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FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 |OT| Change the Future
- Thread starter Kagari
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Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Due to the nodes on the left not being filled in at all, the next step is certainly story DLC (possibly to fill those in).
I don't really want to say why parts of the entire ending happened that I'm going back and watching a few scenes (since it'll probably spoil people), but...
the closure criticism still sticks. My bf is saying that the website registration points directly to a sequel happening, but they still have scenario DLC to hand out, so I'm not totally committing to the idea of a third game just yet. I'd rather have something new at this point.
ZephyrFate
Banned
XIII-3 domain name was not registered by SE Japan.
Riposte
Member
Nor was XIII-2, which is funny.
Quick question, what were you more looking forward too, XIII or vXIII?
Zoe
Member
Well that goes without saying...
ZephyrFate
Banned
It was registered by the same people who registered Nier and Mindjack, and so we can assume that was an SE Japan grab.
I already own XIII-2? So the obvious answer is Versus.
The ideal scenario is SE pushing some pretty substantial DLC. Or at the very least, something that's more episodic but still story-heavy, more along the lines of Fallout New Vegas's DLC. But considering that SE is probably pretty new to this kind of DLC as it is...
What, the
"everybody in the class dies" ending or the other alternate endings that some were discussing?
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Was it convoluted or a cliff-hanger?
Oh and the avatars?
Everyone except Rem and Machina are dead.
And yes, they are coming!
Dammit!!! I read the Spoiler!!! ARG!!!!!
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Why did I highlight that. D:
Can you want to explain the ending in a quick paragraph? I don't care now since I know the ending.
Why are those two the only ones that live and Class Zero dies
Same thought here. ARGG!!! I'll be so angry when the official announcement for the localization comes. Dang it!!!
ZephyrFate
Banned
FF13 ended with enough of a cliffhanger to justify a sequel.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I didn't see it, but I heard about it from a friend of mine, lol. Outside of that, I don't know much about the game's scenario other than the stuff in the second demo.
Though I heard that
on the first playthrough... it was pretty messy, which included time loops and everyone but Machina/Rem dying in the classroom?
Edit: beaten.
Nearly every game ends with enough of an ending to justify a cliffhanger.
Rahxephon91
Banned
What was cliffhangerish about XIII's ending? Seemed pretty conclusive.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
FFXIII seemed to conclude pretty decently. FFXIII-2 plots feels like FFX-2; an overextended story to a decently concluded game.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Just to get this out of my chest, how would you rank the convoluted-ness + interesting-ness of these games?
1. Final Fantasy XIII-2
2. Final Fantasy type-0
3. Chrono Cross
4. Kingdom Hearts
I do like my RPGs with convoluted stories... As long as it's interesting.
1. Final Fantasy XIII-2
2. Final Fantasy type-0
3. Chrono Cross
4. Kingdom Hearts
I do like my RPGs with convoluted stories... As long as it's interesting.
The Xtortionist
Member
Uh, 13 ended with everyone getting completely fucked. But at least Serah is getting married!
I thought it was a shitty and inconclusive ending.
xion4360
Member
But it's Covoluted plot that is Awesome!. It's Legendary!
Zoe
Member
I think he's asking back before XIII was even released.
@Oemenia, the majority of the regulars here have always been more interested in Versus.
Edit: my game's in the States!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
But I like Chrono Cross. Narrative has its share of problems (ie: confusing if you don't pay attention) but it's not the absolute worst out there. Honestly, parts of the sidequests and narrative (ie: Home World characters vs their Another World counterparts) the presentation, the amazing soundtrack (like, my favourite soundtrack ever), the wonderful Honne art and the battle system make up entirely for the shortcomings of the plot.ULTROS! said:
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Anyway, I think CC got more dislike than it deserved, much like how I think FFXIII gets more dislike than it deserves. And I think FFXIII-2 is getting more dislike than it deserves at this point, lol (because much of the dislike stems from the ending).
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Same. XIII looked interesting for awhile but Versus XIII takes the cake.
I really enjoyed the January trailer though (especially that crazy dragoon girl spinning down from a plane).
I agree. Plus the Shakespeare quote fits so well. I feel the drama and the weight of the story from just the trailer alone. It appeals to me waaaaay more.
The Praiseworthy
Member
..... Now I'm hating myself so much for reading this, stupid me -.-"
Versus isn't "delayed". As Kitase says in that Edge interview, Nomura & Co are working hard on finishing it. It's a big game, how hard is it to understand games like it aren't made in 2 or even 3 years (especially given that they've been making it with a somewhat small team until somewhat recently)?
Rahxephon91
Banned
I honestly am fine with games companies doing this. While I'm no tech wiz, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to re-use assets already created.
Dead serious. It looks like
The monsters don't carry it either. Now I know someone will come in here preaching about "balance" but my god, haste was such a fun spell to use and the game is already pretty easy. Haste was also really important in low level games too
Dead serious. It looks like
The monsters don't carry it either. Now I know someone will come in here preaching about "balance" but my god, haste was such a fun spell to use and the game is already pretty easy. Haste was also really important in low level games too
ffffffffff no wonder I haven't gotten it yet.
They might put it on the Vita.
A title change will happen long before that. They'll decide that Versus just doesn't fit in the Fabula Nova Crystallis installation and the FNC will die as we know it.
"convoluted-ness"
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overall Type-0 has best balance imo followed by XIII-2
XIII-2 plot is certainly interesting and convoluted
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Yeah, seems to be limited to Pre-emptive Strike buffs. The last skill Noel gets is グッドタイム.Kagari said:
Though what I want to know is if you're having more fun with it than FFXIII, and that's why you're enjoying it more than FFXIII? Like... what in particular about it is making it fun to you?
And I finally "get" the ending now. And now that I know what's going on and I kind of see what they were trying to get at, it was an interesting approach. I still maintain that it's kind of funny, partly because of
how people are going to react to it when they see it for real... and if they get 100% completion... and because of the stuff that happens in a 'wow, lol, this is pretty batshit' way.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
"convoluted-ness"
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"interesting-ness"
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overall Type-0 has best balance imo followed by XIII-2
XIII-2 plot is certainly interesting and convoluted
Good enough for me. Can't wait for Semi-Convoluted Fantasy XIII-2
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
StunandStab
Member
Wow... that sucks. I honestly didn't notice what you were talking about at first glance, though. I bet most 360 players won't notice either... unless that kind of thing is going on all the time in the 360 version. It's not, is it?
Glad I'm a PS3 owner anyway
Glad I'm a PS3 owner anyway
It will be most prevalent during high motion scenes. The issue lies within Bink video... a codec that can work great, if you have a good amount of disc space.