EVERYDAY GOAT GOTY!
Well, I guess I'll have a good chance to reevaluate my stance on the battle system here in a month.
Well atm I would buy a PS4 just for FFXV so I'd love to play XV on PC.
I see your toast and raise you my birthday cake from 2009!!!
Awesome! I'm jealous ;A;
Eh, I think it's just because of the shape of the pillow makes it look warped. She looks fine to me.
Wut? Then buy a controller and play it on your TV? Or do you think you have to play PC with a Keyboard and on an Monitor?
ShadowSoldier89
Member
I want to play it across 3 monitors!
and if that doesnt work...then ill just use my home theater PC
KojiKnight
Member
They've been porting a lot of their games to PC lately... Re-releasing 7 and 8, porting 3 and 4. Not to mention their MMOs in 11 and 14 have been available on PC since launch... And now they are taking the next step and porting the 13 series.
Squeenix is in the process of porting most (if not all) of them to PC, just give it time till the better stuff hits.
ashecitism
Member
oh my god hahaha
You're goddamn right I want a FF8 remake AND a FF12 remake over a FF13port.