Comments on: Final Fantasy XIII: Hands On Analysis Of The Battle System

By: jumalo

jumalo — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:32:54 +0000

I live in mendoza! Its even harder!!! :(

By: jumalo

jumalo — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:32:54 +0000

I live in mendoza! Its even harder!!! :(

By: Nobitakun

Nobitakun — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:13:35 +0000

Emm well, I'm just thinking about a mix of Valkyrie Profile and Grandia…plus a battle gauge like Final Fantasy X-2 with mixes of hit and magic combos in a row like Breath of Fire 4…is it just my imagination? LOOL…

Let's see if the game deserves the hype currently have ALL Final Fantasy new chapters…

By: Nobitakun

Nobitakun — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:12:01 +0000

Let's see if the game deserves the hype currently have ALL Final Fantasy new chapters…

By: Trickless

Trickless — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:55:13 +0000

Regarding your character hitting thin air after an enemy dies, there are two ways to avoid this:

A) Cancel out your combo by pressing X
B) Don't use a 3 hit combo. You can see your enemies HP, which should give you a general idea the damage you need to give out.

Personally I reckon they should keep it so characters can hit thin air, it'll add a bit of strategy and thinking, rather than just the mindless 'Attack'->'Attack'->'Attack' combo fest.

I'm interested in how they plan on manually controlling other characters, because the action is so much faster compared to the previous games. Gambits, anyone?

By: RayFoxSith

RayFoxSith — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:03:33 +0000

I want that demo. >.>

By: blueblaze64

blueblaze64 — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:02:36 +0000

i live in Buenos Aires and i have a PS3, but yeah ur right almost impossible to get one:3

By: NickyD

NickyD — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:14:45 +0000

Ooh, contest =)

By: CleruTesh

CleruTesh — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:31:02 +0000

Well, I spent all of FFX trying to avoid the freaky-eyed heroine and persue the hot goth chick.
Then I find out, as soon as I disappear, she hooks up with the goofy volleyball dude?
That was when I stopped playing X-2.
Aside from that, it was a bit estrogen-heavy to begin with. Magical dresses? Going all Sailor Moon in battles? I dunno, I just didn't get it.

By: Pichi

Pichi — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:38:18 +0000

Thanks for confirming! I like the English VA, so I'm still going for it!

By: Spencer

Spencer — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:32:35 +0000

Sorry! I meant voice acting for ACC. You can run through the demo in way less than an hour. If you skip cutscenes and so forth it's a short experience.

By: Pichi

Pichi — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:29:28 +0000

I heard that there was only Japanese subs. If its truly confirmed, I'm going for the contest!

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:26:34 +0000

Hm.. I like FFX's ending like that, I guess it might not be the most satisfying to some, but it was quite moving if anything, I'm a sucker for romance. Yeah, the path was pretty linear but I didn't mind it that much. I know what you mean, back in the PS era, you achieve a milstone by getting the airship in disc 2 then go onto disc 3. As for the map thing, nothing was more annoying than Last Remnant, each area was so small and there were all just points even within a city.

I'm actually okay w/ X-2 as its battle system was fast and furious. I would prefer they didn't mess w/ the world of Spira anymore, but when you think about it changes were bound to take place once Sin is gone, the people there won't just live happily ever after just like the real world. The chick trio might be a bit dramatic to get used to.

Anyway, FF XIII finally seems like a major comeback to me for the series. Great music, chars, story, setting, and a good turn-based system, yep :)!

By: CleruTesh

CleruTesh — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:11:26 +0000

I loved FFX! I thought the skill system and combat system were both the very best in the series.
The only things I didn't like about it were the ending, and worse yet, the sequel.
Oh, and the airship.
I mean, seriously, bring back airships!
The feeling of flying around the world when you get your airship used to be a climactic, euphoric moment for FF games. I really hate having your airship be nothing more than a menu screen.

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:31:03 +0000

I think Spence meant the demo is 45 mins. The movie has around 25 mins of addt'l footage added to the original one, and scenes and dialogue have been rearranged. There's also an anime OVA for Denzel. I heard both him and the girl have been re-voiced, which is great, since I couldn't stand the amateur kid actors in the original movie (like all the late Miyazaki movies..)