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I wouldn't exactly call X-2.5 and -Will- dark. -Will- has some potential in that regard (taking the wish Yuna was allowed to make at the end of X-2 and complicating it is probably the most natural way to pull a darker sequel from X-2), but it's also full of unnecessary OCs and ridiculous nonsense like boob size comparisons. X-2.5, on the other hand, is just weird through and through, and its "mature" elements might be edgy, but they're certainly not dark.
On the other hand, I'm not inclined to blame Nojima for XIII being what it was. XIII strikes me as a game that had to change a lot in order to get out the door, with the scenario taking the brunt of that. (If Gran Pulse was always meant to be an effectively human-free world, I'll eat my non-existent hat. =P )
On the other hand, I'm not inclined to blame Nojima for XIII being what it was. XIII strikes me as a game that had to change a lot in order to get out the door, with the scenario taking the brunt of that. (If Gran Pulse was always meant to be an effectively human-free world, I'll eat my non-existent hat. =P )
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Hell, Nomura even said this back in 2008 regarding Noctis and Stella in the party scene from a translated interview:
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"First time they met each other"
The fact that the little girl/Stella from the E3 2013 trailer confirmed she met Noctis as children completely contradicts that statement, which would mean Nomura had a hand in changes before he left.
I'll also bring up again how Nomura outriht admitted he can't manage projects by himself, he's very fependant with co-directors and places a lot of trust in them.
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"First time they met each other"
The fact that the little girl/Stella from the E3 2013 trailer confirmed she met Noctis as children completely contradicts that statement, which would mean Nomura had a hand in changes before he left.
I'll also bring up again how Nomura outriht admitted he can't manage projects by himself, he's very fependant with co-directors and places a lot of trust in them.
And indeed: KH3 is proof of that (and that's, obviously, a dearly beloved (sorry) series to him).
BTW, as much as I disliked the game (not at all bad, just not my thing and also has the dubious honor of being the sole face of mainline FFs for almost a decade, which fueled my aversion), I actually enjoyed the whole FNC mythos (not very well implemented in XIII iirc. It's been a while). Same thing with X, I absolutely adore the concept, the world (and overall Okinawan aesthetic) and such. Can't say I'm a big fan of the actual game's plot or characters (especially designs), though.
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You honestly sound like you read and took to heart every human's individual opinions and about them all into one thought. at this rate, your head is going to explode. You need to take a step back and not take this game so seriously.
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Man, I've never splurged on anything gaming related as much as with FFXV.
I intend to fully bow out of the gaming part of my life after getting through FFXV as I won't have time to game almost at all. I'll be down for anything XV related in the near future such as expansion but other than that I won't be investing in games unless if I have a son or daughter at some point xD
I think I'll be bowing out with a bang with FFXV
I intend to fully bow out of the gaming part of my life after getting through FFXV as I won't have time to game almost at all. I'll be down for anything XV related in the near future such as expansion but other than that I won't be investing in games unless if I have a son or daughter at some point xD
I think I'll be bowing out with a bang with FFXV
I am someone who loved the concept way back when it was announced in 2006.
How someone receives the game depends on their attitude. Time has nothing to do with it.
For example we both knew about it at the same time in 2006 but I'm more laid back and accepting of it and you've seemed to have taken quite a hit
If there is one thing that you take away from reading others impressions, it should be this:
Everyone who played it walked saying they absolutely loved it despite its flaws.
That's all you need to know dude
How someone receives the game depends on their attitude. Time has nothing to do with it.
For example we both knew about it at the same time in 2006 but I'm more laid back and accepting of it and you've seemed to have taken quite a hit
If there is one thing that you take away from reading others impressions, it should be this:
Everyone who played it walked saying they absolutely loved it despite its flaws.
That's all you need to know dude
I am someone who loved the concept way back when it was announced in 2006.
How someone receives the game depends on their attitude. Time has nothing to do with it.
For example we both knew about it at the same time in 2006 but I'm more laid back and accepting of it and you've seemed to have taken quite a hit
If there is one thing that you take away from reading others impressions, it should be this:
Everyone who played it walked saying they absolutely loved it despite its flaws.
That's all you need to know dude
How someone receives the game depends on their attitude. Time has nothing to do with it.
For example we both knew about it at the same time in 2006 but I'm more laid back and accepting of it and you've seemed to have taken quite a hit
If there is one thing that you take away from reading others impressions, it should be this:
Everyone who played it walked saying they absolutely loved it despite its flaws.
That's all you need to know dude
I've managed to avoid spoilers and I've avoided most of the major media from this game. I feel like I hardly know anything about the game and I love the feeling of truly knowing I will be experiencing this game fresh.
There are a few things id rather have not seen before hand but they are very minor
With XIII in couldn't help but eat up all the trailers and screesnhots. And when the game was out in Japan I ended up watching a stream of the first two chapters(wish I didn't) :/
The good thing was that it was all in Japanese so I didn't fully understand the context.
However, all this pre- overexposure to the game did dull my experience with actually playing the game. I even read and watched all the reviews and that made the experience playing the actual game less intriguing.
This time, from what little I've seen and read, I know the game will be great. I don't need anymore. I can experience the rest with controller in hand in just 5 days time
There are a few things id rather have not seen before hand but they are very minor
With XIII in couldn't help but eat up all the trailers and screesnhots. And when the game was out in Japan I ended up watching a stream of the first two chapters(wish I didn't) :/
The good thing was that it was all in Japanese so I didn't fully understand the context.
However, all this pre- overexposure to the game did dull my experience with actually playing the game. I even read and watched all the reviews and that made the experience playing the actual game less intriguing.
This time, from what little I've seen and read, I know the game will be great. I don't need anymore. I can experience the rest with controller in hand in just 5 days time
tbh, i didn't expect this but recently i don't miss Versus XIII like i used to , and some of you know i worried a lot about this.
i feel that while the story isn't as interesting, there's plenty of Versus XIII on the game already (the setting, characters, osts, lore, the fact you travel by car...), but mainly... the gameplay surpassed my expectations, everything you saw on that first trailer 10 years ago you can DO in-game, i feel like a badass playing with this combat system.
i think what i'm trying to say is that i'm satisfied with the game from what i read and played, and to know this game will be supported with patchs and dlcs means ill play a hell lot of this even after clearing, and spend a lot of time in this world.
i feel that while the story isn't as interesting, there's plenty of Versus XIII on the game already (the setting, characters, osts, lore, the fact you travel by car...), but mainly... the gameplay surpassed my expectations, everything you saw on that first trailer 10 years ago you can DO in-game, i feel like a badass playing with this combat system.
i think what i'm trying to say is that i'm satisfied with the game from what i read and played, and to know this game will be supported with patchs and dlcs means ill play a hell lot of this even after clearing, and spend a lot of time in this world.