Final Fantasy XIII - Page 8

Misty_Mountain_Hop · 03-16-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by The Saltman

I was so pumped to get this game. Now im not going to even waste my time.

It's worth a rent, but not a buy.

Mesmer · 03-16-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Misty_Mountain_Hop

What is the bosses name?

He's the one at the very end of Chapter 11. I don't remember his name because it's like 30 characters long. Basically, he has a ton of HP. He'll sit there for like a minute doing little, normal spells or whatever, then bam he'll launch some ridiculous fire attack. That's what kills me if I don't have a sentinel and all set up with shell, barfire, etc.

Then after that he spams retarded fire spells for the next minute or so until he does a ridiculous frost spell and switches to a frost phase where he does the same thing. It's pretty much back and forth like that. I think he dispels buffs, but I had veil up the whole time so it didn't do anything.

I can hold my own but if I use my basic setup of Lightning as a Commando/Medic, Snow as a Sentinel/Commando, and Hope as a Synergist/Ravager/Medic, I can't get it done in time. He puts Doom on Lightning and I have a set amount of time to kill him, or else I die.. like the summon battles.

So I need more damage, but if I give up any survivability for it, I die within the first 5 minutes.

Fiz · 03-16-2010, 06:16 PM

should i get this

Misty_Mountain_Hop · 03-16-2010, 06:17 PM

Rent, not buy.

The Saltman · 03-16-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Fiz

should i get this

Im not even going to rent this.

Mesmer · 03-16-2010, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Fiz

should i get this

I wouldn't. The best part of the game is the battle system. And I'm not sure it's worth playing for that. They become tedious after a while, IMO. The story is awful, the dialog is awful, and the characters are not likable.

robtrox0 · 03-16-2010, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mesmer

I wouldn't. The best part of the game is the battle system. And I'm not sure it's worth playing for that. They become tedious after a while, IMO. The story is awful, the dialog is awful, and the characters are not likable.

The only company that can make rpg's worth a damn anymore are bioware now.. Square Enix is nothing but fail now.

Mesmer · 03-16-2010, 09:39 PM

Bethesda would like to have a word with you.

But yes, Western developers make much better RPG's. The JRPG needs to move forward, and evolve.

Misty_Mountain_Hop · 03-16-2010, 09:56 PM

I like the way the older FF's were much better.

outlaw4 · 03-26-2010, 08:50 PM

I just hit the end of Chapter 7.

- Other games are also linear but they do it better.
- Constantly switching characters does get annoying, but it also forces me to play differently throughout the game.
- The Paradigm system, seems like a contrived way to make it more challenging. Yet, I'm actually enjoying the battles more because of it.
- Me and the "Game Over" screen have become good acquaintances. Not happy that I'm losing more often that I'm used to but I prefer that over crushing everything in my way.
- The story feels like it took a step back from 12. Then again, I said the same thing about 10. I suppose switching to a next-gen console does that.
- The Crystarium is the linear version of the Sphere Grid. It could had been better if there was a cap on the maximum CP a player can obtain for the entire game.

03-16-2010, 06:17 PM	#74
Misty_Mountain_Hop Satire Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,295 Pie Slices: 61 Given Pie 56 Times in 39 Posts Rep Power: 100	Rent, not buy. __________________ "All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours." - Aldous Huxley

03-16-2010, 09:56 PM	#79
Misty_Mountain_Hop Satire Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,295 Pie Slices: 61 Given Pie 56 Times in 39 Posts Rep Power: 100	I like the way the older FF's were much better. __________________ "All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours." - Aldous Huxley

03-26-2010, 08:50 PM	#80
outlaw4 Winning Cures Everything Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 890 Pie Slices: 0 Given Pie 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 3	I just hit the end of Chapter 7. - Other games are also linear but they do it better. - Constantly switching characters does get annoying, but it also forces me to play differently throughout the game. - The Paradigm system, seems like a contrived way to make it more challenging. Yet, I'm actually enjoying the battles more because of it. - Me and the "Game Over" screen have become good acquaintances. Not happy that I'm losing more often that I'm used to but I prefer that over crushing everything in my way. - The story feels like it took a step back from 12. Then again, I said the same thing about 10. I suppose switching to a next-gen console does that. - The Crystarium is the linear version of the Sphere Grid. It could had been better if there was a cap on the maximum CP a player can obtain for the entire game. __________________ "Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit" Vince Lombardi

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03-16-2010, 06:16 PM	#73
Fiz ugh Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,338 Pie Slices: 2 Given Pie 174 Times in 84 Posts Rep Power: 58	should i get this

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Mesmer Healthy Scratch Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 24 Posts: 1,878 Pie Slices: 3 Given Pie 20 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 66	Bethesda would like to have a word with you. But yes, Western developers make much better RPG's. The JRPG needs to move forward, and evolve.