• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Final Fantasy XIII |OT|

Status
Not open for further replies.
T

Tamanon

Banned
Zzoram said:
I hope the bajillion secret trophies don't include to many easy to miss, only one chance achievements. I hate it when games do that.

What trophies are you supposed to unlock to get a theme off the BD?
Click to expand...

According to the guide, no trophies/achievements are missable period.
 
F

Firestorm

Member
thewesker said:
What is macroblocking?
Click to expand...
Due to a low bitrate, fastmoving cutscenes make the picture break up a bit into noticeable blocks. It's the result of badly done compression. You won't notice much of a difference in slow moving scenes, but you might in fast moving scenes. Check out a wiki article or something and the section dealing with macroblocking in the Digital Foundry review.
 
D

Deleted member 30609

Unconfirmed Member
when does the xp system unlock? the paradigm shifts?

I'm enjoying the game so far, but a fair way into chapter two, and I'm ready for some variation/incentive.
 
T

Tamanon

Banned
Rez said:
when does the xp system unlock? the paradigm shifts?

I'm enjoying the game so far, but a fair way into chapter two, and I'm ready for some variation/incentive.
Click to expand...

You're almost there.

And once it happens, you'll understand why it took so long.
 
P

Peff

Member
Rez said:
when does the xp system unlock? the paradigm shifts?

I'm enjoying the game so far, but a fair way into chapter two, and I'm ready for some variation/incentive.
Click to expand...

Any moment now, I'd guess.
 
C

Cloudy

Banned
Zzoram said:
I'm not sure how I feel about the game yet, still in Chapter 1 but quite a while into it. Im not a fan of the manual camera controls, it feels way too floaty/drifty, probably due to acceleration or something. Combat seems almost chaotically fast, you don't really have time to make decisions so Auto-Battle ends up getting used the majority of the time, and there are only 2 attacks to choose from in Chapter 1. I wonder how hectic things will get when you actually have a huge selection of attacks and still only have 3 seconds to decide.
Click to expand...

Set your ATB to "wait" in the settings screen. That should help. I've been doing that since FF7 :D
 
Z

Zzoram

Member
Cloudy said:
Set your ATB to "wait" in the settings screen. That should help. I've been doing that since FF7 :D
Click to expand...

That almost feels like cheating. The combat is meant to be super fast considering the default speed. I guess I could try Slow speed instead of Normal, that's not quite as bad as Wait.
 
Z

zewone

Member
remz said:
FFXIII has subtitles.

God the Crystaliararararairum is confusing. how do you move to other disc things once you max one out?
Click to expand...
I'm glad I wasn't the only one wondering how that shit works.
 
C

Cloudy

Banned
I noticed that there's no "demo" screen and graphic for the game when you hover over it in the XMB. How lazy of Square :p
 
N

Negator

Member
Just unlocked the Crystarium stuff, man this game looks like it'll be a blast.

I can't believe how good this game looks. I expected it to look nice but god damn!
 
C

Cloudy

Banned
Zzoram said:
That almost feels like cheating. The combat is meant to be super fast considering the default speed. I guess I could try Slow speed instead of Normal, that's not quite as bad as Wait.
Click to expand...

I don't think there's an actual "wait" option. It's slow, normal or fast. I'm just mixing up different FF games lol. It works for me :p

I'm still pissed about the one character control. This crap has got to stop. It is really lazy and they're gonna have to find a way to make a streamlined battle system without this gimmick..
 
Z

Zzoram

Member
Cloudy said:
I don't think there's an actual "wait" option. It's slow, normal or fast. I'm just mixing up different FF games lol. It works for me :p

I'm still pissed about the one character control. This crap has got to stop. It is really lazy and they're gonna have to find a way to make a streamlined battle system without this gimmick..
Click to expand...

I only saw a Slow and Normal option for the ATB.
 
Z

Zzoram

Member
Cloudy said:
I can't recall any ps3 (or even psp) game without it. Maybe they'll add it via update cos it looks shoddy :lol
Click to expand...

I hope they patch it too, this is probably the biggest PS3 game to come out to date and it's lacking the most basic of XMB previews.

One thing I'll give Square-Enix props for is no install required (or even offered)! I really, really hate mandatory installs and I'm glad they figured out how to make this game load super fast without an install (I bet the levels being a straight line helped).
 
A

Arsin

Member
An hour or so in, loving it so far. Combat is a good time and I am looking forward to how it is going to evolve throughout the game. Also, hot damn the menus are slick.
 
Z

Zzoram

Member
Arsin said:
An hour or so in, loving it so far. Combat is a good time and I am looking forward to how it is going to evolve throughout the game. Also, hot damn the menus are slick.
Click to expand...

I really like the Equipment/Status screens and how they have a pose of the character as the background image.
 
O

Outtrigger888

Member
3 hours in and loving the game, I havnt played a JRPG since FF10 and wasnt to sure if I wanted to pick this game up tonight but im glad I did. The combat system is great and a huge improvement from my past experiences with past FF games. The music in the game is amazing, I already have the battle music stuck in my head.

Can you change your party leader later in the game? Or is that somthing thats based on what chapter your at in the game?
 
C

Castor Krieg

Banned
Outtrigger888 said:
Can you change your party leader later in the game? Or is that somthing thats based on what chapter your at in the game?
Click to expand...

You will be able to completely change the party later in the game. If you're curious when, it happens around
25 hours in
:lol
 
D

Durante

Member
Zzoram said:
I really like the Equipment/Status screens and how they have a pose of the character as the background image.
Click to expand...
Yeah, I also immediately noticed this. Character portraits in status screens were getting larger all the time, so it's like they though "fuck this, we're doing FF" and made them videos :lol
I love it. (more practically I also really like how fluid, quick and seamless the whole menu and opening/closing it is despite all the glitz)

Outtrigger888 said:
3 hours in and loving the game, I havnt played a JRPG since FF10 and wasnt to sure if I wanted to pick this game up tonight but im glad I did. The combat system is great and a huge improvement from my past experiences with past FF games. The music in the game is amazing, I already have the battle music stuck in my head.

Can you change your party leader later in the game? Or is that somthing thats based on what chapter your at in the game?
Click to expand...
You can, but only quite a bit later. You get to use quite a variety before that though.
 
L

Lyonaz

Member
Played another 10 hours or so yesterday on the 29h mark. Yay for the week off.:D

Finally reached
Gran Pulse
. CG cut-scene for introducing the place is amazing and true to the depiction of the wild-life there my team gets killed by wandering thrash mobs. Damn you Behemoth, I killed your kin with ease last chapter.

People weren't kidding when they said game opens up when you reach this place. Loving this place and yay for hunting missions. :D

Vanille completely grew on me, sure her voice irks me sometimes, but I like her story and the
Sazh confrontation
was well done.
Also she's fun, her brand is on the right place and she moans as a profession pornstar during combat. I approve of my main Medic and Saboteur!:lol

-Edit- also got my first ps3 theme for getting a trophy. Sazh you sexy thang!
 
R

remz

Member
I'm tiring of the battle theme for reals, probs because I only ever hear like the first 30 seconds of the battle theme (if that)
 
A

Audioboxer87

Banned
Audioboxer87 said:
Anyone know what this is about?

I registered FF13 with the code in my game box, and got a promo code for FF14, but it says something to do with an in-game item.

I take it the "special item" will be revealed today or something? I went to register on the FF14 beta application just now and it says code invalid. Guess I need the secret game item first whatever that is.
Click to expand...

Just to quote myself, when entering the FF14 beta code for the PS3, enter it manually, copy/pasting doesn't work which was getting me all confused when it said the code wasn't working.

Anyone still have any idea what this special item we are receiving is? I'm worried I'll play 15 hours into the game and Square will be like special item now available at start of game or something :lol
 
K

Katana_Strikes

Member
remz said:
I'm tiring of the battle theme for reals, probs because I only ever hear like the first 30 seconds of the battle theme (if that)
Click to expand...

It always just starts to get to the good bit and... battle over! :lol

So far the battles don't last longer than a few seconds, though I'm only about 2 hrs in.

So I got my game yesterday, expectations are low (not a fan of last few FF, poorer reviews/impressions) and I'm really liking it. Like I said I'm only at the start and I'm flip-flopping between characters but I can't complain about it so far.

Well actually I can. Could Vanille be anymore fucking annoying?! Her voice (yuck), her run (jees) and what the hell is that weapon??!

Though I have to admit, it does feel like a "My First RPG" as it's very easy, linear and pretty much holds you by the hand so far.
 
C

Cartman86

Banned
I went with 360 version because I'm an achievement whore and there isn't a PS3 in my room (I prefer to play games like FF in private), but boy is the compression god awful. It feels like I'm watching a torrented copy of some random TV show. Except I payed for it. I imagine I'll get used to it though. Hopefully the rest of the game won't have so many blacks or tons of far away shots with lots of movement.
 
C

Castor Krieg

Banned
To all the people playing: read the Datalogs. I just got really shocking info that is not mentioned in cutscenes AT ALL. I took a habbit of reading Datalogs everytime one is available and I went WTF.
 
D

Deleted member 30609

Unconfirmed Member
omg the music accompanying Sahz's speech in C3 :lol
 
P

painey

Member
i like the codec, it is needed (everything is ___'cie) and the events page adds lots that isnt explained in cut scenes. probably the only game i've ever read every codec entry.. but whats with that stupid bloody flashing icon everytime you get a potion from a battle.. i really have to go and move my cursor over it in the menu just to get it to go? stupid.
 
Z

Zzoram

Member
painey said:
i like the codec, it is needed (everything is ___'cie) and the events page adds lots that isnt explained in cut scenes. probably the only game i've ever read every codec entry.. but whats with that stupid bloody flashing icon everytime you get a potion from a battle.. i really have to go and move my cursor over it in the menu just to get it to go? stupid.
Click to expand...

Every new potion causing a menu alert was driving me crazy and I only played about 1.5 hours tonight.
 
D

Deleted member 30609

Unconfirmed Member
the chocobo chick character page is also great :lol
 
D

Deleted member 30609

Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, the datalog entries are nice. They're a good length and are unlocked at logical times.

The crystallium grid is pretty neat as well. I like how straight forward the unlocked bonuses are; simplifying the stats down to Strength and Magic seems like a good choice.
 
M

Milk Lizard

Banned
Am I blind or is there no way to turn diffrent sound effects up ? I'm having a hard time hearing what the characters are saying walking around and subtitles only works in cutscenes.
 
C

Cloudy

Banned
Milk Lizard said:
Am I blind or is there no way to turn diffrent sound effects up ? I'm having a hard time hearing what the characters are saying walking around and subtitles only works in cutscenes.
Click to expand...

There's an option to turn on non-event subtitles...
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Artbook & OST Announced for Summer 2024 (Japan Only)
News
13
1K
EverydayBeast replied
LTTP | Shin Megami Tensei : Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker
LTTP
2
252
DelireMan7 replied
  • Poll
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH |OT| 145.25GB OF Cloud Data
|OT| 48 49 50 51 52
3K
121K
Arsic replied
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail |OT|
46
2K
Rising_Hei replied
MultiVersus |OT| It's Alive!
|OT|
22
1K
rm082e replied
Top Bottom