[Yoshichan]

30-40 hours? HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Derrick01]

You can beat the story in 30-40 hours.

Ok that seems reasonable. Add in all the extra stuff and it seems about normal for a FF.

Most of the reasons why FFXIII was on 3 discs was because of the FMV. The reason why this is 1 disc is because they did away with the FMV and made almost all of the cutscenes in-engine.

Ah I see SE's finally seen the light in that regard. Better late than never lol.

I guess I'll be preordering from Amazon for the boss. I had gamestop credit but ohhhh welll.

[Paches-EJ-]

Really though, how good is it? I got halfway through FF13, and apparently quit right before it got good, I never made it to Pulse.

There is your issue. I mean if you didn't like it enough to continue then don't play it by all means, but once you get to Pulse that is when it becomes a more traditional FF in that you can begin doing lots of side mission stuff and get crazy weapons.

[Kagari]

Really though, how good is it? I got halfway through FF13, and apparently quit right before it got good, I never made it to Pulse.

I didn't bother watching it, lol.
I wanted to play the game since there was a time limit...

Ok that seems reasonable. Add in all the extra stuff and it seems about normal for a FF. Ah I see SE's finally seen the light in that regard. Better late than never lol. I guess I'll be preordering from Amazon for the boss. I had gamestop credit but ohhhh welll.

There's still CG scenes. They looked just as sharp as they did on FFXIII PS3, so you can look forward to those.

[burgerdog]

Ah I see SE's finally seen the light in that regard. Better late than never lol.

SE see the light?Nah, they're called DVDs.

[brandonh83]

A Final Fantasy game that takes over 30 hours? NO WAI!!!! :p

Seriously, people are shocked? 30-40 hours is about par for the course. Sometimes it's even shorter. I think FFX is possible at around 20 hours.

Oh, and apparently FFIX is doable in, wasn't it 12 hours to get that sword or something?

[RyougaSaotome]

I'll be grabbing this day one, so I'll be sure to chime in with my thoughts once I get a few hours in.

Awesome OT by the way. Really pro stuff.

[jackdoe]

I think this game is screaming for me to get it a couple months after launch. That way, I get the game for cheaper AND there will be a rather nice selection of DLC costumes to replace the shit default costumes that the characters have.

[Kagari]

I'll be grabbing this day one, so I'll be sure to chime in with my thoughts once I get a few hours in. Awesome OT by the way. Really pro stuff.

Thanks :)
I'll have it on day 2... due to shipping time.

[Snapshot King]

There is your issue. I mean if you didn't like it enough to continue then don't play it by all means, but once you get to Pulse that is when it becomes a more traditional FF in that you can begin doing lots of side mission stuff and get crazy weapons.

Can you blame me though? I played for 34 hours, more than twice as long as most games, and people were still telling me that I just had a little while to go before the good part. I couldn't handle it.

[ULTROS!]

No avatars Kagari? :(

[Yoshichan]

I'm playing Diablo 3, Starcraft 2 and WoW at the same time... and I still can't make time pass quick enough! I NEED THIS GAME!!!

[Nora Kisaragi]

No avatars Kagari? :(

you should've made a bet, lol.

I'm playing Diablo 3, Starcraft 2 and WoW at the same time... and I still can't make time pass quick enough! I NEED THIS GAME!!!

diablo 3 was released? WHUT?

[Paches-EJ-]

Can you blame me though? I played for 34 hours, more than twice as long as most games, and people were still telling me that I just had a little while to go before the good part. I couldn't handle it.

34 hours seems a bit excessive, but if that is how long it took you then I guess I can't blame you. Most people claim it takes them somewhere around 20 hours for what it's worth.

[RatskyWatsky]

I'm super excited for this. Come on January!

[Yoshichan]

diablo 3 was released? WHUT?

Beta, obviously :p

[Kagari]

No avatars Kagari? :(

Making some.

[The Praiseworthy]

Can't believe two years has passed already and we are getting FFXIII-2 in few days / weeks only.... Veeeeery excited and I know this will be a huge blast for me :D

[demosthenes]

Next year can't come soon enough!

[Yoshichan]

Next year can't come soon enough!

Oh wow... that's a huge reminder for me :(

[SOLDIER]

I can't wait to read everyone calling this the best Final Fantasy ever, then wait four weeks later when they call it the worst Final Fantasy ever.

[FateBreaker]

I can't believe how good this is looking. I will be getting it. Nice OP, Kagari.

[demosthenes]

Oh wow... that's a huge reminder for me :(

Can't wait for your eventual "guys, this game really isn't that great" posts.

Stop hyping yourself up so much.

[Rollo Tomasi]

So Serah and Noel are the only characters you have in your party for most of the game? No other party members? At all?

[Yoshichan]

Can't wait for your eventual "guys, this game really isn't that great" posts. Stop hyping yourself up so much.

Wait, you do realize I'm one of those few (7-8?) people on GAF that absolutely loved FFXIII, right? Why the fuck would I not be hyped to death when it seems to improve upon almost everything from XIII?

[MooMoo]

The thread title should totally be Final Fantasy XIII-2 |OT| Yoshichan will be disappointed. :P

Anyways, thread subscribed and the work done on the OT is freaking awesome!

[demosthenes]

Wait, you do realize I'm the only one with a few 5-6 other people on NeoGAF that absolutely loved FFXIII, right? Why the fuck would I not be hyped to death, it seems to improve upon almost everything.

I didn't love it but I enjoyed it, and I just remember your Dark Souls posts really well :P

[Mik2121]

I like the colors on the OP, but the fact that all the text is on images, renders it impossible to search using Ctrl+F :/

Also, it breaks when watching on an iPhone :(

[Kagari]

So Serah and Noel are the only characters you have in your party for most of the game? No other party members? At all?

Other characters like Snow appear as temporary guests that you can't control or upgrade... similar to Larsa in FFXII.

Main party is Noel/Serah/Monster Ally.

I like the colors on the OP, but the fact that all the text is on images, renders it impossible to search using Ctrl+F :/

I will be linking a text only version.

[Yoshichan]

I didn't love it but I enjoyed it, and I just remember your Dark Souls posts really well :P

Yes, Dark Souls was a huge disappointment and that had nothing to do with expectations (later parts of the game was simply put 3/10, and that couldn't be changed with lowered hype of the game). And this has nothing to do with this thread, so mind your own business :)

[Kagari]

Text only version of the OP... and also added to the OP: http://www.novacrystallis.com/XIII-2/OT/XIII-2_OT.txt

[Nora Kisaragi]

Yes, Dark Souls was a huge disappointment and that had nothing to do with expectations

Oh Yoshichan...

edit: lol. payback is fun.

[Yoshichan]

Really though, how good is it? I got halfway through FF13, and apparently quit right before it got good, I never made it to Pulse.

If you hated it, you're never going to like FFXIII - even if you make it to Pulse.

Oh Yoshichan...

Stop it.

[The Xtortionist]

Trainwreck or not, I'll be there day one.

it's FF baby!

please redeem yourselves, Square

[Paches-EJ-]

Trainwreck or not, I'll be there day one. it's FF baby! please redeem yourselves, Square

They only come so often, you just have to get it!

[The Xtortionist]

They only come so often

Yeah, every two years now!

c wut i did thar

[TomcatTheLion]

Lovely OP Kagari! :)

I can't wait to have this game in my hands next month.

[sixteen-bit]

got my chinese copy locked in at playasia. looking forward to joining you guys next month.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I'm unbelievably hyped for this game. Waiting for another month and a half sucks, but it's a very fast turn around compared to the past, so there's that. It still feels weird that the game is almost out, honestly.

[Shadow Red]

So I've been spoiling myself by watching the latest trailers? How lovely.

[Synless]

It has no references to dressing up behemoths, so I disagree.

Yeah, but it has the best chance of having an even better subtitle if the game doesn't deliver.

[Digital-Hero]

Pretty epic OT, Kagari.

[sleepykyo]

Amazing op.

[Deadly Cyclone]

In game cutscenes take up a lot less space.

Wait, so does this mean I can consider the Xbox version this time? Will the PS3 version still be miles ahead in looks?

[Reveirg]

Great OT! Can't wait for importers' impressions of the game.

Listened to the new OST samples, I'm really happy they dropped the "lalala" from Yeul's Theme for a new lyrics track. The singer was really off-key on the original... voice is great on the new.

[Gamer @ Heart]

I really enjoyed the first one. I was actually kind of glad it wasnt a FF12 life encompassing RPG where i finally have to force myself to beat it at the 90 hour mark or risk getting tired of it and never beating it at all.

It was a streamlined, polished, roller coaster which is exactly what i needed after so many wrpg with 'choices'

[Kagari]

Wait, so does this mean I can consider the Xbox version this time? Will the PS3 version still be miles ahead in looks?

If you have the choice... PS3 version has the same specs as XIII did.

[Seda]

Please let Caius be a better villain than those in FFXIII. That was my biggest gripe with the first game.

[Rpgmonkey]

Can't wait for this. It's much closer than the actual FFXIII is at being what I expected FFXIII, and my first Final Fantasy experience on new hardware to be like.

I've unintentionally passed over a lot of spoilers and info, so I'm just going to keep it that way and save some surprises.

[burgerdog]

If you have the choice, yes. PS3 version has the same specs as XIII did.

So it still has 1080p upscale? Sweet.