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Little Update #2:
- The Japanese voicetrack just gives the game another, far better feeling than the English VO. The game keeps the original soundtrack as well (with the original lyrics) and the voices just match the character so much better. I love it. Though I can't help but think that Vanille is being voiced by an old woman trying to impersonate a teenager (I don't know who her seiyuu is).
- I always forget that the Steam version of the game hates the Xbox One version u.u I have to keep configuring the PlayStation 4 controller to play this game. Aside from that, playing it with any of those controllers is a far better experience than playing it with the DualShock 3 xD (I never played this game on Xbox 360, so I don't know how it feels to play it with that controller).
- The Japanese voicetrack just gives the game another, far better feeling than the English VO. The game keeps the original soundtrack as well (with the original lyrics) and the voices just match the character so much better. I love it. Though I can't help but think that Vanille is being voiced by an old woman trying to impersonate a teenager (I don't know who her seiyuu is).
- I always forget that the Steam version of the game hates the Xbox One version u.u I have to keep configuring the PlayStation 4 controller to play this game. Aside from that, playing it with any of those controllers is a far better experience than playing it with the DualShock 3 xD (I never played this game on Xbox 360, so I don't know how it feels to play it with that controller).
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Sora96
With XIII-2, you can change party leader, also optimize your party with monsters, so it still helps you a little more in terms of paradigms. i actually think the monster collecting actually enhances the paradigm shift system. Despite thinking it was gimmicky as heck, it helps alot.
With XIII, there was only "the main way or less than 0 stars" and thats what it came down to. Combos for X-2, don't work the same way XIII series does. As the momentum is more simplified in XIII series.
With XIII, there was only "the main way or less than 0 stars" and thats what it came down to. Combos for X-2, don't work the same way XIII series does. As the momentum is more simplified in XIII series.
changing party leader was something you could do in XIII.... you can just optimize your paradigms based on who you had on point.
Monster collecting didn't necessarily add much to paradigms that wasn't already present in XIII.
I disagree. There's several approaches you can take to bosses in XIII and still do well, I played XIII under NCU conditions and still had no issues getting 5 stars on storyline bosses and most quest bosses.
Also momentum is actually simpler in X-2. Momentum in X-2 is just reflected in chain combos which are pretty easy to stack.
In XIII, you have more factors going into keeping momentum in battle because enemy stagger isn't as easy. (ATB refresh, Eidolon cancel, etc.)
Monster collecting didn't necessarily add much to paradigms that wasn't already present in XIII.
I disagree. There's several approaches you can take to bosses in XIII and still do well, I played XIII under NCU conditions and still had no issues getting 5 stars on storyline bosses and most quest bosses.
Also momentum is actually simpler in X-2. Momentum in X-2 is just reflected in chain combos which are pretty easy to stack.
In XIII, you have more factors going into keeping momentum in battle because enemy stagger isn't as easy. (ATB refresh, Eidolon cancel, etc.)
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Crystal Power
Monster collecting definitely added and makes significant changes to the party just by having to be able to change that third party member. Just like how having a monster in your party in X-2 also mixed things up. Changing party leader was not something you could do in XIII, at least not in mid-battle. Optimizing your paradigms also came in pretty late in the game.
I'm sure with bosses they have to be a little more versatile.
X-2 is more about timing, having to attack the same monster at the right time will cause a chain. The problem with XIII it doesn't exactly "spell it out". This is one of the minor identity crisis of XIII as it wants you to focus on paradigms, but in order to get the 5 star process,
with XIII it also focus on momentum on beating the game, and i'm not talking about just enemies, but how the game is played. heal enough, then hit hard enough, then heal enough. its this "flow" that you run. And other FF games have their own flow, but more based on specific tactics. You can still win in auto-mode, you just wont always get 5 stars. For a specific boss of course, Barthandelus, is a special exception.
I'm sure with bosses they have to be a little more versatile.
X-2 is more about timing, having to attack the same monster at the right time will cause a chain. The problem with XIII it doesn't exactly "spell it out". This is one of the minor identity crisis of XIII as it wants you to focus on paradigms, but in order to get the 5 star process,
with XIII it also focus on momentum on beating the game, and i'm not talking about just enemies, but how the game is played. heal enough, then hit hard enough, then heal enough. its this "flow" that you run. And other FF games have their own flow, but more based on specific tactics. You can still win in auto-mode, you just wont always get 5 stars. For a specific boss of course, Barthandelus, is a special exception.
It didn't. It brought monster capture elements to the game, but it didn't add anything to the paradigm system itself. Paradigms were still paradigms, the meta didn't change just because you could capture monsters (same for X-2). Again, you could just alternate your party in XIII (regardless of whether it was a mid-battle function or not). These are things that remained static across XIII and XIII-2. Of course, in XIII you were limited in your development due to story progression, but that's the only glaring difference between XIII and XIII-2 gameplay... the point at which the game begins to orifice itself to the player.
also, I think for someone who seems to hold optimization in such reverence, it's a bit strange that you'd cite XIII's auto-battle as it's the most un-optimal way to play. Of course you're not going to get 5 stars using that, by mid-game you'd be lucky to even beat bosses. The game isn't intended to be played that way, and I think it's fairly obvious because you definitely will hit a wall if you've been relying heavily on that and don't understand the game's basics.
also, I think for someone who seems to hold optimization in such reverence, it's a bit strange that you'd cite XIII's auto-battle as it's the most un-optimal way to play. Of course you're not going to get 5 stars using that, by mid-game you'd be lucky to even beat bosses. The game isn't intended to be played that way, and I think it's fairly obvious because you definitely will hit a wall if you've been relying heavily on that and don't understand the game's basics.
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Crystal Power
You see paradigm system is enhanced my allowing you to experiment with your party early on. Story reasons are bogus for what ff13 was. So paradigms feel a little different with new monsters coming in.
My main point was that you can't switch party leader mid battle in 13. THat is a big key difference in playing then being stuck as one party leader and when you die its game over. There's no other way you can twist the wording.
I definitely do care about optimizing a game, but ff13 was a game you had to search incredibly hard for optimization. and to know what the heck you were doing. Heavy tutorials we're placed for the simplest actions. And of course because all attacks are being slammed it's hard to really get a feel of the optimization. I relied on the guide to tell me how to optimize outside of the crystarium
My main point was that you can't switch party leader mid battle in 13. THat is a big key difference in playing then being stuck as one party leader and when you die its game over. There's no other way you can twist the wording.
I definitely do care about optimizing a game, but ff13 was a game you had to search incredibly hard for optimization. and to know what the heck you were doing. Heavy tutorials we're placed for the simplest actions. And of course because all attacks are being slammed it's hard to really get a feel of the optimization. I relied on the guide to tell me how to optimize outside of the crystarium