Final Fantasy XIII-2 Collector's Edition (Xbox 360 or PS3) $58 (expired)

Quote from osmvirus : wondering when FF Versus XIII [youtube.com] comes out It looks totally awesome!!!

Keyword there is "looks". SE is awesome when it comes to console graphics, but gameplay recently...

It was unveiled at E3 2006.
What year is it now??? And not even a target release date. That's a horrible sign.

Quote from qwertyaas : I meant in terms of both linearity and auto-battle I'll wait until this is $15 or so. Won't even bother with DLC. Those don't belong in a FF game... Thanks. You and me both. That was supposed to be the real FF game, not XIII.

Yeah, like buying Lightning DLC. So, after you have added Lightning as 3rd member of the party, you will meet the "real" Lightning later in the story. Very logical.

As for FF XIII-2 CE soundtrack, so many songs are recycled from FF XIII. One thing FF XIII-2 proved is if Square wants to quickly release FF games yearly, making sequel is the way. The model designs for characters, monsters and locations are heavily recycled from FF XIII with some modifications. Story wide, all they need is come up with some illogical story as an excuse to have a sequel.

And, then duplicated some of the characters as DLC and become the 3rd member in the party. Even DLC character meets the "real" character, it doesn't matter. There is no logic in the game anyway.

To me, I like FF XIII even it's linear. FF XIII-2 is a broken game since it makes very little sense and mostly replaying recycled monsters and locations.

Sweet!!

Quote from Philosopher : Keyword there is "looks". SE is awesome when it comes to console graphics, but gameplay recently... It was unveiled at E3 2006. What year is it now??? And not even a target release date. That's a horrible sign.

I placed my order for it 2 years ago when it was in my goldbox. At least I know I'll save 5% on it when they finally want to make it and sell it

Put in for a match at Amazon. We'll see if they do it. Already 10 hours in with a rental, not sure if it is worth it to me to purchase this game or not.

Quote from Philosopher : Keyword there is "looks". SE is awesome when it comes to console graphics, but gameplay recently... It was unveiled at E3 2006. What year is it now??? And not even a target release date. That's a horrible sign.

Has anyone thought the gameplay in Vs XIII could be too alike XIIII? Square continues to hide Vs XIII gameplay except a very brief demo long time ago. The point is we know next to nothing about how Vs XIII plays. FF fans keep insisting it will be great based on pre-rendered cutscenes and very little gameplay.

Obviously Square knows they need to seriously fix Vs XIII if the gameplay is too alike XIII. All they can do is keep Vs XIII quiet and keep milking XIII-2, DLCs and maybe XIII-3 if they have to continue delaying Vs XIII.

Another area Square needs to reduce in Vs XIII is a lot of pre-render cutscenes. Even high grade cutscenes rendering workstations today are more accessible, the models in the cutscenes still require a lot of artists hours. Square should use in-game engine to do all the cutscenes. It may not be top quality but it saves a lot of time in Vs XIII development since making pre-rendered cutscenes are still part of the game development. An example is if Square did choose to use a lot of high grade pre-rendered cutscenes in FF XIII-2, they probably couldn't get the game out in less than a year.

Quote from CFLacky : Put in for a match at Amazon. We'll see if they do it. Already 10 hours in with a rental, not sure if it is worth it to me to purchase this game or not.

My suggestion is by the time you returned XIII-2 and if you don't feel like the game is that interesting or story still doesn't make much sense, the game isn't going to change much or the story makes any sense later. I'm one of the few who loves XIII but hate XIII-2 because the story just doesn't make sense. I spent 40 hours playing XIII-2 before finally gave up.

i feel a bit uncredited (i know it's not a word) for the discount code

Quote from GarfieldX : Oh man, decision time. Should I return the one I got at Best Buy for $79.99, which includes a Best Buy exclusive "episode-i novella", or save myself 20 bucks at Gamestop.

i would think you can keep pre-order bonus unless it was packaged inside the game, if it was a code emailed like a lot of stuff just use the code and return it unopened virtual codes ussually dont affect returns in my experience.

Quote from dandlewood : For those who were fans of FF13, here are some key differences **POSSIBLE SPOILERS** -2 character control with rotating third NPC helper -No summons -Monsters don't walk around. Once in awhile monsters spawn and you can choose to attack them or run away (if you don't do either before the 'mog clock' runs out, you'll enter battle) -Cinematic action - during action sequences be ready to hit a button or move an analog stick in order to perform special moves Playability differences Sentinel role feels completely obsolete game difficulty seems easier "historia crux" mechanic makes it nice and easy to get to any specific point in the game Overall I'd say it's pretty enjoyable, but because it's so easy, you'll be done pretty fast.

It's Easier? The first one was already too easy...

Also, no summons? WTF?

Thanks OP

Dang it, I was going to buy this and return my unopened copy back to amazon.

I was even going to use my $40 google offer on this making it an even sweeter deal.

Wonder if it was a price error or just a really short sale?

Edit: just realized I was confusing newegg with gamestop...doh.

Quote from Stevel024 : It's Easier? The first one was already too easy... Also, no summons? WTF?

yeah, I miss the summons

Quote from Vortex3D : My suggestion is by the time you returned XIII-2 and if you don't feel like the game is that interesting or story still doesn't make much sense, the game isn't going to change much or the story makes any sense later. I'm one of the few who loves XIII but hate XIII-2 because the story just doesn't make sense. I spent 40 hours playing XIII-2 before finally gave up.

24 hours in, I gave up and traded in my copy back to Amazon when I couldn't kill the 2nd to last boss. Don't want to bother with more 'leveling up' or 'get better monsters'.