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• Great review. Every one I've read so far has the same general conclusion - the mechanics of the game all... : yourbuddypal
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  FF really needs to just take a break : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • The 5 years between the release of XI and XII wasn't a break? Or the 3 years between XII and XIII? : Prozium
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  That's disappointing - but Garnett, I wonder what you would tell a person who actually liked the story of... : flagg209
  • Well, Steve wrote the review (I had the author set incorrectly when I published it but have updated that)... : Garnett Lee
  • Good question! I can only really speak for myself, as someone who found the plot in XIII pretty labored a... : SporkyReeve
• Can I turn the voice acting off? : Volatus32x
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  Final Fantasy has really strayed from it's roots. It went from a series that I loved to a series that I ... : chadg033
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    Same. Last good one (for me, this is my opinion) was X. I just love straight up turn based shit. Give me ... : squigiliwams
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      I loved XII and couldn't finish X. Ah well. : Volatus32x
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        I only played 12 for a few hours, I probably would like it more if i kept at it but i borrowed it to see ... : squigiliwams
        • It's one I want to back and finish, even though I was disappointed with it overall compared to earlier en... : tw3kr
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  Its easy to see that they're trying to add all these elements from previously liked games, and just dumpi... : sreyes22
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    One could argue why they chose to stray from such "proven" elements in the first place... If its an elem... : yourbuddypal
    • They can, that doesn't mean the success (critical or financial) will be repeated. : one random winner
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  Just make a new Final Fantasy in the vein of the old games; e.g., FFIV, VI, or IX. They had charm, at ... : pgharavi
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    They could remake FFVI in modern visuals and I would be stupid happy. Though I wouldn't want any voice a... : one random winner
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      That would be the greatest thing ever. : pgharavi
      • Signed! : Volatus32x
    • I've always felt this would be a super smart move. : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • I have really been pining for some old-school RPG's like that. I would like to see a developer like Sque... : tw3kr
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  I'm surprised stuff like actual impact of conversation decisions and the fact that there are 9 endings ar... : cetra00
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    XIII-2 has 9 endings?? : Volatus32x
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      Yes, that was a key point SE made about the game. For the first time there are multiple endings and choi... : cetra00
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        So they finally decided to integrate that bit from Chrono Trigger. : one random winner
        • I guess, time travel and multiple endings... : Volatus32x
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          It's actually pretty similar. You can cut off the game early with some endings like in Chrono Trigger. ... : cetra00
          • From what I can gather there are only two endings available from the off, and one of them's the "real" en... : fuzzydevil
      • The other endings are fun, but the first ending is the canonical one. : Garnett Lee
  • Good points, cetra. To be honest, I usually found the dialogue choices pretty forgettable. Most of th... : SporkyReeve
• Bummer. FF1 through FFX are some of the best games I can remember playing. FFX was like a piece of ar... : Freon
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  I wish I had a working PS3. This is the first FF game in 15 years I haven't been able to get on launch da... : Vincent Grayson
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    No 360, either? :( : dpgagnon
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      Nah, I got rid of my 360 some time ago when I realized there wasn't a single upcoming exclusive I had any... : Vincent Grayson
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        You really need to get yourself a new one. I would go crazy if I didn't have my PS3 or 360. : dpgagnon
        • I'm moving in 4 months, so I'm planning on just waiting until then. It'll be one less thing to ship, and ... : Vincent Grayson
• Honestly I enjoyed FFXIII except for the ultra slow start. The plot was stupid as hell of course but I ex... : Zek
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  I'm glad they addressed some of the gameplay junk, but I simply won't waste time playing another RPG when... : jayacheess
  • Oh, and this game is at about 80% on aggregate sites, yet Famitsu in Japan gave it perfect 10's. When thi... : jayacheess
• the demo for this was pretty fun. at first the grouping and monsters and skills are confusing as hell. ... : radula
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  there are only 2 party characters for the whole game? : jrsX
  • You can add monsters to your party like Pokemon or something. And I think Lightning is a DLC. Honestl... : azshack
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  Is Steve not allowed to post articles? : RuffasBluetain
  • Ha ha, no, I can post just fine. When it comes to feature content like reviews, the article always goes t... : SporkyReeve
• Bring back the Final Fantasy Legend series to iOS!!! And also, a proper HD port of Final Fantasy 7 to th... : matrixneo42