Kibble wrote:Assassin's Creed 2 is on sale at Best Buy for $30 right now...
So is FF13 open world the majority of the game after the beginning? I got bored with X and never finished it and I think the linear game style had a lot to do with it...
Here's a question, would one be better off just skipping FF13 and going with Dragon Age instead?
Here's the facts, you can decide for yourself.
FF13-The open world aspects of FF13 occur approximately 22-25 hours into the game. They are there however.
-FF13 is very story driven, that being the case...
-The first 8 Chapters, or the first 18 Hours dictate your teams and slowly bring in the game elements (this is kind of necessary as there's potentially a lot to digest)
-This may be, graphically speaking, the best game ever. It's amazing. Seriously. The difference between in-game and cut-scene is nearly indecipherable.
-Grinding is not necessary or really possible until either Chapter 11 or post game.
-Combat for a RPG is unlike anything you've played except perhaps Magna Carta (poopy game). FF13 takes the Magna Carta system and perfects it (read: makes it fun).
-Voice Acting is superb.
-The Bad: There's nothing bad to say except that you choices are somewhat limited in the game. People make a big deal over it, but it is there and it's not as big a deal as some will say. All the women are skinny and malnourished.
-The Good: Having a chicken in your afro. Shiva. Combat...god the combat is great. It will take 4 chapters to open it up, but it's good. The story, it's really all about experiencing the story.
Dragon Age-Think typical DnD.
-The game is semi-linear. You have 4 big tasks to accomplish then three follow-up tasks. Order doesn’t really matter.
-Role Play is excellent. Your choices matter. They matter frequently.
-Party Characters are interesting and develop well.
-Unfortunately, your character is an emotionless lump who just throws out the important choices you do make.
-There is an open world, kind of. You can do things in any order, but the open world is more like a Mall. Large, but you go from store to store and never mind the in-between.
-You will have to spend $21 on DLC to fully enjoy the game.
-The very good: The characters and the script, both great. I hated Alistar at first but grew to love him. Leliana and the rest are incredible. The story is actually quite good. The things you are told have relevance. It’s not always cliché DnD either. “Wooo Mages are bad…wooo” Bloodbath ensues due to Mages…”Hrm, maybe those stogy guys who said Mages were bad were correct.”
-The two main points of “Bad”: The graphics. Fights and character faces will look really bad at times. The fights are so poorly animated it’s sad. You can tell it’s a computer game essentially. Character models will look constipated when they aren’t looking retarded. Combat…I always felt it was “Cheaty”. Your party is retarded…re…tarded. I know that you can set Tactics to regulate their behavior, but you have to tend to them like 3rd graders because the archer will stand next to the Ogre, the mage will cast the least useful thing and Alistar will probably stab himself. I call it Cheaty because combat eventually became: “Hold Party back, Sneak up on enemy, Cast Blizzard, Cast Tempest, Wait, Cast Trap, Release Party, Melee, Clean up, xN (where N is equal to 50,000). No other strategy was necessary. :/ Also, there are times when combat is maddening. I turned the difficulty down on a few occasions.
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