I certainly didn't. My comment is referring to the reviews that claim nearly all aspects that don't directly move the main story forward has been removed from this game. That means basically no towns, no games, and very little secondary story.
I always appreciated those things about the previous FF games... little areas where you could waste time or move around and have non-critical interactions. And man, did I enjoy Blitz Ball back in the day... nothing like that in this game.
I'm not indicating that I was expecting a sandbox game, a true open world sort of thing - that isn't FF - but it sounds like the game has been stripped of all the usual extras. That just made me a little less excited... note that I am still excited.
I always appreciated those things about the previous FF games... little areas where you could waste time or move around and have non-critical interactions. And man, did I enjoy Blitz Ball back in the day... nothing like that in this game.
I'm not indicating that I was expecting a sandbox game, a true open world sort of thing - that isn't FF - but it sounds like the game has been stripped of all the usual extras. That just made me a little less excited... note that I am still excited.
FFXIII (because I refuse to acknowledge the xbox version)
02/03/2010 08:48:31 PM
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I'll give it a miss for now.
02/03/2010 09:25:24 PM
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Every FF game since 7 has been relentlessly linear. Nothing new there. *NM*
03/03/2010 06:33:10 AM
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I was sad to hear that they made this one even more linear than past games.
02/03/2010 09:42:56 PM
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what's so horrible about a linear game?
03/03/2010 05:01:12 PM
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Who said anything about being horrible?
03/03/2010 05:24:50 PM
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Why shouldn't it be played on the xbox?
02/03/2010 10:06:18 PM
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Didn't say it shouldn't
03/03/2010 06:00:48 AM
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Why?
03/03/2010 06:31:54 AM
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To be fair, it might have come out sooner if they hadn't shifted to multiplatform
04/03/2010 12:22:20 AM
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Since when has Final Fantasy been a PlayStation exclusive? It never has been.
06/03/2010 11:13:16 PM
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Re: Since when has Final Fantasy been a PlayStation exclusive? It never has been.
10/03/2010 08:32:13 AM
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I want to not acknowledge the xbox version as well
02/03/2010 10:27:00 PM
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The reason I un-announced the Mass Effect thread was to make ready for a FFXIII one.
02/03/2010 10:29:33 PM
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That actually brings up a question I've had....
03/03/2010 03:25:00 AM
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Eh. I think it'll be great, but my enthusiasm for the genre is pretty much non-existent these days.
03/03/2010 05:55:59 AM
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To say that I'm excited about it would be an understatement....
03/03/2010 04:17:08 PM
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Speaking of reserving the game, did you get any bonus with your pre-order?
03/03/2010 05:22:31 PM
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Re: Speaking of reserving the game, did you get any bonus with your pre-order?
03/03/2010 09:01:48 PM
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