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I loved FF12 also. (still need to complete it though.) The character designs, setting, story, everything is amazing.

I don't mind FF13 being linear. I was disappointed with FFX at first when I found out about how linear it was, but thinking back to how much I enjoyed and still enjoy playing FFX, I no longer see it as a problem.

FF games have always been about the stories for me anyway despite how others view them. Even with the world maps in the classics, you were still driven on a linear path. Now it's just become more focused. It didn't hurt 10 and it shouldn't really hurt 13.

I've got FF12 and Oblivion for open world RPGness anyway.

The only thing I'd like Square to do now is get rid of Nomura. He's been given far too much control these days.

( Edited 05.03.2010 21:43 by wAyNe )

I've been reading a lot of mixed things about FF13 recently. Reviews have been average from some, saying the game doesn't get good until after 25 hours of play. But I'm trying to go in not expecting to be blown away and try to ignore everyone else and just have my own time with it and try and enjoy it.

I fully agree with you on the world map front too Wayne. In some cases, I do miss it. I miss having that freedom of flying around in the likes of FF7, 8 and 9 in your airship. Certain secrets could only be found on the world map too, which was great. But I didn't have many complaints about it being gone in FFX. Being able to pick the destination from a menu in the airship was perfectly fine for me. And you're right, to an extent, all FFs are linear, and I absolutely loved FFX.

Heh, this is kinda like the hub argument in Mario Galaxy 2.

As for the battle system, I haven't played much of FF12 to form an opinion on it, but what I will say is that FFX's turn based system was probably my favourite in the series. I am pleased there's been a bit of change in the FF series recently - that's always been the case in some form or another. But I have to say I would still be very happy if FFX's battle system returned in a future FF one day.

( Edited 05.03.2010 22:59 by Crocomire )

I didn't like 12, it felt like the game was playing itself, so I let it play itself and didn't touch it again gave it back to my friend.

Sweet, my Panasonic TV came today. Set it all up and it looks awesome. PS3 looks imense.

It's such a shame how the Wii looks a bit pants on it though, even with component cables. It's just not as smooth as my standard def TV. I might have to try and mess with the settings to see if I can get a nice picture but at the mo it's a big jagged on the edges of character models and such :/

But I'm glad it came just in time before FF13 gets here Can't wait to play it on my new TV.

ill post this in here

level name: The Forbidden Land: The Nostalgia of the Infinite
PSN: Jump_button

Second of a team ico level Inspired levels as well as the style and feeling of the games with my own.

as with the first it puzzles but this time they are colossus's around can you pass the the forbidden land alive?

- one player only sorry
- Two Colossus
- Ico style
- Better Torch and give away
- My own Characters
- Second of a team ico Inspired series of levels

Finished Heavy Rain today,

Yeah I was left thinking WTF too at the ending. I'll say no more, make a thread somebody.

Jump that looks excellent, I thought that was a new game pack for a second.

( Edited 08.03.2010 07:09 by Simez )

Resonance of Fate cant wait for this ps yeah that the guy that did Drake VO

why did all the RPG come out around the same time still playing ff13 want to get White Knight Chronicles Star Ocean but wanting Resonance of Fate first

Jump_button said:
ill post this in here

level name: The Forbidden Land: The Nostalgia of the Infinite
PSN: Jump_button

Second of a team ico level Inspired levels as well as the style and feeling of the games with my own.

as with the first it puzzles but this time they are colossus's around can you pass the the forbidden land alive?

- one player only sorry
- Two Colossus
- Ico style
- Better Torch and give away
- My own Characters
- Second of a team ico Inspired series of levels

That's a cool design for a level. I have purchesed a Jack Sparrow costume, so I am thinking of creating a POTC themed stage. I don't know what it would look like because I have never made a stage before.

Resonance of Fate I can't care about. As far as I'm concerned, it's Tri-Ace but it's not Star Ocean so it holds absolutely 0 face value or plot value for me.

Being Tri-Ace developed the chances of it being bad/incredibly average are rather high.

Going to America is the best thing ever for PS3 stuff. I came back with Metal Gear Solid 4, Valkyria Chronicles and the USA-exclusive (for now, anyhow, in the case of the former) God of War Collection and Afrika. All for about £90!

Now I just need to find time to play them...

Mason said:
Going to America is the best thing ever for PS3 stuff. I came back with Metal Gear Solid 4, Valkyria Chronicles and the USA-exclusive (for now, anyhow, in the case of the former) God of War Collection and Afrika. All for about �£90!

Now I just need to find time to play them...

£90?! That's insane!
I'm guessing it was a chunky ps3, still a good purchase.

No no, that's for the games. I already had a slim PS3 back here.

But considering those games would probably add up to about £40 - £50 for the two you can get here together, God of War Collection will likely be £20 - £30 and Afrika is never coming out...not too bad!

Mason are you getting God of War 3 this week?

Did anyone have any problems with Heavy Rain? It's frozen on me twice, the loading screens (with the close-ups) take forever to load, and the sound has messed up a few times too (on and off, or at one point, completely out of sync.)

Also the framerate suffered. (this only happened once but during an entire cutscene.)

I've only gotten to the first crime scene part with that was in the demo. I got it the same day as FFXIII and that has worked perfectly. Is the game really this buggy or am I just unlucky?

EDIT: I guess I'm not the only one.

( Edited 16.03.2010 08:56 by wAyNe )

I don't have the game, but I played the demo and even that froze on me.

Yeah it freezes, I turned off PSN and NEVER access XMB on loading screens, you're asking for trouble if you do.

Here's a quite interesting read on how Sucker Punch modelled the city in Infamous, plus a couple mind blowing facts.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27638/GDC_Infamous_Open_World_Trickery.php

I never noticed that before, but now it all makes sense. Good job Sucker Punch.

( Edited 16.03.2010 11:42 by siMes. Bison )

I have not had it freeze up on me and I have played it a few times. But I do sometimes tend to be lucky with not getting these things.

I only had some minor screen tearing around halfway through, that cleared up on the next scene. And I never did the update

Lyra said:
Resonance of Fate I can't care about. As far as I'm concerned, it's Tri-Ace but it's not Star Ocean so it holds absolutely 0 face value or plot value for me.

Being Tri-Ace developed the chances of it being bad/incredibly average are rather high.

I'm only holding out hope since it's published by SEGA. Otherwise I'd throw the game into the Tri-Ace hellfire

mage_mccloud said:
I'm only holding out hope since it's published by SEGA. Otherwise I'd throw the game into the Tri-Ace hellfire

wAyNe said:
Did anyone have any problems with Heavy Rain?

Not the I played it a lot (only played it through once), but I had the demo and that was fine for me. Maybe it runs better from the HDD than it does from the disc?

Yeah seeing as all the the data would be loaded and cached on the HDD or whatever the fuck I'm trying to say.

siMes. Bison said:
Mason are you getting God of War 3 this week?

Not this week, though I will eventually. I think I'm going to run through both 1 & 2 in HD before I go into 3, but at the same time I'm playing Metal Gear Solid 4 for the first time, so I'm not sure when I'll get round to it. I'm terrible, I've built up an all-new backlog within the last two weeks.

( Edited 16.03.2010 23:56 by Mason )

Damn you got awesome games ahead of you though. Wish I could get the experience of playing MGS4 for the first time again

Will replay after I finish FFXIII and GoW3.