[quote name='Thrinn']The available DLC also includes new gear, additional enemies for the coliseum battles, playable characters, and scenarios. Here's a
list.
And didn't core game have a rather abrupt end? I remember hearing some complaints that the story felt a bit incomplete because of that. There were some that were worried that the DLC might necessary to tie up the storyline a bit better, but don't know exactly how that ended up playing out.[/QUOTE]
My big gripe w/ FF13-2 is that the whole game seems to built around nickel and diming you for more content. The largest of these sins is the fact that Square appears to have withheld the ending. I recall many outcries when Square and players discovered the end of the game wasn't the end, and that Square would eventually release episodes that fill out the rest of the main story.
That's just flat-out crazy; I agree with other posters -- I will never support games that force me to buy on top of the game to understand the main story. This is why I wait for complete editions; if one never comes out, then I'm fine not playing that game. It's not as if there aren't plenty of other AAA titles to play.
Was very happy to see Arkham City for GOTY - will definitely pick that up. Waiting for Mass Effect 3 to get a complete edition. If Square ever wants my money on a FF13-2, they'll go back and release a complete version; I do hope they rethink that approach with the inevitable FF13-3 ... though I wouldn't bet on it.
I never got into FF13 and - I don't want to start a pissing contest on the FF series - all I want to say is that I found FF13 really pretty to look at but substantively lacking in heart. May be it was the deadpan delivery or the overwrought script. It just feels like the advancements in western RPGs are now making JRPG storytelling feel silly and amateurish in comparison. While I grew up on JRPGs, my pallet has matured and I just expect more now. JRPGs seem to be stuck in time; sure, the visuals grew up but the rest of it is still just meh. And when JRPGs try to go mature, they instead teeter on the perverse and kinky instead of what we see in games like Mass Effect or any of the Rockstar titles.
FF13-2 was better but still a far cry from where Square needs to get. Games like Hitman and Tomb Raider, however, seem to be headed down a darn good path. I'm much more excited for these games than anything FF anymore.
