[quote name='keithp']So I've been playing FF XIII since I got it with the Reward Zone deal last week.
Good god, is it one boring game! Move forward, hit "A" to get past a fight, watch cutscene. And repeat. No strategy to the fights. No difficulty to the enemies, even the bosses so far. Paradigm shifts? I don't see the big advantage to how revolutionary this gameplay advance supposedly is.
Now, I'm only on Chapter 4, mind you, and I know that in Chapter 10 it supposedly opens up, but I honestly don't know if I'll make it that far. The story is pretty good, but Vanille and Hope make me want to take a .38 special to my TV screen whenever they're on. Hope because he's so emo and a pussy, and Vanille because she's so stupid, and squeals too much. And runs like an girl, all exaggerated and arms flailing, you know what I mean.
My fear is I'll sink 40 hours in and get to Chapter 10 or 11 and still be disappointed.
I do like the story though. And the graphics...oooh, pret-ty!....
I also read it's the best-selling Final Fantasy, so I'm depressed on top of it all, because it probably means more dumbed-down FF games in the future.
So does it get appreciably better in Chapter 10, or will the bad taste in my mouth have destroyed any chance I would've had of enjoying this game?[/QUOTE]
I got to Chapter 12 and just gave up. It was boring, battle system was a step backwards IMO not offering you full control over your party. Granted it was to stream line the battle system and what not but I felt it hampered it and made battles more reliant on luck(hoping your two AI controlled players pull through in time with their abilities).