A Tale of Two Time Travelers
HIGH The beautiful metropolis Academia.
LOW "To Be Continued..."
WTF Why is Noel wearing parachute pants?
LOW "To Be Continued..."
WTF Why is Noel wearing parachute pants?
At this point, there's nothing I can say about Final Fantasy XII
that hasn't already been discussed at length by players far more
knowledgeable about the series than I am. For me, it was linear,
lifeless, and had a ridiculous story told with unlikeable characters. In
fact, the game was awful to the point that I couldn't even finish it,
which was a special insult considering the number of bad role-playing
games I've been able to suffer through. (I'm looking at you, Dragon Age II)
Above all else, the game showed that the way to save the Japanese
role-playing game (JRPG) wasn't to suck out most of its content, leaving
a crumpled shell in its place.
The biggest step taken by Square Enix to overcome the mistakes of FFXIII
was to go back to the tried and true format of past titles in the
franchise. For example, towns offering sidequests (a hallmark of the
genre) return virtually unchanged, complete with people incapable of
solving their own problems. I went through the entire game without doing
a single one of these help-outs since I'm generally a critical path
player, but although this template may be uninspired, it's at the very
least reliable. The shift also makes Final Fantasy XIII-2's world feel more alive.
's world feel more alive.