Final Fantasy XIII-2 is out now on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 – the story picks up years after the last game following characters Noel and Serah as they set out to find Lightning. Fan service and broad appeal was not met in the last offering of this franchise so there was much pressure on Square Enix and their development team to present a strong game repairing the damage left behind in Final Fantasy XIII.
We’ve only had our hands on the game for a few days but so far can tell you that we appreciate the upgrades in battle tactics. Paradigm shift is a way to assign attacking (or defensive) specifics during battle – a nice feature. We also like being able to recruit monsters to fight alongside with you in combat – let’s face it, most of the Final Fantasy experience is fighting so anything that expands the experience is a plus! Graphics and music are top notch as expected with tons of random fighting to be had just around the corner.
It’s still early to tell if the tweaks and adjustments are enough to bring back hardcore Final Fantasy fans or invite in new faces to the mix but what we’ve seen thus far has made us pleasantly satisfied! Be sure to check out all of our gameplay videos and trailers for more on Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Related Videos:
Final Fantasy XIII-2 [Commentary] Gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYbIlpBHrOs
Final Fantasy XIII-2 [Commentary] Chocobo Riding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH-L7oPqxrQ
Final Fantasy XIII-2 [Commentary Demo]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvhyklsOIy4
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Official Time Travel Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAGRimK0wzI
[..YouTube..] so is cait sith a tamed creature? How does that work in this game?
so is cait sith a tamed creature? How does that work in this game?
[..YouTube..] @EquivalentExchanges Don’t concern yourself too much with the name. Squeenix have been reusing names without a care for a long time. You can tame one creature that you come up against at a time in the game to fight as a party member with you.
[..YouTube..] Don’t concern yourself too much with the name. Squeenix have been reusing names without a care for a long time. You can tame one creature that you come up against at a time in the game to fight as a party member with you.
Don’t concern yourself too much with the name. Squeenix have been reusing names without a care for a long time. You can tame one creature that you come up against at a time in the game to fight as a party member with you.
[..YouTube..] @Broshmosh Any creature? Bosses?
[..YouTube..] Any creature? Bosses?
Any creature? Bosses?
[..YouTube..] @EquivalentExchanges I’m pretty certain it’s an effect spell, like sleep or stun. So basically, any monster that isn’t resistant to it. Bosses tend to be resistant to status effects, so I’d imagine they can resist taming.
[..YouTube..] I’m pretty certain it’s an effect spell, like sleep or stun. So basically, any monster that isn’t resistant to it. Bosses tend to be resistant to status effects, so I’d imagine they can resist taming.
I’m pretty certain it’s an effect spell, like sleep or stun. So basically, any monster that isn’t resistant to it. Bosses tend to be resistant to status effects, so I’d imagine they can resist taming.
[..YouTube..] @EquivalentExchanges Any creature you encounter, aside from bosses I believe, can be tamed and recruited into your party. Each creature behaves differently and has different abilities. Think of the them as being similar to pokemon, haha.
[..YouTube..] Any creature you encounter, aside from bosses I believe, can be tamed and recruited into your party. Each creature behaves differently and has different abilities. Think of the them as being similar to pokemon, haha.
Any creature you encounter, aside from bosses I believe, can be tamed and recruited into your party. Each creature behaves differently and has different abilities. Think of the them as being similar to pokemon, haha.
@EquivalentExchanges Any creature you encounter, aside from bosses I believe, can be tamed and recruited into your party. Each creature behaves differently and has different abilities. Think of the them as being similar to pokemon, haha.
[..YouTube..] It’s so refreshing to hear a girl using game terminology that makes sense and not just presenting a game, looking pretty. awesome.
It’s so refreshing to hear a girl using game terminology that makes sense and not just presenting a game, looking pretty. awesome.
[..YouTube..] Argh, the music in this game is atrocious…
Argh, the music in this game is atrocious…
[..YouTube..] @Mouthpart1 I’ll take that as a compliment, thanks. 🙂
[..YouTube..] I’ll take that as a compliment, thanks. 🙂
I’ll take that as a compliment, thanks. 🙂
[..YouTube..] Maybe you know by now, but you didn’t need to be healed so often =) you needed the other ravager role monster so you could build up the chain bar to a stagger. The robot monster @7:47 it’s supposed to be strong until you stagger him and then he is pretty much helpless and attacks do double damage
Maybe you know by now, but you didn’t need to be healed so often =) you needed the other ravager role monster so you could build up the chain bar to a stagger. The robot monster @7:47 it’s supposed to be strong until you stagger him and then he is pretty much helpless and attacks do double damage