So a couple of reviews of LRFFXIII have finally surfaced and I found three recently

 

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/01/09/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-review-ps3-import/

 

Score: 410

 

http://www.rpgsite.net/review/3166-lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-import-review

 

 

Score: 510

 

http://www.novacrystallis.com/2013/12/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-import-review/

 

 

Score: 510

 

I'll be updating this thread whenever a review comes out

 

feel free to post links of the reviews you'll find

 

 

There's been reviews around since last year.

Those scores... Gawsh.... Looks like I'll just have to have the game in hands to see if those scores are true or not.

The RPG site and Nova Crystallis reviews are exactly the same lol.

Maybe I'll just wait for this game to go down in price rather than get it day one

Yeah XIII and XIII-2 and 13 days just get shit on noone liked them

I don't blame the reviewers at all for giving this game low scores.This game was another downgrade to the XIII saga. From the side quests to the crappy costumes. I really hate tge idea that the side quests are the only wat to gain EXP and level up. It take all the fun away from battling random monsters and feeling rewarded after defeating them.

I don't really care for what the reviews say for Lightning Returns. I just want to finish the XIII trilogy, and move on to FFXV or remasters (if they go on sale again in the google play market)

I don't blame the reviewers at all for giving this game low scores.This game was another downgrade to the XIII saga. From the side quests to the crappy costumes. I really hate tge idea that the side quests are the only wat to gain EXP and level up. It take all the fun away from battling random monsters and feeling rewarded after defeating them.

So? Whats wrong with the costumes system? Its not like the game puts complete and utter focus on fanservice like X-2. Maybe you should actually play the game before you judge it. : At least its far more improved than the linearity and spamming of auto battle and lack of freedom that the original XIII had.

 

Also, you can spam chronostasis to freeze time so you can fight as many monsters as you want. It only costs 2 GP, and you can easily regain GP from killing enemies, meaning you can fight as many as you want. Besides, everyone was bitching in XIII that there weren't any fetch quests or good side quests, this game delivers on it. : Besides, its an interesting concept, i think its good.

So a couple of reviews of LRFFXIII have finally surfaced and I found three recently

 

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/01/09/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-review-ps3-import/

 

Score: 410

 

http://www.rpgsite.net/review/3166-lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-import-review

 

 

Score: 510

 

http://www.novacrystallis.com/2013/12/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-import-review/

 

 

Score: 510

 

I'll be updating this thread whenever a review comes out

 

feel free to post links of the reviews you'll find

Holy crap. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooow. They actually think its that bad. There's no way LR would be as bad as the original XIII, there's no way Square would screw it up to make it as bad as the original.

Edited January 13, 201411 yr by spiderfreak1011

So? Whats wrong with the costumes system? Its not like the game puts complete and utter focus on fanservice like X-2. Maybe you should actually play the game before you judge it. : At least its far more improved than the linearity and spamming of auto battle and lack of freedom that the original XIII had.

 

Also, you can spam chronostasis to freeze time so you can fight as many monsters as you want. It only costs 2 GP, and you can easily regain GP from killing enemies, meaning you can fight as many as you want. Besides, everyone was bitching in XIII that there weren't any fetch quests or good side quests, this game delivers on it. : Besides, its an interesting concept, i think its good.

Holy crap. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooow. They actually think its that bad. There's no way LR would be as bad as the original XIII, there's no way Square would screw it up to make it as bad as the original.

What's the problem with the costumes? SE put too much focus into the costumes than they did with LR's story. All the trailers for the game always showed off the costumes rather than the plot of the game which is a shame because the trailers for XIII-2 actually got me interested in XIII-2 and seeing what had happened with Lightning and crew after they saved Cocoon (though I was left disappointed). The game feels like complete fanservice just like another FF game I know.

 

And while I do agree the the game has improved the gameplay from XIII and XIII-2, the only thing that turns me off is the fact that battling enemies are pointless because the only way to gain EXP and level up is by doing side quests which are always a chore to do in JRPG's. It's such a stupid machanic in my opinion. Hence why I feel this game didn't improve too much from either XIII or XIII-2. This game is more for fanservice than actually focusing on story.

So? Whats wrong with the costumes system? Its not like the game puts complete and utter focus on fanservice like X-2. Maybe you should actually play the game before you judge it. : At least its far more improved than the linearity and spamming of auto battle and lack of freedom that the original XIII had.

 

Also, you can spam chronostasis to freeze time so you can fight as many monsters as you want. It only costs 2 GP, and you can easily regain GP from killing enemies, meaning you can fight as many as you want. Besides, everyone was bitching in XIII that there weren't any fetch quests or good side quests, this game delivers on it. : Besides, its an interesting concept, i think its good.

Holy crap. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooow. They actually think its that bad. There's no way LR would be as bad as the original XIII, there's no way Square would screw it up to make it as bad as the original.

I liked ff13 a lot

The paradigms system added strategy to balance out the auto-battle, and it added a lot of new ways to organize a team. The linearity worked well for this game due to it being so story heavy, it didn't need a gigantic overworld to make players get so caught up in either getting lost, or doing side quests and end up in them forgetting the story. What it did worked for this game really well,  but that's just me.

What's the problem with the costumes? SE put too much focus into the costumes than they did with LR's story. All the trailers for the game always showed off the costumes rather than the plot of the game which is a shame because the trailers for XIII-2 actually got me interested in XIII-2 and seeing what had happened with Lightning and crew after they saved Cocoon (though I was left disappointed). The game feels like complete fanservice just like another FF game I know.

 

And while I do agree the the game has improved the gameplay from XIII and XIII-2, the only thing that turns me off is the fact that battling enemies are pointless because the only way to gain EXP and level up is by doing side quests which are always a chore to do in JRPG's. It's such a stupid machanic in my opinion. Hence why I feel this game didn't improve too much from either XIII or XIII-2. This game is more for fanservice than actually focusing on story.

Well they couldn't spoil that much in the trailers, since there aren't that many story missions. And yeah, they showed off the costumes too much, but all of that really doesn't matter when you play the actual game. So i return to my earlier point of waiting until you actually play the game before you decide that all it focuses on are the costumes. :

 

So? Who doesn't abuse side quests for their benefit in JRPG's? Not all of them are chores, some sidequests are actually legitimately fun. But, i see your point, i could see why it would upset other people. But i've seen the story, they put alot of effort into it, and its not convoluted as shit like XIII-2 was. Its more like the depthful story XIII had.

I liked ff13 a lot

The paradigms system added strategy to balance out the auto-battle, and it added a lot of new ways to organize a team. The linearity worked well for this game due to it being so story heavy, it didn't need a gigantic overworld to make players get so caught up in either getting lost, or doing side quests and end up in them forgetting the story. What it did worked for this game really well,  but that's just me.

I did too, but compared to XIII-2 and LR i thought that it wasn't as good.

 

I know it did, but i feel XIII-2 and LR imrpoved on that immensely. But i see your point too, thats one of the reaons i liked XIII also.

The RPG site and Nova Crystallis reviews are exactly the same lol.

Oops,I didn't notice

Oops,I didn't notice

 

All good. Just thought I'd point out that it was only two negative reviews, since the same reviewer posted on Nova and RPG. I haven't played any FF13 games yet but its interesting to read what people think about the series. I'm still waiting for FF Versus 13, like I have been for the last seven years...

All good. Just thought I'd point out that it was only two negative reviews, since the same reviewer posted on Nova and RPG. I haven't played any FF13 games yet but its interesting to read what people think about the series. I'm still waiting for FF Versus 13, like I have been for the last seven years...

You do know that Versus XIII has officially become FFXV right?

 

And yeah,Nomura STILL didn't say anything about a concrete release date

You do know that Versus XIII has officially become FFXV right?

 

And yeah,Nomura STILL didn't say anything about a concrete release date

 

It will always be Versus 13 to me. I've only been waiting for FF15 for half a year, whereas FF Versus has plagued my dreams for years...