Ben-DutkaHey, there's nothing wrong with the Dark Souls games. They're pretty damn good, in fact.
But I don't think anybody expected any semblance of Dark Souls to be found in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII . According to what producer Yoshinori Kitase said, though (via Kotaku ), there will be some "elements" of the new FF that are akin to the "severity of a game like Dark Souls .
And I echo the author's sentiment- "Oh, crap…" We know the game is drastically different than any past FF entry, as it's open-world, the combat is performed solo (and in real-time), and players will have to deal with a 13-day time limit. Now we learn three more troubling pieces of information: First, it actually isn't 13 days…it's 7. Yeah, 7. You can only expand it to 13 by completing certain side-quests. Secondly, you will have a limited number of inventory slots for items . Thirdly and lastly, combat doesn't grant you experience or money.
I have no idea what sort of game this is, but I know this- I don't care .
Related Game(s): Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
They weren't open world in the modern sense of the term.
"limited number of inventory slots for items."
It's officially now a hack and slash game. But I'm still going to get this cheap just to see the ending.
I have read very little about this game, but now it appears I need to, not because I have any desire to play it, but what is this about a time limit? How do you have a time limit to beat the game?
Does this mean if suddenly family comes to visit after you started the game, you will have to start over once they leave because you didn't play it a few days.
If it is at all like it sounds I can only say, How Dumb.
*Sigh* Square… http://youtu.be/oEjVpgLkeFg
you dont care, so why do you keep whinging about it?
So, another negative article about LR:FFXIII…. sigh.
You know, I've come to this site since 2006, before the PS3 was launched. I don't post much but I really like it here. This was the first site I found that had a community that seemed to mirror my taste in games, oriented more to the RPGs than the FPSs… But It seems that everyday (or at least every week) there's a new article bashing SE or FF and now, It's not even about games we've seen, It's about games that haven't even been released (World's article on FFXV and KH3 and this one).
Look, I know everyone has the right to have their opinion but this site is not and never has been about negativity, It's one of the things I love about it the most. We're all sony fans here, but we're not fanboys. You can engage almost anyone on the comments for a civilized discussion, So can we please, please stop with this type of articles? I get it, Ben, World, most of the contributors (and I imagine most of the site's members) don't like FFXIII and It's sequels, but some of us do. As others have stated, don't like it?, don't care about it?, well don't talk about it anymore and we can all get the positive PSXextreme we all know and love…
Please?
Again-
This is news from another source. And by the way, you might want to read that article at Kotaku. If you have an issue with negativity, go talk to them.
Furthermore, read the reviews. If I hated all the Final Fantasies, they wouldn't get the scores they have gotten, would they?
Lastly, I've done two articles on Lightning Returns that wasn't news. Two. Basically, I've known for years I can't do ONE without seeing this type of response, which is bizarre.
I didn't say you don't like all the FFs, I said you didn't like FFXIII and It's sequel and even though you gave them a good and an avobe average score, It was pretty clear you didn't like what they did with the Franchise (IIRC, you said you enjoyed FFXIII-2, but for all the wrong reasons?).
Also I didn't single you out, I was talking to the community here in general. And It's precisely because of the negativity that I don't go to Kotaku, I come here. You can't tell me that a headline like "Lightning Returns: The Tragic Comedy Gets Worse And Worse" is not negative…
Thank you darxed. Instead of these articles, I would prefer articles about PS1 and Ps2 rpg games that new gamers aren't aware of. Also developer interviews about some of our beloved games from the past.
darxed, those are the FF's he's talking about. Ben has been a reviewer here for the PS3 generation mostly.
His reviews are what he's talking about, and they were, for both games, quite on par with the rest of the gaming world.
You're trying to find hate where there is none.
@gungrave
not me. I want current news. Like this article. Information on the past can be found…. in the past… it's all recorded… go ahead… we'll wait. ;p
Last edited by Underdog15 on 6/22/2013 3:01:39 AM
FFXIII didn't meet their expectations so they made XIII-2. That failed so then they make this "thing" and throw a XIII on it. Seems like this is doomed to do even worse! I think S-E is going to keep trying until the XIII series is successful! Everything they showed us at E3 was just a promise but first we need to "enjoy" these or they'll keep making more until we do! "Here is what desert will be but first you have to clean your plate of all the Brussels sprouts and tell us how much you loved them!"
speechless. i am not sure what is SE thinking. why are they making so many FFX111 series. just saved your money and stop producing crap. I was a hardcore SquareSOFT fan in the PS1 era til PS2. but my GOD! what have they done. just release FFX HD, KH3 and FF15 and go file BANKRUPTcy. not even sure what are they doing
Not before i get another chono , ff tactic ( not advance ) and vagrant story .Nvm , might as well let someone else buy those i.p and make them already .
Wait for a used copy , don t give them money so they might one day gp back to ff of old ( you can change stuff while keeping what made final fantasy such a big franchise afterall ).