RPGCrazied
Member
Forgot to ask, but does the game have the dumb doom mechanic like XIII did? It was absent in XIII-2 thank god, but I hope its not in this one either.
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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |OT| Toriyama's Bizarre Adventure
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SoraanTribal
Member
SE's DLC pricing this gen has really annoyed me. I thought the stuff in XIII-2 was way overpriced as is LR. Thankfully, I got most of the XIII-2 DLC for free thanks to twitter giveaways from SE, lol.
It's available now until Feb 25th. Did you misread it and think it said it would be available on the 25th?
brandonh83
Banned
I had the same impression about the demo but then again after getting a PS4 I'm finding a lot of last gen games to look kind of janky
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.
I had the same impression about the demo but then again after getting a PS4 I'm finding a lot of last gen games to look kind of janky
I don't have a PS4 yet and this is coming from someone who played FFXIII and Silent Hill HD Collection recently. Heck even the Silent Hill HD Collection looks a bit better than this in some parts. ._.
brandonh83
Banned
FFXIII is definitely more visually polished than its sequels, though XIII-2 looked pretty good. This is definitely a step down but not too bad IMO.
The Silent Hill HD Collection didn't look bad, the flaws were in the performance mostly.
SoraanTribal
Member
Anyone who played the import, how do you get the
garb? I just saw an image of it, and I think it looks pretty great. Is it possible to get it fairly early in the game or is it one of those hard mode only grabs? D;
Sacred Knight
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?
Shit, my bad!
brandonh83
Banned
Wow, The Ark is beautiful. So far I'm finding the game to have great gameplay, an okay premise, wonderful music, and awesome art direction. It isn't falling apart for me yet but it's still early days.
badcrumble
Member
that thigh exposure -_-
I have a confession GAF.
I am going to purchase the Sphere Hunter costume.
Am I a bad person?
The Yuna love is real.
RPGCrazied
Member
I'm half tempted to get the CE guide just to complete the collection(have both for the first two games), but its $40. Decisions.
SoraanTribal
Member
Well, I mainly like the other parts of the outfit, lol. She looks like a
Paladin
I have a confession GAF.
I am going to purchase the Sphere Hunter costume.
Am I a bad person?
You should be ashamed of yourself.
That being said, it's your choice, who am I to judge? I also love Yuna. However, I took the decision to never buy any DLC, no matter the game, because I don't support this new money-grabbing approach, and I want it to disappear entirely.
My CE just arrived! Boxed and packaged nicely, and thank god for that because I'm seeing horror stories on Twitter of Amazon's handling of Bravely Default. So sad.
Anyway, I'm legit looking forward to starting this up. The reviews may have tempered my expectations even more than they already were, but it's still a new FF. Can't help it.
Anyway, I'm legit looking forward to starting this up. The reviews may have tempered my expectations even more than they already were, but it's still a new FF. Can't help it.
Liking it so far. I just finished a marathon of the two previous games (first time through, and I liked them a lot), which may account for this, but I'm sort of confused by those who think the story is convoluted right from the start. It seems fine to me, even a bit too simple.
Just got to the Wildlands, gonna explore around for a while. Battle system is awesome, and I had my saves from the previous games, so having those two outfits again is kind of cool.
Music is great. I'll toss out some more impressions the farther in I get.
Just got to the Wildlands, gonna explore around for a while. Battle system is awesome, and I had my saves from the previous games, so having those two outfits again is kind of cool.
Music is great. I'll toss out some more impressions the farther in I get.
brandonh83
Banned
Really enjoying this, but it's made me throw out every single preconceived notion of what to expect in a game with Final Fantasy in the title. That's fine I guess, it's a second sequel and never really touted itself as being a traditional installment. That being said, just surprised by some of the mechanics and mission structure. It's a lot to wrap your head around but the game is doing an alright job at it.
Hope sincerely needs to shut the fuck up though.
Hope sincerely needs to shut the fuck up though.
Does anybody have any tips for these meonekton enemies? Silver things with blue wings. They seem really difficult, but I think it's just because I haven't figured out the trick. Other than perfect blocking force darts to keep it from doing over half of my HP, it seems like the only thing I can do is stagger it and then assault it, but it still takes quiiite a while to kill them.
EDIT: Whoa. Sparkstrike destroys them. Guess I found my answer.
EDIT: Whoa. Sparkstrike destroys them. Guess I found my answer.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Wow, the JP voice pack is 4.7 gigs.
I just had a close encounter with them. Apparently it's really easy to stagger them with magic while they are using "Eerie Soundwave". Just gotta hit him with a lot of magic.
Our review: http://press-start.com.au/2014/02/12/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-review-wip/
Good for those who are already fans of the series. Not so great for newcomers.
Good for those who are already fans of the series. Not so great for newcomers.
AuthenticM
Member
Do you think they'll release a "definitive edition" in a year with every bit of DLC included on disc ? Didn't they do that with XIII-2 ? I forget.
SoraanTribal
Member
Damn, lol. Good thing I don't plan on using JP voices for the game, anyways. I've gotten too used to the characters voices in English, so I'd rather not switch now. Maybe on later playthroughs if I decide to go through again on Hard.
Replaying FFXIII-2, just to see if the game is still enjoyable or if nostalgia clouded my mind... And there is one thing that I forgot about that I find to be just unbearable: the cataclysmic framerate on Xbox 360.
Because of this, I'm very interested to hear from Xbox 360 players in which cases the framerate drop massively in LR. Kagari warned us that it was a problem present in the PS3 version and which seems to worsen in the 360 one.
On a side note: is japanese Lightning more... I don't know, emotive than her english counterpart? (Please note that I'm not blaming the voice actress for her performance, since I understand that they didn't give her much of a choice).
They added a "Complete DLC pack" for the PS3 version of FFXIII-2 in 2013, which contains all DLCs, expect for some weapons and costumes I believe. Not sure about 360, gotta check this one. But, no, no new release with a disc updated with all DLCs to my knowledge.
Because of this, I'm very interested to hear from Xbox 360 players in which cases the framerate drop massively in LR. Kagari warned us that it was a problem present in the PS3 version and which seems to worsen in the 360 one.
On a side note: is japanese Lightning more... I don't know, emotive than her english counterpart? (Please note that I'm not blaming the voice actress for her performance, since I understand that they didn't give her much of a choice).
They added a "Complete DLC pack" for the PS3 version of FFXIII-2 in 2013, which contains all DLCs, expect for some weapons and costumes I believe. Not sure about 360, gotta check this one. But, no, no new release with a disc updated with all DLCs to my knowledge.
Frostinferno
Member
No to both.
Aye. They indeed mention that this pack includes lip-synching. Not doubt it contributed heavily to the patch weight.
The anime trope where the characters make vocal noise while doing anything (making a face, posing, walking, surprised, etc) is annoying in this game. Lumina in particular is kind of annoying. She giggles and makes weird noises constantly. In terms of actually talking though, her voice is totally fine.
She reminds me a little of Vanille from the first game.
Zoe
Member
I personally had no issues with her.
Just avoid those kinds of fights. There's a few enemies in Luxerion that you should not bother fighting.
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?
I LOVE the sound of this.
The thing that was really annoying me was how zoomed in the camera was during battles, but all you have to do is click R3 to zoom out.
Yeah, one of the best parts of the game for me. I miss a good challenge that makes me reevaluate situations to exploit weaknesses and things like that. LR delivers there.
People weren't lying though, framerate and some of the texture work is no beuno.
I agree with that, but when she's actually talking, I find her really interesting to listen to. She has strange inflections.
Yeah, one of the best parts of the game for me. I miss a good challenge that makes me reevaluate situations to exploit weaknesses and things like that. LR delivers there.
People weren't lying though, framerate and some of the texture work is no beuno.
I agree with that, but when she's actually talking, I find her really interesting to listen to. She has strange inflections.
The Collector's Edition is so nicely done. The art book is quite substantial and the packaging is all very sleek and solid. Pocketwatch is good quality too. And it all coordinates well with the CE of the strategy guide.
Really happy SE has put some effort into these for North America finally. We didn't get anything special for XIII's release.
Whoa, they reanimated the CGI? Really? That's a first for the series, I think.
Really happy SE has put some effort into these for North America finally. We didn't get anything special for XIII's release.
Whoa, they reanimated the CGI? Really? That's a first for the series, I think.
PshycoNinja
Member
They did it in FFXIII and XIII-2. I am not positive but I am pretty sure they did it for XII too.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Few questions:
1) the PS3 demo looked ugly. Is the 360 worse?
2) this is a new engine? Is that why it looks uglier than the first two!
3) this game encourages replay, right? How many times do you have to beat it to see the real ending? Does your progress and all the quests you completed carry over so only the quests you missed shows up?
4) is it worth playing multiple times?
1) the PS3 demo looked ugly. Is the 360 worse?
2) this is a new engine? Is that why it looks uglier than the first two!
3) this game encourages replay, right? How many times do you have to beat it to see the real ending? Does your progress and all the quests you completed carry over so only the quests you missed shows up?
4) is it worth playing multiple times?
Ganon Dragmire
Member
Lightning Returns to me! Good-bye everyone.
The CGI? In-game cutscenes, yes, for sure. But I remember thinking how distracting it was switching from those cutscenes to CGI in XIII and XIII-2 and seeing the noticeable change in the lip-sync.
Haven't played in ages though so maybe I'm remembering wrong. Or they did a rushed job of it. Which is probably more likely.