Final Fantasy XIII

[Keine Zeit]

When the game loads up on my t.v. if it's a 720p game you will see in the upper corner the Screen/TV changing resolution from 1080 to 720 (ps3 games). The dashboard or home is 1080p and when i go to play lets say Uncharted 2 you can see the display change to 720p. Not a big deal i'm just curious but i'm sure it's a Great looking game, i'm just gonna wait to see if i should get it on ps3 or xbox360. 👍

I don't think my TV does that. I'll look out for it next time I play though.

I'm sure the game will be the same on both consoles except for the 360 version probably being on multiple disks. Just get it for whichever console you would rather play it on.

 

[Earth]

Im getting from reviews, may or may not be 100% accurate,

- no towns to visit
- extremely limited amount of citizens to talk to
- no mini games or sidequests
- no physical shops to buy items from
- party is almost always fixed
- game is linear for first 20 - 30 hours
- limited amount of weapons and items
- only 8 items useable in combat
- limited cast of characters, only 20 have names
- party is completely healed after every battle

+ music
+ graphics
+ lightning

Ill purchase at$30, new or used

 

[Keine Zeit]

Im getting from reviews, may or may not be 100% accurate,

- no towns to visit
- extremely limited amount of citizens to talk to
- no mini games or sidequests
- no physical shops to buy items from
- party is almost always fixed
- game is linear for first 20 - 30 hours
- limited amount of weapons and items
- only 8 items useable in combat
- limited cast of characters, only 20 have names
- party is completely healed after every battle

+ music
+ graphics
+ lightning

Ill purchase at$30, new or used

Some of those are true others not so much and some are completely false.
-There are towns but there isn't really much to do in them and there are only a few of them. This one is somewhat true.
-There are sidequests but they don't become available until the second half of the game. Not really a negative point, there are quite a few of them once you get to the point where you can start them.
-There are no physical shops but there aren't many towns and nobody would want to talk to you/sell you anything anyways. Still true though I don't really see it as a negative point.
-The party is fixed for the first 15 hours or so, but that's because the party is physically split up for story reasons. After that you can have whoever you want in your party.
-The game is linear for the first 15-20 hours then it opens up more. Honestly though, when haven't FF games been linear.
-There are always a limited amount of Weapons and Items although there are considerably less in FFXIII than in other FF games.
-There are only 8 items use able in combat but there are also less negative status effects so you don't need 20 different items to heal status effects.
-Yeah there are around 20 named characters. Does that really matter?
-The party is completely healed after battle. There's no MP so if you weren't healed you would just being going into the menu after every battle to heal yourself. This saves you time.

I think that covers it. Some of your negative points aren't really negatives, just little nitpicking complaints trying to find any flaw in the game. That's how it seems to me at least.

 

[red7]

Interesting. It seems like they've really streamlined final fantasy, taking out redundant and pointless aspects that have been with the series forever. I'm really looking forward to ff13 and am going to go into the game with an open mind. When I first tried ff12 I was a bit in shock untill I gave it a real go and 20 hrs or so into the game I was blown away.

To those who have tried it; does the main quest and/or sidequests include interesting things to do besides combat?

 

[Earth]

Square has come out and said FFXIII doesnt have traditional RPG towns because its hard to make in 1080p and takes alot of time. (No mention of the 18 months they lost developing FFXIII on the PS2)

Well, if they cant be bothered to include one of the aspects that makes RPGs great then I certainly can't be bothered to purchase their game. This seals it for me.

 

[Touring Mars]

Hmmm, the new(ish) trailer available on the PS Store has kind of put me off this game a bit - the graphics look amazing, but what is with the Leona Lewis soundtrack and the Hollywood teen movie characters? The more I see of this game, the more I believe that what I really want is a PS3 version of FFVII and not FFXIII.

 

[Coxis]

Well, if they cant be bothered to include one of the aspects that makes RPGs great then I certainly can't be bothered to purchase their game. This seals it for me.

This is what I have always loved about RPG games and specially FF games as well.

 

[vr6wantsr20det]

all these negative comments are making the game a turn-off...I may just have to wait for gamefly to send it to me, instead of spending the 60+ dollars to buy it...

 

[TB]

This quickly went from a release day purchase to a rent when I get around to it.

I'll have to see what metacritic says after they get a few more people chiming in before I completely write it off.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

This is not turn based so I am really looking forward to this game. Day 1 purchase for sure.

 

[Earth]

Hmmm, the new(ish) trailer available on the PS Store has kind of put me off this game a bit - the graphics look amazing, but what is with the Leona Lewis soundtrack and the Hollywood teen movie characters? The more I see of this game, the more I believe that what I really want is a PS3 version of FFVII and not FFXIII.

That's Japanese culture I guess, I've seen it in alot of anime. Extremely corny in my opinion though.

I've read reviews that say the characters aren't as terrible as they seem in trailers but...I mean theres a boy in the party called Hope that looks like Vaan's (FFXII) illegitimate son. And Vaan is certainly nothing special.

Then you have two useless characters, at least to me, Vanille and Serah. Both of which belong nowhere near a battle but are in the game as eye candy to those who have a thing for underaged girls. 👎

Then you got Snow who looks like the biggest tool ever.

Yeah I know Final fantasy characters have always been stereotypical but they have always been cool until now. Barret, Auron, Cloud, Squall, all stereotypical but all very cool.

To me it seems like they've dumbed down Final Fantasy too much for the general public.

The games have become increasingly more linear, and stupid things like FF13 making your party completely healed after each battle just crosses the line. What got me into RPGs in the first place was traveling across non-linear maps to the next town, battling monsters, curing yourself etc etc. Square has dumbed it down now.

It'll get high ratings because of the graphics and the name of FF, but people will only be accepting a dumbed down product. It will still be a fine game, but nothing like it could have or should have been.

 

[Earth]

Looks like the 360 version not only looks worst then the PS3 version it runs at 1024 x 576 (far below the HD minimum of 1280 x 720) and only 2x Anti Aliasing

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19857881&postcount=12055

 

[[empty space]]

that sucks, but, i plan on getting a ps3 with gow3 release so ...

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Looks like the 360 version not only looks worst then the PS3 version it runs at 1024 x 576 (far below the HD minimum of 1280 x 720) and only 2x Anti Aliasing

Wouldn't that be part of the reason it looks worse

 

[vr6wantsr20det]

Looks like the 360 version not only looks worst then the PS3 version it runs at 1024 x 576 (far below the HD minimum of 1280 x 720) and only 2x Anti Aliasing

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19857881&postcount=12055

Thats good to know, as i was still contemplating on if i should purchase it, and which system to get it on. From my personal experience, most 360/ps3 multi-platform games ended up looking better on 360, this is a good example of the opposite, considering those images are true/correct. 👍

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Oh well I will still get it for the 360 since I dont have the PS3 anymore. Those images look VERY similar. I mean you really have to be looking at them side by side to notice the difference. Not a deal breaker for me at all.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Looks like the 360 version not only looks worst then the PS3 version it runs at 1024 x 576 (far below the HD minimum of 1280 x 720) and only 2x Anti Aliasing

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19857881&postcount=12055

And yet IGN wil still give it a higher score than the PS3 version.

 

[darkos]

Give higher score because MS $$

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Like I said.....its hardly noticable AT ALL. Even side by side I can hardly tell the difference.

 

[Coxis]

And to think for these kind of things the PS3 version got downscaled. You can clearly see the difference on those screenshots.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

I honestly cant see much difference at all. I see a very little difference and thats with one right on top of the other. The only noticable difference is that the brightness is turned up on the 360 version. Turn that down and I bet they are almost identical.

PS3

XBOX 360

 

[Icarus25]

There's noticeable aliasing in the 360 image, especially around the gun and her hair. Plus a noticeable difference in the lighting. Just look at the specular highlights on her top and right elbow.

 

[Coxis]

Take a look at the edges of her right sleeve as well.

 

[vr6wantsr20det]

i hate to admit to being a Graphic whore, i can tell the difference, it's not enough that it would ruin a game, but if those images are true to the finished result, i personally would get the ps3 instead of the 360 version.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

I guess I am glad I am not a graphic whore. As long as the gameplay is good I will be very happy.

 

[[empty space]]

im surprised no ones complaining about the gun clipping through her shoulder and arm.

 

[vr6wantsr20det]

im surprised no ones complaining about the gun clipping through her shoulder and arm.

now we're just nitpicking... just kidding, i actually don't see that reference, it looks like it's resting on her shoulder. Neither of the images look bad, but the ps3 screen shot is definitely a little more refined, just having both options, if one looks better than the other, i personally would go with that. But if i didn't have a ps3, the 360 would do just fine, you are correct, game-play and storyline matter most to me, but i also enjoy a better picture. one of my favorite games of all time is FF3(us) or ff6 in japan, i with they would re-make that game and release it on the PSN!

 

[Digital-Nitrate]

I'll have to see what metacritic says after they get a few more people chiming in before I completely write it off.

Not many reviews in so far, but I think the average is about 85. Game Informer did a very in-depth review of it and gave it a 93.

A phenomenal RPG destined to be remembered as a technical milestone for the series.

As for the visual differences between the 360 and PS3 versions, not only are their noticeable differences between the still frame shots, but most importantly, the motion differences are far far greater. Still, for those that only have a 360, its great the game is at least available to them.

Has anyone made a list of all the content missing from the 360 version yet?

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

im surprised no ones complaining about the gun clipping through her shoulder and arm.

I think that's just how the gun is. It looks like it, but it is just empty space.

 

[vr6wantsr20det]

Has anyone made a list of all the content missing from the 360 version yet?[/QUOTE]

I haven't read every post, but has it been confirmed the 360 version will be missing content the ps3 version has? Since the 360 version is going to be on multiple discs, are they still going to cut content?