=O, What's going on all of a sudden!
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Lightning Returns Review Thread
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=O, What's going on all of a sudden!
you could have just said "Yes that is my idea of optimism" since you share his love of "comparing" to games you havent played
PshycoNinja
Member
So.... where did SE get that quote from? Did they make it up? I need links people.
It's from Richard "Why doesn't Hideki Kamiya like Steam?" Eisenbeis's import preview of the game, and even then it's out of context.
Kotaku East said:
boredandlazy
Member
What I half-expected was to see almost all of the western media shitting on this game from a great height, and that really hasn't happened. They're not lavishing it with praise either of course, but I expected far worse.
Glass Rebel
Member
Selective quoting in VG marketing is hilarious.
Ganondorfo
Junior Member
I am going to buy this game in 2016 when it's very cheap and then I will never play it. Because its Final Fantasy I need to have it in my collection, I will put it next to Dirge of Cerberus in my closet of shame. The good news is, Lightning is done and we can go back to anticipate Final Fantasy like the in the old days untill 12.
PshycoNinja
Member
I see. I know this is standard with VG Marketing but.... it rubs me the wrong way.
MuddyDonut
Member
Sounds like fun, will get it at bargain bin price.
dark_chris
Member
Such a shame too cause this game (or trilogy for that matter) had such amazing and great promise (especially in terms of lore) but S-E definitely fucked this up.
If it was executed properly, it woulda been a great trilogy with each person looking forward to the sequels rather than groaning.
Besides this, Ive liked how Snow has changed over the course of three games.
If it was executed properly, it woulda been a great trilogy with each person looking forward to the sequels rather than groaning.
Besides this, Ive liked how Snow has changed over the course of three games.
Holey rusted metal batman!
birthbysleep
Member
So what's next...X-3 or another XIII spinoff featuring another character? After all, the recent marketing of the game has only been saying this is the end of Lightning's story.
I don't think they'd make another game in the series without Lightning in it.
Caffeine
Member
the only jrpgs i haven't played this gen was xenoblade chronicles, the last story, and any game that wasn't localized from japan.
The guy is way too lenient.
Really?
Hope Returns: Final Fantasy XIII-4
Snow and Serah: Relationship Fantasy XIII-5
Sazh: Chocoboogie All Night!
Vanille & Fang's Mini-Games Down Under
And there'll be a "Trilogy of the Generation" bundle which has the three XIII games bundled together with lots of positive quotes from Perfo on the back.
Within this XIII sub series? No, they probably wouldn't.
Shmuely Bully
Member
Sazh deserves his own game dangit! It's the least they could do for making him the weakest character.
Haters gonna hate.
Ehf Sazh.
badcrumble
Member
He's not particularly weak in the first game - he's one of the better characters at buffing your party, IIRC, plus there's that trick whereby you use his Blitz move to pump out crazy amounts of damage against a single target.
Pollux
Member
Hypereides
Member
Wouldn't surprise me if SquareEnix still persued a Lightning Returns 2 despite the very average rating for whatever reason.
I remember the days when such a score would be unheard of in conjuction with a Final Fantasy title. But hey, yet here we are.
I remember the days when such a score would be unheard of in conjuction with a Final Fantasy title. But hey, yet here we are.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Want! I wish sooo much that Fang played a bigger role in this whole thing...
Oh man, I pray that SE is ready to move on for good from this shitty universe. This trilogy has really dampened my excitement for the entire Final Fantasy brand.
To be fair it's possible to be by far the best of a trilogy and totally not worth it.
That said, yes this is very out of context.
DarkLordMalik
Member
The trailer was a very desperate attempt by SE, no doubt about it. Even in the most anticipated games list, there were some unknown blogs listed there. Had no idea about more than half of them.
Ah well, at least the retro retelling of the story was good effort.
Ah well, at least the retro retelling of the story was good effort.
Caffeine
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Asha's balls in my throat?
Eurogamer's review reads so good. People looking for positive reasons to play this game should definitely read through the entire Eurogamer review.
theprodigy
Member
score's at 67 now, somehow
....how many points above Dungeon Keeper or whatever it's called is that
....how many points above Dungeon Keeper or whatever it's called is that
what the hell?
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
20. That game is sub-50, rightfully so.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
If it sells, sure. But I doubt it. They're not going to market the heck out of it saying "this is the end" and then come out with "Lightning Returns Again!"
PshycoNinja
Member
Alright guys looks like this will be Perfo's avatar until the end of March 13th.
Mods or Perfo, you know what to do. Time to change the avatar and post so we can all see it's glory.
scytheavatar
Member
Do you guys think there's a chance of Bravely Default outselling Lightning Returns in the US? The former is #4 on amazon.com ATM while LR is #8. What message do you think that'll send to Square-Enix if that happens?
WrenchNinja
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PshycoNinja
Member
Do me the favor and resize it appropriately
Can someone help us with this? Pretty please? :]
Highly doubt it. Some places I've walked into aren't even stocking Bravely Default.
theprodigy
Member
archnemesis
Member
I wouldn't be surprised if it sold better. It's 40% off and people are excited for the new DLC.
The Last of Us is ranked higher than LR because it was recently on sale and was posted on slickdeals.
It had the hot fire icon, so that meant lots of people were buying it.
