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[LiQuid!]

Yeah, I took the pictures. Was it obvious?
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[VsPluckyDuck]

[LiQuid!]

Final Fantasy apologists are the ultimate apologists.
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[Solice Kirsk]

[Owozifa]

[Sethimothy]

Hope is a girl's name. And Hope in this game is a little bitch. How fitting! His balls DO drop at some point, right?

I don't know why people complained about Vanille's voice acting, I thought it fit her pretty well.

Snow is the ultimate douchebag. It's like Locke Cole had a gay love child with a WWF Wrestler, or something. "HEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

I'm only at Chapter 5 though so I really can't say much.

[Owozifa]

I got liking people more around Chapter 7.

A lot of people have been saying similar things.
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[randar23rhenn]

finally got a hold of it (amazon!!!!!!! [read in KAAAAAHHHHHHHHHNNNN voice])

i really like it so far. it is ridiculously linear, but so far i like the speed of the battle system and story. now if only there were towns to explore
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Thanks to Sabo for the sig

[Aurian]

Hope is seriously creepy in Chapter 5 with that knife...

Currently in Chapter 6, with little miss perky again. Damn, she runs funny. Fiance: "Why do women always run funny in RPGs?"

[VsPluckyDuck]

[Omegarage]

[Wein Cruz]

I made it to Gran Pulse, maxed out all my characters' primary three Crystarium roles and completed missions 1 through 17. I'll admit that this game does feel like it's missing something that FFs 6-9 in particular had, but I'm still enjoying it a lot, especially at this point now that the world's opened up.

The overall story has been pretty darn good, mainly the earlier "Thirteen Days" part, although I agree about the lack of memorable villains. Heck, "lacking memorable villains" might be an understatement, as every single villain so far (aside from maybe Barthandelus) has been completely throw-away, and never struck any sort of cord with me the way most RPG villains do. Fortunately, I pretty much came to like all the main characters in this game (except possibly Fang, who I'm mostly indifferent toward). Snow and Hope were the first to leave a positive impression on me, mainly because of their drama throughout the pre-Gran Pulse part of the game, and thankfully Snow is one of the more interesting, charismatic heroes in a FF game in a while. Not since Zidane could I say that about a male FF character. Surprisingly, I actually hated Lightning at first. Seriously, could she not go a single cutscene without beating the living daylights out of one of her teammates? Fortunately, she eventually dropped most of her angst and grew on me. I found Sazh and Vanille to be mostly boring at first--Sazh due to his personality traits being a little too ordinary compared to the more standout personalities of the rest of the cast, and Vanille, due to her relentless cheerfulness going on for no adequately explored reason at the time. By chapters 8-9, they got the development they desperately needed and it was easier to connect with them.

I love the battle system in this game, I definitely think it's one of--if not THE--best battle system in the series. Using Paradigm Shifts to adjust to the enemies' various fighting styles is pretty addictive, and once you get used to using the right skills for the right enemy placements, it's pretty easy to get 5 stars on most battles. I just wish they gave you a better bonus for getting 5 stars, such as maybe getting more Crystogen Points.

Graphically, the game is amazing, but that's not surprising since this is a FF game, and I love the soundtrack for this game. My two favorite themes are the vocal theme playing in the forest where you're controlling Sazh and Vanille (forgot which Chapter) and that kicka$$ heavy metal theme that plays during several parts when you're controlling Snow.

Overall, I dont think this game'll go down as one of my favorite FFs, but I'm definitely enjoying it. And if anyone knows how many missions I can do before going to Oerba Village, I'd greatly appreciate it.
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[LiQuid!]

Thanks for the info!
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[RagePirate]

Ugh, I feel like this game just got ruined for me thanks to that glowing praise from Wein...that or Idin's sig. Either way, I assume this game is not as good as Fallout 3, which currently rules me. So yeah...pass until it's cheap.

[Omegarage]

It's actually a pretty fun game. I got all the way to the final boss, got raped repeatedly, cried, and decided to go grind some more.

I got frustrated enough to take a break from FFXIII for 10 hours. I beat God of War III in that time.

Do NOT play it if you've been playing Fallout 3. Going from all that brown and gray to actual colors will cause your eyes to explode.
*Side note, also do not play Tekken 6. The glare from white t-shirts will also cause devestation to your eyes.
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"The teen passed out during the ceremony and the town decided to drown the cow."

[Solice Kirsk]

May I be the first to say that I am proud that Wein is playing a game that was released in this year.


I'm not though, I'm playing FF IX. Its still my favorite.
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"True to the bullet pith on the enclose, Rocksmith allows you to beat the drum for legitimate hither any electric guitar into the proprietary USB chain that comes with the encounter..." - NEERGENCE, 12/02/2011

[Wein Cruz]

Well, I beat FFXIII last night. =) Really good game, and the final boss was a pain in the a## to defeat, until I adjusted my strategy that is. I realized that I spent most of the game neglecting my buff/debuff spells, even though those ended up making all the difference in fighting the final boss. It turned an impossible fight into one that only took me about 2 minutes to finish. Synergist/Saboteur FTW!

And it's funny that this is probably the quickest I've ever beaten a FF game (I've only had the game for about a month), even though it's not one of my favs in the series. Anyway, I plan on playing the post-game and finishing the rest of the missions, then it's on to Final Fantasy X-2 and Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories. =)
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[Idin Leis]

[LiQuid!]

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