Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(41 customer reviews) 22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Much better than I anticipated!,
February 3, 2012 Learned Hand - See all my reviews
= Fun: Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Video Game)
Before I go into my review, I am making it known that I have yet to finish the game. As I continue playing, I will update this review so my opinion will be accurate.
Opening the case: The first thing I noticed was that this game was contained on a single disc. This was interesting to me considering that the previous game was on three discs. As other reviews may have mentioned, this was because this game was made with the Xbox working smarter, not harder. I thought however that this might come at a price - shorter sequences or shoddier quality. I'll discuss this more later on.
Storyline: Without going into too much detail,I believe the storyline in this game is much better than of XIII. XIII did not have a poor storyline but at times it felt as if I was being bogged down with inane details. In addition, I found myself wondering what was going on when I took extended breaks from the game. XIII-2 remedied this in two ways - a storyline which (for the moment) is...Read more
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Had low expectations, but am beyond pleased,
February 5, 2012 Lucky (AZ) - See all my reviews
= Fun: This review is from: Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Video Game)
I am a long time FF fan, and have been playing since FF1 in the 80's. I was very disappointed with FF13 for several reasons, which have been repeated a thousand times, so this will not be "1001"-
FF13-2 is awesome. this is the game I thought I was buying when I ordered FF13. I love everything about the system, the cinematics, everything. The addition of the "God of War" style cinematic action is awesome, and not nearly as "throw your controller through the wall" frustrating as GoW(particularly the final sequence with Zeus in GoW2). Instead, the cinematic action adds to the game in a positive way. I would also note I am a fan of long hours of grinding to make the bosses that much easier and to crush the opposition with ease... This game not only makes the grinding enjoyable, I hardly noticed the grind at all even when walking around for random encounters for that specific purpose.
I cannot recommend this game highly enough. It is terrific. I only wish it...Read more
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A Step in the right direction... With a step back...,
February 15, 2012 Dexter E. Davis (Martinsville, VA) - See all my reviews
= Fun:
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Video Game)
Just a quick review. I have completed the game, and almost all of the side-quests. I also completely finished XIII and quite a few other games in the FF series.
Music - Good, not great. Good mix, but a little different. Some of the music seems out of place, but still has some great songs.
Graphics - Very good, even though not much better than FF XIII. I still think the animation cut-scenes are amazing. The worlds are detailed and amazing.
Story - Complicated... And kind of ridiculous. Honestly, I would settle for a common love story or story of loss... I didn't need the time paradox to come in to play. Let's leave that to Sci-Fi. It may have been well thought out, but just didn't make a lot of sense.
Difficulty - This is the biggest part for me. At 35 hours in I had already beaten the toughest enemy in the game, before even beating the weaker final boss? By the time I got to the end I was just pressing A to select commands. I would much...Read more
