Poor FFXIV

[Corrderio]

8 was better than 7. and 9 was more than decent. at lest in my opinion

Need to agree with this. FF9 is the only game I enjoyed for what was released for FFs on PS1.

[chime85]

8 was better than 7. and 9 was more than decent. at lest in my opinion

Dont know myself. tbh I enjoyed 7 and 9 equally. 8 wasn't bad, dont get me wrong. Just felt like the weaker of the series on the ps1 (especially when the re-released the older titles in anthology and origins )

[Kaedan]

I liked FF13. It also sold over 6 million copies, so it didn't "suck" for a LOT of people... thus deserving of it's good reviews.

[zaviermhigo]

I liked FF13. It also sold over 6 million copies, so it didn't "suck" for a LOT of people... thus deserving of it's good reviews.

Just because a game sells 6 million titles does not make it good. I bought the game first week and I didn't like it, just because I bought it didn't make it a good game, it sold 6 million copies because it had "Final Fantasy" before it. I didn't call it the worst game ever, but they did cut out all the exploration until the last 20% of the game............(thats really all I can say)

[Kaedan]

Just because a game sells 6 million titles does not make it good. I bought the game first week and I didn't like it, just because I bought it didn't make it a good game, it sold 6 million copies because it had "Final Fantasy" before it. I didn't call it the worst game ever, but they did cut out all the exploration until the last 20% of the game............(thats really all I can say)

Sorry dude, crappy games don't sell 6 million copies.

Also, the "lack of exploration" argument is very, very weak. There's no exploration in the vast majority of the previous FF games either. You can "wander the world"... but it doesn't get you anywhere. It's either just a bunch of random encounters while you see the mountains, forests and deserts they used as filler, or you find the rare town/city that you're not supposed to go to yet and are locked out of all the content.

There is no exploration. The "world map" is just there to give you the illusion. What they did in FFXIII was essentially "zoom in" on the characters. So instead of having a 3rd person and "orbital" view, you just have 3rd person.

[zaviermhigo]

Sorry dude, crappy games don't sell 6 million copies.

Also, the "lack of exploration" argument is very, very weak. There's no exploration in the vast majority of the previous FF games either. You can "wander the world"... but it doesn't get you anywhere. It's either just a bunch of random encounters while you see the mountains, forests and deserts they used as filler, or you find the rare town/city that you're not supposed to go to yet and are locked out of all the content.

There is no exploration. The "world map" is just there to give you the illusion. What they did in FFXIII was essentially "zoom in" on the characters. So instead of having a 3rd person and "orbital" view, you just have 3rd person.

I beg to differ dude, in almost every other FF title you could go inside a town, you could walk across a map area and grind mobs anywhere, you usually chose to do it outside the dungeon you needed due to mob difficulty. In XIII they treated you like an idiot...this I'll say is because they didn't give you the whole battle system right away. I would of got the freaking battle system with the first mock fight, it wasn't that difficult. There was no backtracking in that game and the only npc you could talk to was a little floating sphere. You may disagree, but there are at least 20 forums on the internet that list these same problems, and sure there are 20 forums that list you're argument, I still honestly believe at least 3 million of those sells are just "new ff omg I played all the ffs, i'll buy this one". You may not feel like XIII was that crappy but honestly I don't want to pick up another FF title if they are going to deviate from what I previously liked, that is my problem, just like its your problem if you want to keep playing them.



And this is just personal, it differs from person to person, but I agree with the previous poster who talked about the characters, I did not get emotionally attached to any of these characters. Seriously Japan, I'm black and I am tired of the racist black guy with a fro, it was ok with DBZ back in the day, it is no longer ok. I'm also tired of Hope in general, I wanted him killed off (just my opinion again, I hated his whining about his stupid mom who let go, SHE LET GO, so should hope lol)

[Verecund]

Sorry dude, crappy games don't sell 6 million copies.

Just like crappy movies don't bring in millions of dollars.... unless they're made by Michael Bay.

[Clydey]

Sorry dude, crappy games don't sell 6 million copies.

Also, the "lack of exploration" argument is very, very weak. There's no exploration in the vast majority of the previous FF games either. You can "wander the world"... but it doesn't get you anywhere. It's either just a bunch of random encounters while you see the mountains, forests and deserts they used as filler, or you find the rare town/city that you're not supposed to go to yet and are locked out of all the content.

There is no exploration. The "world map" is just there to give you the illusion. What they did in FFXIII was essentially "zoom in" on the characters. So instead of having a 3rd person and "orbital" view, you just have 3rd person.

Did you even play previous games in the series? Look at Final Fantasy VIII. There was a lot to be gained from exploration, so you really are spouting nonsense.

And sales figures have nothing to do with how good a game is. After all, how can any of those 6 million buyers determine whether or not they like the game until they play it?

[Benediction]

Did you even play previous games in the series? Look at Final Fantasy VIII. There was a lot to be gained from exploration, so you really are spouting nonsense.

And sales figures have nothing to do with how good a game is. After all, how can any of those 6 million buyers determine whether or not they like the game until they play it?

That may be true for the first few thousand sales, but if those people like the game... they will spread the word; whether on blogs, reviews or just by word of mouth. So as more and more people like and buy the game, these people will recommend it to their friends and it just perpetuates itself until it becomes like the game of the year or something. That's why you still see a few games that have been out for a while but stand in the BEST SELLERS section of gamestop.

This is why the first week sales are so important (when it meets the expected demand) in determining whether the game is a success or not.

[Ostia]

Did you even play previous games in the series? Look at Final Fantasy VIII. There was a lot to be gained from exploration, so you really are spouting nonsense.

And sales figures have nothing to do with how good a game is. After all, how can any of those 6 million buyers determine whether or not they like the game until they play it?

I'm pretty sure somebody said this, but Final Fantasy, is a brand name, the name alone sells games(Like this crappy game for example) i bought the game just because it said Final Fantasy, why ? Because i own every single FF main FF tittle, also people tend to forget that the first FF title in a next gen console outsells any other tittle in that console(FF7,FFX,FFXIII)