I have been a final fantasy fan since Final Fantasy 7, actually Final Fantasy was the game that introduced me to the RPG Genre. Now Square-Enix have released the next installment of arguably the greatest series ever made. Many mixed reviews as you can see in metacritics, you see scores from 100s to 80s to 70s. This is what I think: So far I have played the game for 6 hours, yes it is linear like they say. Any final fantasy fan will probably be angry at first (that there is limited exploration) but then the game will grow on you. Reviews say the game opens up when you have passed 20 hours. So i'll be back in this thread updating with news. Oh yeah don't get the game on xbox 360, the PS3 one runs with 1080p. (The graphics are much better) The game will be released officially March 09, 2010 but i'm sure you will find some stores (like i did) who broke the street date. Anybody else played the game?
I haven't played the game but I've seen some gameplay. ...I wish they finally improved on the skin and texture department. D: Their characters still look like dolls. Unlike Capcom/Namco skin where you can see pores and all. So pretty. But it was a visualgasm I swear. The graphics was a beautiful explosion of color and sights. The chocobo theme has lyrics now. XD The plot... Is interesting. Square-Enix has broke down much of their conventions and are trying to reinvent themselves plot/concept wise it seems. You'll find many of their stock characters portrayed in very interesting... ways.
I like the online version better myself i used to love the turn based but id rather God of war of prince of persia b4 i FF solo platform again.
Final Fantasy VII is what got me in to playing RPGs too =D what a great game, i still haven't completed it XD, i only completed Final Fantasy X. Dam i got Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox360 D=