Final Fantasy XIII-2
SCORE: 61
Final Fantasy has been one of the most
well known franchises in the entire video game industry. Square Enix
used to do Final Fantasy games as one shots, and never visited that
fantasy universe ever again. Thankfully years ago they decided sequels
to fantasy universes would be allowed. Hence the release of Final
Fantasy XIII-2 on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
It is better to play Final Fantasy XIII before playing Final Fantasy
XIII-2. The characters, their journey, and their relationships will make
more sense. The science fiction style of fantasy world will make much
more sense. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is all about time travel. Two main
characters travel along the timeline cleaning up time paradoxes. They
are doing this to save the future.
The graphics in Final Fantasy XIII-2 are very realistic. The characters,
weapons, areas, and even Mog look very realistic. This also goes for the
female characters who are not wearing very many threads. There is also a
wide array of violence in Final Fantasy XIII-2. This ranges from weapons
to magical spells. The odd creatures will also attack and do damage. The
screen gets a pretty red when your characters are close to dying.
The game play mechanic in Final Fantasy XIII-2 is very fascinating. A
monster appears and there is a large circle around them. A clock starts
to tick away from green to yellow, and finally to red. If you attack the
creature in green you get a preemptive strike. if you run out of the
circle before it hits red then you are free to go. So the enemies
surprise the player, and you get to see them.
The music in Final Fantasy XIII-2 is fantastic. The voice acting is
excellent, and the mood is created. The characters in Final Fantasy
XIII-2 are complex, and deep. There is bad language in Final Fantasy
XIII-2. Rarely did this reviewer feel it was ever needed, and actually
distracted from the events at hand. Hopefully Final Fantasy XIII-3 will
clean that up.
The older members of the family that play Final Fantasy XIII-2 can
expect around thirty hours or more of game play time on easy mode. There
are numerous side quests, and extras to unearth. Various jobs, skills,
and monsters in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Some may even want to try
different answers in the Live Triggers. Some of the replay comes from
back tracking which will be explained in just a minute.
The main drawback to the time travel matrix in Final Fantasy XIII-2 is
how it is done. For example, we get so many artefacts (which open
pathways to other time zones). You will not know where this gate will
take you. So it is a gamble if you are going to the next part of the
story or skipping ahead. Skipping ahead sounds great except you may not
last long in that area at that level.
Families will be interested to know that Final Fantasy XIII-2 contains a
fair amount of goddess worship in it. This religious belief has been
woven into this home console game. To be honest it does not really seem
to fit the storyline, and is something that should have been left at the
door. The quest in Final Fantasy XIII-2 morphs from one thing to
another. It can be difficult to relate to saving the time line since few
of us will ever face such a predicament in real life. Okay, probaby none
of us.
- RPG Master
Graphics: 51%
Sound: 53%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 67%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: Playstation 3/Xbox 360
Publisher: Square Enix
Rating: ‘T’- Teen
{Drug Reference, Mild language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Simulated
Gambling, Violence}
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