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Mark wrote:I never understood the whole naming sequence thing, I remember that the numbers are different b/w US and Japan but I don't remember how... HTS you said FFVI was the best but that video is of FFIII...???

htsamurai wrote:

Mark wrote:I never understood the whole naming sequence thing, I remember that the numbers are different b/w US and Japan but I don't remember how... HTS you said FFVI was the best but that video is of FFIII...???

it's 6
basically...*sigh*
basically FF1 was released here in the US.
FF2 was not, neither was FF3.
FF4 was released here and they decided to call it FF2 for the sake of keeping things semi-sensical
FF5 was not released in the US BUT FF6 was so they called it 3
when they moved on to the PS they decided to keep the names as they originally were so that's why you have FF7
make sense?

htsamurai wrote:

Mark wrote:I never understood the whole naming sequence thing, I remember that the numbers are different b/w US and Japan but I don't remember how... HTS you said FFVI was the best but that video is of FFIII...???

it's 6
basically...*sigh*
basically FF1 was released here in the US.
FF2 was not, neither was FF3.
FF4 was released here and they decided to call it FF2 for the sake of keeping things semi-sensical
FF5 was not released in the US BUT FF6 was so they called it 3
when they moved on to the PS they decided to keep the names as they originally were so that's why you have FF7
make sense?

Gunner Recall wrote:I've heard nothing but bad things about 13 so far...I'm one of the hugest FF fanboys around (I even played 11 for around 5 years) but this one is sounding like a rental to me.

Just finished playing FFXIII for the past 4 hours...
It's really really surprised me thus far, then again inhad such low expectations that maybe anything short of utter fail mightve done it for me. The job, progression and battle systems and the way they're intertwined is nothing short of really-creative and thus far se...ems really well thought out. Characters still seem a bit one dimensional and the story still seems like a rehash but we'll see what happens

You kno, no matter what u say or think, you have purchased the game and have spent 4 hours in one sitting, I would say square has done their job, can u just admit that it's entertaining?

I didn't say it wasn't entertaining, hell when I woke up I played for another two hours. My dissatisfaction stems from wanting a new, good game and not a mash up of things that have worked before. 13 is a mix of 6-9 and KH.
Not gonna say I'm not loving it thus far, but I'm also not gonna cover up for where it failed to meet expectations, my own ... See Moreand those of every independent reviewer (do some research into SE paying off major magazines for perfect scores, and in a good amount they still only got 9/10s or the equivalent). The themes, colors and characters are archetypes of the series, hell the opening scene is so much like 7 that they could've released that alone with no explanation and people would've thought it was a 7 remake. The relationships between the characters are straight out of 8. The story, thus far, and granted; I'm only 6 hours into the game, is too much like 6 meets 9. There are too many little things everywhere that anyone who's been a fan of the series for even a few games will immediately recognize, which wouldn't be a problem had SE not promised a rebirth of the series with the FNC. On that note, any news on VXIII? nope. Agito? nope. There are well founded rumors that due to creative integrity people have started leaving the respective projects. whether it's true or not the fact that the rumors exist speaks volumes for the issue here.
Is 13 a good game? hell yes. Does it meet up to the hype? by no means. Am I enjoying it? Enough that I would've been pissed had I not bought it.
I will say this, the soundtrack is on par with 6's, which is by far my favorite ^^