MvmntInGrn
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Tiduz said:i actually like what im seeing here, it reminds me of x but ''evolved''. this is what i wanted, begone stupid gambits!
This is how I feel, consider me hyped.
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The Official Final Fantasy XIII TRIAL VERSION Thread
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This is how I feel, consider me hyped.
Amir0x said:Repeating myself, what a crime!
Anyway, it is only a worry. A fear of what FFXIII could become, judging from a little demo. It is not me saying "I KNOW THE WHOLE GAME WILL BE CORRIDORS." It is me saying "that demo was one huge corridor, extremely reminiscent of FFX, I am worried the whole game would be like that. Let's hope not!"
Just to be clear, I get that. I was just joking.
Besides, I'm not too concerned. FF games are all about story and combat. Exploration has never been a huge part of the formula. BTW, can you move the character around during combat? Looked like that to me. Seems also like you deal more damage when hitting enemies on the back? Am I just seeing things?
Considering those "jump points" tho, I assume there will be more flexibility in level design compared to previous games. It wouldn't make sense to add those context sensitive actions just for show, would it?
Relaxed Muscle said:
I realize and recognize that. I'm sitting on the fence with my binoculars just watching the events up to release play out. Personally I dont think a lot can be taken away from this demo. Much less then the XII demo for sure. I loved the direction DQ VIII and FF XII took, so I'm hoping for more of that with some X-2 inspired battles and scenery.
Ether_Snake
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I still prefer FFXII's battle system over this one, I thought it was revolutionary. The constant battle screen halting load thingy is annoying, old.
BlazingDarkness
Member
yeah loljett said:
i just cant get over the hair, so detailed
AgentOtaku
Member
Ether_Snake said:
QFT
H_Prestige
Banned
All I remember was that Toriyama recently said maps would be "very large and complex", so I'd guess the corridor stuff is just for this part of the game, which is only a very small portion of the introduction.
Also, I want to see the Versus trailer again
Also, I want to see the Versus trailer again
jeremy1456
Junior Member
TTP said:
Exploration has been a big part of the series up until X.
Cat in the Hat
Member
Graphics are good
H_Prestige said:All I remember was that Toriyama recently said maps would be "very large and complex", so I'd guess the corridor stuff is just for this part of the game, which is only a very small portion of the introduction.
Also, I want to see the Versus trailer again
That what I think though I'm sure other areas will necessitate corridor style action.
brandonh83
Banned
I must be alone in loving the transition from map to battle screen. It gives a battle a more "staged" feel which I actually like, to me it kinda makes it more epic, especially for boss fights when they obviously make boss arenas look different than normal enemy backdrops.
Kyoufu said:
Yeah, this is an unfinished game obviously, and a small chunk from an early part of it at that. I'll try to keep an open mind about it as we move forward.
Really, though, despite my general falling out with Japanese RPGs, buying The Next Final Fantasy Game is going to be a tough tradition to break (if it comes to that), and I'm assuming a lot of folks are in the same boat.
Just hope the localization sets new standards (or original language is on disc) if I do end up picking the game up. Dear fucking cthulhu I can't handle the english voice acting in voiced JRPGs, except for FFXII.
Deadly Monk
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This stream is sexy. Are the cutscenes real time? I can't tell.
Ether_Snake
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Kyoufu said:
But that could have been done with the FFXII battle system. It's really backward to constantly go from free roaming to HALT, 1997-style screen deformation! Fight music starts! Fight! Won! Stats screen! And now back to free roaming.
It's just like, ... why? They could have merged the FFXII system to this one, even without the gambits and all that, at least don't constantly stop, deform the screen, start the battle music, etc. It gets really repetitive and annoying. Makes it feel more like a chore. I liked the seamless battles of FFXII, they should have kept at least that.
BlazingDarkness
Member
i love how the music went really tense in that part of the cutscene
MvmntInGrn
Member
We haven't seen the last of FFXII battle system I'm sure. I don't mind the series bouncing between battle systems.
ZephyrFate
Banned
I am so glad the battle system is not like FF12's. It's a return to form and all the better for it.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
TTP said:
You don't remember a huge world map with secret areas, treasure caves, etc? Not at all?
I was waiting for this discussion to come after the stream ended. How fun.
I don't mind weapons being taken out then loading a fight area, but I hate that flash thing. It gets quite repetitive after a while.
And this ties in with the corridor thing sorta, but I hope we can actually avoid stuff more easily in cases like this. They run fast as hell and enemy groups are so large and spread out you can barely get around them.
Oh, and some of the characters are annoying already.
I don't mind weapons being taken out then loading a fight area, but I hate that flash thing. It gets quite repetitive after a while.
And this ties in with the corridor thing sorta, but I hope we can actually avoid stuff more easily in cases like this. They run fast as hell and enemy groups are so large and spread out you can barely get around them.
Oh, and some of the characters are annoying already.
BlazingDarkness
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anyone catch who that woman was? She was Sera? and relation to Vanille?
Ether_Snake
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MvmntInGrn said:We haven't seen the last of FFXII battle system I'm sure. I don't mind the series bouncing between battle systems.
I don't know. I think it's unjustified to skip it entirely for FFXIII. It really feels backward.
I'll still buy the game of course
But just from the stream I'm getting sick of the "loop" feeling already.
RedRedSuit
Member
TTP said:
Well, it has the overworld, which was quite explorable (especially by the standards of the time). There were a lot of nooks and crannies in that map, and even a few different modes of transportation. Same in FF9 (I'm ignoring 8, because I like to ignore its existence). In FF X, stuff became much more linear. No overworld, and lots of "point A to point B with no branches" corridors.
FF XII reintroduced big areas in its outside-the-dungeon parts, and the dungeons themselves are fairly labyrintine.
Deadly Monk
Banned
Unpause damn it!
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
jeremy1456 said:
6 and 7 probably do this the best. Some 8 and 9's secrets were a bit too cryptic. I actually liked X's overworld corridor layout but when you finally got the airship and blindly tried out different coordinates hoping to find a secret place, yeah it took the fun out of exploring. XII's exploration was so-so, since you were usually on a hunt and that was guiding you to new or different sections of previously visited areas.
EviLore said:
Can't say I disagree. This gen has been a failure in terms of quality JRPGs so far but I can tell from this demo that the curse is about to be lifted and we're actually going to get a stellar product for once.
The English VAs shouldn't be too bad if FFXII is any indication. Saying that, I love Lightning's seiyuu and same with the afro dude.
Deadly Monk
Banned
Wow, the animation and cloth on that creature is prettttyyyyyyyyyy
BlazingDarkness
Member
love this bit
Deadly Monk
Banned
I want more!!
BlazingDarkness
Member
hopefully versus trailer again now
MvmntInGrn
Member
Ether_Snake said:I don't know. I think it's unjustified to skip it entirely for FFXIII. It really feels backward.
I'll still buy the game of course
But just from the stream I'm getting sick of the "loop" feeling already.
Its jarring for a series to change back and forth for sure. I understand the backward feeling.
The more I watch the more I get the FFX feeling though, and I love it.
Deadly Monk
Banned
ant1532 said:
Since Japanese got it on a disc, i'm betting yes. But not until later in the year/early 2010. And probably not on PSN.