Zubis said: Graphically the art direction is genuinely good, but at some points it's got PS2 era textures.
Storyline wise it's an epic train wreck. There are so many references to God etc that it reminds me of Xenogear's ham fisted approach to religion.
shooter_mcgavin said: I have been revisiting the reviews of previous FFXIII games and it shocks me how relativley high review scores were compared to the overall and established perception of the game by the fans and the journalists. What's funny about these scores is that despite them being so high how come the same publications now bashes FFXIII even the same sites giving 8.0+ ranked it as part of the "dissapoitning lists". Now I understand there are many types of reviewers and that the ones on podcasts might not be the ones that reviewed the game. Problem is in sites like gametrailers I do not recall anyone from that crew that actually had nice to things to say about FFXIII, so what happened to the reviewer? Did he or she just dissapear never to be seen again?
shooter_mcgavin said: I kind of feel Lightning will be around the FF conciousness for a very long time. Square-Enix pretty much spent the entire generation telling us she's the coolest character in the franchise and best Female potagonist in the series ever. Plus we know Lightning is going to have a prominent role in KH3 :P
For Lightning, her story ends here in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, as this game is meant as a finale to this series. But we know that Lightning is an extremely popular character, even when compared to other Final Fantasy characters. So there is a possibility that Lightning would appear in other future Final Fantasy titles, not as a protagonist, but as a guest character.
Thirdtwin said: I'm not going to deny that Square pushes her harder than they really should... but apparently in Japan she really is the most popular FF female according to some internet poll, so ??? And while I know internet polls aren't scientific, maybe Square-Enix themselves don't know that.
Then the other question Lightning Returns sold on 400,000 units in Japan (thats 100,000 more than Vagrant Story which was seen by Japan as a dissapointment in terms of sales), so how many FF fans are really left after this generation?
Darth Howie said: Can someone just airlock Toriyama and his waifu already?
Motomu Toriyama, director for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, was in Singapore recently to promote the latest and last entry in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy. Siliconera stopped by the launch to catch up with Toriyama. .....The Final Fantasy XIII saga comes to a close with this game. But with that said, do you feel that this is absolutely the last tale youâ??ll ever tell within this universe, or do you think you might revisit it in the future? Will we ever see Lightning in a Final Fantasy title again? For Lightning, her story ends here in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, as this game is meant as a finale to this series. But we know that Lightning is an extremely popular character, even when compared to other Final Fantasy characters. So there is a possibility that Lightning would appear in other future Final Fantasy titles, not as a protagonist, but as a guest character.
