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FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 |OT| Change the Future
- Thread starter Kagari
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UGH! This sounds like the dumbest DLC costume >.>
StunandStab
Member
Yeah, Square should know everyone would rather see Lightning in a swimsuit.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I want my "Snow in speedos" DLC 
Pyccko
Member
I want my "Snow in speedos" DLC
I demand a gimp suit for the moogle. MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE SQUARE
There seem to be a large amount of re-used enemies. Actually, I think every non-boss enemy that I saw from watching the streams for several hours was a carry-over from 13. I even saw Longuis :/
If we learned anything from FFXIII-2 it's that Square doesn't care about Lightning at all
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
The irony is... that would literally be MUST BUY, if only for the lulz.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
But... but... what about...If we learned anything from FFXIII-2 it's that Square doesn't care about Lightning at all
StunandStab
Member
If we learned anything from FFXIII-2 it's that Square doesn't care about Lightning at all
True.
I hope they're saving Lightning for a glorious return in a third game...
But... but... what about...
Don't remind me of that beautiful lithograph. I forgot about the deadline so I wasn't about to get it
Also, more people will be exposed to FFXIII-2 than Lightning specific media like the litho and the play arts. And since FFXIII-2 is not as Lightning filled as some would like, I wonder how that will affect sales. I mean, will good reception from Japan be enough to sway some people over?
StunandStab
Member
Don't remind me of that beautiful lithograph. I forgot about the deadline so I wasn't about to get it
Also, more people will be exposed to FFXIII-2 than Lightning specific media like the litho and the play arts. And since FFXIII-2 is not as Lightning filled as some would like, I wonder how that will affect sales. I mean, will good reception from Japan be enough to sway some people over?
Is there really a lack of Lightning for most of the game, or is it kind of like Metal Gear Solid 2? (i.e. you play as Raiden but Snake is still a very central character)
ZephyrFate
Banned
The point of FFXIII-2 is to be an ironic switch from one of the main goals of the first game, in fact almost a primary motivator for much of the game, to save Serah.
FFXIII-2 flips this around, making Lightning the person that must be saved. It's not so much that there's a lack of Lightning, because she's still the primary object of the plot; she's just not the main character.
FFXIII-2 flips this around, making Lightning the person that must be saved. It's not so much that there's a lack of Lightning, because she's still the primary object of the plot; she's just not the main character.
StunandStab
Member
Ah well, I love Lightning, but I think I'll still enjoy this game a lot anyway
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Why did no one tell me this?!
Well, we know that they didn't really save any expences in modelling that one gas station (which was shown briefly in one of the earliest gameplay clips) and all that you can find inside of it, and I'm assuming they didn't stop there, so there should probably at least be some shops you can enter. Would probably be a bit impossible for them to let you get inside every building in the city, seeing as even the one you start the game in is quite massive and that shouldn't be the only one of its kind.
Because it's been known and even shown in gameplay clips since.. E3, I think?Yoshichan said:
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
First of all, I've ignored all gameplay since E3. Also, it's not been "obvious" at all. Obvious is watching a clip of someone constantly jumping around (example: World of Warcraft). The small clips I've seen from FFXIII-2, I'm not seeing people jump around.
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
I don't know why people should expect to be able to enter in every building to begin with. That never happened in a Final Fantasy from what I recall. Still, maybe someone already finished the game so I'm going to guess wrong, but I think a couple of buildings can be visited here and there. Maybe the house of Serah, maybe the one of Lightning, maybe a bar ect.
Certainly, this is not Skyrim and should not be.
Certainly, this is not Skyrim and should not be.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Wait... what?
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Haha that confused the crap out of me, but it makes sense when I read the other quote XDAhem... wrong quote I guess
Sorry man!
Ah, that wasn't supposed to be taken so negatively. I just meant that they HAVE mentioned it a bunch of times and while it hasn't been super-obvious in trailers, there has been some jumping in them that was somewhat clearly not tied to particular spots in the map (but they haven't jumped around without a reason so it might've seemed like an automated action or a "press X here to jump there" kind of thing). You've probably just glossed over the sentences where it has been mentioned (they usually haven't made THAT big of a deal about it so it's mostly been a side sentence like "and here we can jump to reach this place") and just haven't paid attention to it in trailers since it's not something you expect out of a Final Fantasy game.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Watching アガスティアタワー on this one stream recording... No wonder you're lost, Kagari. This place sucks. I'd start disliking the art direction in that place if I were stuck there trying to figure it out. D:
Here's the only JP wiki I can find: http://ff12.jp/. Seems like it has アガスティアタワー for the time period
, specifically this page. I'm guessing that's the one you're talking about... so you're in
? Maybe you've probably figured it out by now, lol. Good luck.
Here's the only JP wiki I can find: http://ff12.jp/. Seems like it has アガスティアタワー for the time period
AF200
Chapter 4
Don't worry Perfo, I also liked FF 13's story (and the mythology) and I am sure plenty of other people who are lurking do too.
ANYWAY, the streaming remains a fascinating way of looking at this game. With no guides, people are just using trial and error and even the farthest streamer at 40 hours still only has
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ANYWAY, the streaming remains a fascinating way of looking at this game. With no guides, people are just using trial and error and even the farthest streamer at 40 hours still only has
95/160 fragments
Leta's just sucky.
Seriously, he's been grinding alot and has maxed most of the roles.
RPGCrazied
Member
End help of Final Fantasy XIII
Whats this poison strategy, I'm hearing about? Though I never used Vanillie, so I probably wouldn't be able to use her anyway.
Barthandules is pretty much a joke this time, but orphan is getting on my nerves. Sucks you have to do the first boss over if you turn the game off. ;/ I only seem to have trouble when his shadow orb is up doing all sorts of status debuffs. I have the accessory that helps with death. 2 of them on lighting. Cause last time I died from his Darea Isis move or whatever its called
Whats this poison strategy, I'm hearing about? Though I never used Vanillie, so I probably wouldn't be able to use her anyway.
Considering it appears I'm the only one that enjoyed XIII's story, I hope this sequel lives up to that
You are not alone, my friend...
SpaceBridge
Member
Dumb question, but whats the link to the stream.
Damon Bennet
Member
so are there any decent youtube summaries for FF13 if I want to jump in with ff13-2? is that an accepted thing to do?
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
It's in the game.
Med and Syn are your friends when he is using its shadow orb. I had all my party members as medics to get rid of the debuffs as fast as possible using esuna, then switch to synergists to rebuff my party quickly. You can also use dispelga to get rid of all the debuffs. It only costs one TP, and you should be able to recharge your TP gauge quickly if you're fairly aggressive in attacking.
ZephyrFate
Banned
Proof?
Seems fine to me, even with tons of crap on screen.
I found Xanadu but they won't let me in :<
Also, the solution to my problem was: ヒストリアルクロスへ戻り、AF200年のアガスティアタワーへ in case someone else gets stuck there.
RPGCrazied
Member
Beat XIII today! So ready for XIII-2 now. I'm thinking about that collectors guide too to go with my XIII-2 CE. Would look nice to go with the XIII CE guide I have now.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Leta's pretty entertaining, lol. Especially during the ending or when he sees enemies with large HP counts. During the credits he was shouting "TORIYAMAAAAAAA" over and over, lol, and not just because his name was written in the credits. That cracked me up.
But Teakdoc seems to know what he's doing... or he's using a Guide/Wiki. I don't know of anyone else who's streaming it. That third stream is new to me. Are they decent? Because both Leta and Teakdoc make mistakes that make their battles just @_@
Stuff seemed confusing to begin with. It doesn't help that the dungeon itself didn't seem engaging. Apparently streamers got stuck there for quite a while. :/
The OST is growing on me so fast, it does everything right!
-Dinamic music from exploring to battle? Check.
-Hamauzu-sama epic songs with latin chorus to appeal the onewingedangel-uematsu-loving crowd? Check.
-New music styles never before introduced into an FF? Check.
-Amazing credits song? Check.
-Chocobo heavy metal'd? Supercheck.
Even that lame rap boss battle theme sounds good!
-Dinamic music from exploring to battle? Check.
-Hamauzu-sama epic songs with latin chorus to appeal the onewingedangel-uematsu-loving crowd? Check.
-New music styles never before introduced into an FF? Check.
-Amazing credits song? Check.
-Chocobo heavy metal'd? Supercheck.
Even that lame rap boss battle theme sounds good!
ZephyrFate
Banned
Worlds Collide is seriously a good song. Even the rap grows on you. It's getting me into cheesy vocal songs in a way Persona never did.
Just received my LE OST and agree with Kagari to an extent about the packing. It really needed some thicker cardboard - similar to the one used for the ICO collection LE box. The individual packing for each disc is ridiculous as well - simply a pain in the ass to open and definitely not durable. Guess I'll be open it once to rip the CD and never do it again. On the plus side it certainly looks nice and the included booklet is one of the better booklets they're provided.
Still, a far cry from the amazing LE edition of the FF13 OST.
Still, a far cry from the amazing LE edition of the FF13 OST.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Did you beat it, or are pretty close to the end?
I'm on chapter 4... Academia 4XX.
But the story elements are getting more and more ridiculous... I don't know what to think now.
Also, my characters are over-leveled. Easy game is easy, and I'm not even playing on Easy Mode!