this is the part i hate about it.... u need to go change ur whole PS3 language into TW Chinese onli u can see ur FF13 in chinese subtitle if not it will be in english subtitle.
FF not really fail product... just tat it is lossing more and more of its customer only.... FF franchise is not as grand as the PS1 and 2 era.... is moving down the hill since SE cannot keep up with technology. Though i like FF13 more than FF12 but i cant said that it was fun........ anymore.... compare to those oldies.
Which is the case with most JP game developers anyway. While other countries developer i developing visual stunning and fun games in 1-2 years times. Those Japs using triple the time to do so.... the more time they used the more it will cost. Not to mention the by the time they deliver the game the graphic also dated abit.
Guess Japs are not as glory as the pass loh.... this gen console is killing them.
well, i think its not entirely about the graphic though... I hate to admit it but, its too obvious.. JRPG developers viewpoint has been stagnant...Things are getting too cute for the current trend... Their work is not as funny or unique anymore...
WRPG is not any better but the choices, open world and also the humor especially Bioware, is what make them win over the audience.. Although I despise the open world nonsense cuz I hate wandering aimlessly... But, the freedom with the fake notion that there is a point to it is what people want these days..
Actually, I really do hope the Japanese developer is as curious as they were last time when they would go around snooping for inspiration.. Because, if they put their heart on it, their work are actually quite international... The mixture of west and east like FF use to be or MGS is very well done and give a very interesting world, as oppose to WRPG which are more close to the western gamers and lack variety.... Thats why I think most western game are over rated at times like GTA or RDR or Batman or UC...
I enjoy the open world thing a lot..... i still remember in FF7 where i first left Midgar city i already wander all around the map ignoring the continuous mission... and also those side character where u can acquire by wandering around... Yuri was the blardy thief that stole ur material in the woods and u need to go to her home town to catch her. Those was the fun of JRPG back then.... but then SE keep coming out with nonsense tat they cannot make those kind worldmap anymore becoz it would to hard to code and bla bla bla.... making the game a point and go world map was really boring.
Fixing the game to a linear part also kill the fun for FF13 too. Even the japs complain about it.... in the other hand Dragon Quest still maintains the pureness of JRPG.... while the FF series is going to some sort of weird dimension where Japs dislike it and Westerner hated it.
why every single final fantasy games must be compared to final fantasy 7?
I'm not only say in here,but in every single board/forum in the world,there must be a person who gonna compare final fantasy (in sert board name here) with final fantasy 7.
would like to said FF6 but too few ppl here played it back then.... for me tat one really classic..... abit feeling like the Chorono Trigger which is a very very very well done Open world concept JRPG.
gameplay.... i feel less in control then the pass FF (ok except FF12 which was so bored that i felt asleep during creeping).... but i like lightning onli.... the rest looks boring.
the first thing coming through my mind when playing the game was so many cutscene.... is like FF10 cutscene game.... but then play till half of the game i feel that this episode the cutscene are even more than the gameplay, maybe becoz the gameplay is so straight forward A -> B point cutscene, then B -> C point cutscene.
damn..... even though they include so much things in this new FF13-2 but i cant finish FF13 itself make it pointless for me to continue to play FF13-2......
i just hope tat SE go back to the origin.... look Tales and Persona series still sells well and well accepted by the westerner. Why go pretend urself as someone u are not..... honestly we all know SE cannot make Dragon Age, Mass effects and all those epic Westerner RPG.
Give me the soul of JRPG of the SNES - PS1 era. Those were the time JRPG rocks!
i nvr got the chance to play Nier anyway... this game was too underated until it fly under my radar.... another reason was i got abit feddup with all those SE RPG.... end up i enjoy Resonance of Fate which was a nice JRPG with lots of characteristic
dunno guess this will be the beginning for me to ignored the on coming release FF series.... i have no more faith in it. The only aniticipation left is the release of a remake FF6 or the upcoming PSN title FF6. The FFXIII - 2 really cannot make myself buy it.
honestly.... i dun like the Chinese Sub.... their name translation is really.... bad. I owned the R3 Chinese Version FFXIII, so when read their name in the translation i also feel bad..... Snow = 冰雪 or wat....direct translation of ppl name is so bad. English Sub + Japanese Vocal is the best.
Chinese translated game worse nightmare are the English Name to Chinese translation part..... Since FF series most character all used Westerner name when they go to chinese it all become ridiculous.
E.G. Faith is a name, so when they translate into chinese they should retain the sound of the name like 菲特 or anything with similar sound of FAITH, but the chinese translate they turn ppl name into explanation or meaning of the world Faith, hence they put 希望 (the meaning of Faith itself)
less CG means this game not so nice to view if i just buy a DVD and watch it on my DVD player safe the hassle of playing it but less eyecandy.... remember back then watching FFX was so nice really like watching movie.... then FF12 degraded into MMORPG style then FF13 CG upgraded back... now downgrade again.