brandonh83
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Sounds pleasant.
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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII |OT| Toriyama's Bizarre Adventure
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Sounds pleasant.
The very, very final dungeon in the main game has no time passage. But that's a relatively small part of the game.
The extra 14th day actually occurs before "the final day" and grants you access to a new 33 floor dungeon called The Ultimate Lair.
Yeah, pretty much sums it up.
Pretty much. I'm really not sure how I'll actually pick a favorite entry in the trilogy.
The first game has unparalleled polish and spectacle, and many difficult battles. Fang and Vanille are amazing, and the OST is great.
The 2nd one has my favorite FF protagonist, Serah, and one of the close 2nds as well, Noel. Looking back at Caius now, he's a pretty fantastic villain too and seeing those battles again sounds really fun. And personally, I loved all of the deep time travel stuff, and Hope, and Academia, and even Alyssa.
And now this game with it's gigantic world, deep combat system, and huge collection of side quests and secrets? They're really all extremely fun and in different ways.
When I think about replaying all 3 in a row, it's just such a huge journey over 2,000 years. One of my favorite trilogies easily. Very much enjoying this game so far, and Lightning is most likable in this one for me. No contest.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
Yes Yoshi! Funny thing, this game has made me mismanage time int real life. haha
Never would have thought I'd have so much fun with this gameI'm addicted, right now.
Oh, and I still don't know why I can always use "Arise" even though I don't have 3 EP. Anyone knows why?
You can use Arise with any amount of EP (up to 3). It'll restore HP based on how much EP you spend, so if you use Arise with only 1 EP you'll revive with 1/3 health. The spell is a special case.
And I am likewise addicted! It's been a long time since I was this excited to play a game. I'll wait to pass judgment until I've finished it, but right now it's seeming like a top-tier game for me despite the occasional technical hiccups.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
Yep. After finishing the main Quest in the Dead Dunes, I meet
the "Last" Researcher.
EP treasure chest.
6EP on a chest with some crap accessory inside.
Luckily the enemies are easy there so far, so I gained it back quickly. I am also introduced to Leveling Abilities.
Once again Light's interactions with alot of the NPCs are hilarious.
This is the part I don't like about this game...I ran out of time for the Luxerion Boss,came close once so I escaped a few times trying over and the day ended...same thing happened in Yussan but that was a blessing,I was down to 2 potions and one Pheonix down and initially,you can't teleport out of there and there's chaos Infestations on the way etc etc...so the day ended there as well...
Now I say great,when I go back to Lux,I can probably beat the Boss...but nooo I have to wait 12 hours,because there is a gate that only opens at night...not even sure what will happen when I retry the section for the Yussan Boss,so I head to the Wildlands and im greeted with a bunch of time consuming sidequests with no direction on where to go to complete them probably....this section seems even more confusing since it's wide open...but I need to kill time right,so here I go...Synth and Forging is confusing as well.
I will probably finish the 13 days without even beating a single Boss lol...game is way too hard for its own good most of the time...oh well,might as well keep on trying at this point.
Now I say great,when I go back to Lux,I can probably beat the Boss...but nooo I have to wait 12 hours,because there is a gate that only opens at night...not even sure what will happen when I retry the section for the Yussan Boss,so I head to the Wildlands and im greeted with a bunch of time consuming sidequests with no direction on where to go to complete them probably....this section seems even more confusing since it's wide open...but I need to kill time right,so here I go...Synth and Forging is confusing as well.
I will probably finish the 13 days without even beating a single Boss lol...game is way too hard for its own good most of the time...oh well,might as well keep on trying at this point.
Try some sidequests maybe?
If the fat thing is an Earth Eater, then I found they were much easier once I started using more Wind attacks. It makes them stagger faster.
Also, Block everything!!!
You can save anywhere, so make sure you save before you take on bosses. That way you can just reload instead of escaping and losing an hour.
They aren't worth the effort of beating them though. I think the only benefit I got out of killing one, was I happened to get a prayer thingy for the item that dropped.
That said, I guess you haven't got much choice if it is blocking the way.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
any you can recommend that will grant me something to boost my stats considerably?
there's the kill fuck tons of skeleton one which will supposedly give me a really strong weapon, but so burnt out on grinding them. need to kill another 25 and they're hardly spawning anymore.
wish i started on easy. also annoying how you can't switch difficulty mid game.
BlindMonkey
Member
Love Final Fantasy XIII, bought day 1 and Platinumed, 3rd favourite FF.
Bought the Crystal Edition of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Standard because of the Tin Case from GAME, thought the game wasn't anywhere near as good as XIII, disappointed but easier Platinum.
Really want XIII-3, but XIII-2 burn and other financial circumstances that have arisen since, mean I'll wait a few weeks for it to hit £9.99.
Bought the Crystal Edition of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Standard because of the Tin Case from GAME, thought the game wasn't anywhere near as good as XIII, disappointed but easier Platinum.
Really want XIII-3, but XIII-2 burn and other financial circumstances that have arisen since, mean I'll wait a few weeks for it to hit £9.99.
So seems like a lot of people are liking this game. Why is it reviewing so average?
Complaints for in the XIII series are very weird for me, seems to me that people don't like one aspect in one game and when the next game completely does away with it, they still don't like it. All three games are quite different from each other in the way they play out and the way the progression works, more so in case of LR.
Yet they all get the exact same complaints, it doesn't make any sense to me.
Complaints for in the XIII series are very weird for me, seems to me that people don't like one aspect in one game and when the next game completely does away with it, they still don't like it. All three games are quite different from each other in the way they play out and the way the progression works, more so in case of LR.
Yet they all get the exact same complaints, it doesn't make any sense to me.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
XIII got linearity complaints. XIII-2 got complaints that, because of the Historia Crux, it didn't feel like a cohesive world and more like a level select screen, though was still praised for opening up. LR is getting complaints of being too ambitious for what the engine could come even close to handling and having uninspired design decisions, but was praised for creating a connected, open world. The VA was praised in both XIII and XIII-2 but has now come under criticism in LR. The visuals in XIII were universally praised, praised to a lesser extent in XIII-2, and somewhat panned in LR because to be honest, the texture work is horrible and varies wildly. XIII and XIII-2 were both praised for their level of polish, LR not so much.
Where you are getting "they all get the same complaints" is beyond me.
Persona RS
Member
Sure, the game have problems that might be a turn off for some people, but I suspect that a few reviewers didn't fully understood the game mechanics. For example, the gamespot review don't mention anything about using EP to freeze time outside battles.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Thank you very much, I just managed to make him spawn consistently in one of the large rooms of the Palace. And Yusnaan done too! Only the Wild Lands left..but I think it will take a little longer there
Because most people in here saying that were going to like it no matter what. Stepping back and looking at the game's flaws as well as its positives... yes, it's definitely an 'average' experience.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
I mean I love challenge and hate easy games where you can just fly through everything, but some of the battles are so long winded and they just become a chore when you have to do them over and over again. Especially boss battles.
The thing I dislike most about the XIII games is lack of consistency throughout all three games with so many different things.
Like with difficulty...
XIII = no options
XIII-2 = Easy and Normal (both easy and no hard option). Free to switch between both in the menu.
LR = Easy and Normal. Normal feels like it would be hard in XIII-2. No option to switch. Only if you fucking fail the game and have to start from scratch.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
If only the game let you fast-forward in some way.
I don't want to argue or anything, but that's not really fair to say. If I said that you were going to hate it no matter what, you would probably find that insulting, and it would be invalidating any criticisms you have. No one's opinion is more objective than anyone else's here. Even Perfo has FF games he likes more than others, just like everyone else.
I can only speak for myself, but I don't like games no matter what. I'm really enjoying this game so far, and for a lot of different reasons than I enjoyed the first 2. I think it does a lot of extremely interesting things, and I can get very specific about what I think it does well.
I like all the FF games, but I still view them all critically. I have favorites, and I can go on at great length about past entries doing things I didn't like.
I've seen a lot of comments from people here saying they never expected to like the game as much as they are. The battle system and OST are fantastic. And the game has a huge open world with a lot of quests. While some textures look bad, some parts of the game look better than any Tales of game, like the temple in the Wildlands and the surrounding village, or Lightning's character model. And there's a ton of customization and tactical depth to be had in the menus.
I honestly think the game is going to be a cult classic, like The Last Remnant and NieR, which scored almost exactly the same. When the price drops and people try it, I think a lot will be surprised that they end up really enjoying it. It's not for everyone though, and I can see how the time limit stresses people out.
well if im just going to not take in what the game has to offer why am I even playing it?
giving it a few more hours and then im tossing this trash.
AuthenticM
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CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Started playing Friday. Today is Saturday night (monday, basically)...:
You've basically done nothing else, have you? No eating, sleeping, etc.
Wow, mines like half, and I started on the same day, lol.Started playing Friday. Today is Saturday night (monday, basically)...:
All mobs get a stat boost after day 7, so yes, it will be harder because you're on day 8.