Yes, ^^ he did. Good old Ryan Clements. He also said that the 360 version had "noticably lower resolution", and urged people to purchase it for PS3 if possible. ;)

gilburtgtr:
Liking the reviewww! :D Let's be honest, (apart from IGN) it's the one I was really waiting for.

ILINK. From the sounds of it, Ryan liked the story and the characters.

Liking the reviewww! :D Let's be honest, (apart from IGN) it's the one I was really waiting for.

Kaos24:
^ it does, but hey, it makes the "10" seem so much more valuable.
Good job Darryl!

IIRC, I think the only 10/10 was Uncharted 2. Considering what I heard about it, it deserved it.

Xephoni:
This site gives out so many 9's. With that said I can't wait till tuesday
Pfft, only 10% of our reviews have got a 9.

Anyway, I'm glad you like the review guys. :)

Kaos24:
^ it does, but hey, it makes the "10" seem so much more valuable.
Good job Darryl!

I was under the impression they would never give a 10 from one of their older podcasts. No idea what podcast it was though :(

^ it does, but hey, it makes the "10" seem so much more valuable.
Good job Darryl!

Omen:
Gaming Unions Review for everyone who just spams the new page button xD

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9/10

This site gives out so many 9's. With that said I can't wait till tuesday

Gaming Unions Review for everyone who just spams the new posts button xD

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9/10

gilburtgtr:
The introduction to that article made me very angry. Oh Shawn why did you post this, I was having such a good day! :( xD I know the article is bashing Xbox (which is usually a good thing in my mind), this douchebag bases his argument on utter bullcrap. What a dick... :rolleyes:

It's kinda funny because he's talking shit about someone else he believes is talking shit XD.

Shawn:
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Wow, does the person who read this even realize that that PS3 version couldn't have dual-language because they'd have to include both versions of the movies, which would force the quality to go lower than the OMGPEFECT quality they say the PS3 version is? :P

The introduction to that article made me very angry. Oh Shawn why did you post this, I was having such a good day! :( xD I know the article is bashing Xbox (which is usually a good thing in my mind), this douchebag bases his argument on utter bullcrap. What a dick... :rolleyes:

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Wow, does the person who read this even realize that that PS3 version couldn't have dual-language because they'd have to include both versions of the movies, which would force the quality to go lower than the OMGPEFECT quality they say the PS3 version is? :P

Caleb:
IGN US is waiting til Monday, IGN UK - 8.4 IGN AUS - 8.3

Actually IGN UK rated it 8.6. And yeah the US review will be up on Monday.

Sorry to shoot you down, but actually you're both wrong. IGN UK's rating is an 8.3, IGN AU's is an 8.4. :)

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Omen:
I believe so because he wasn't on the podcast and the guys said that because of the PS3 failure, he fell a day behind in the reviewing process. I'm guessing it's either FF XIII or God of War III.

I thought that was God of War actually, 'cos didn't they say all his save data got corrupted and he had to start again for the review? Hmm... he might've been XIII as well though.

I have discussed with a friend of mine who got the game imported from Japan with a limited edition PS3 lol She says that the game is worth buying. Though the fact that the free roam elements that we loved and hated from previous games has now been removed. I liked being able to free roam the map lol

My copy has been posted Play.com xD

Xephoni:
Are you going to defend this game against everything that doesn't give FF13 a high score? There is a reason why so many sites have made complaints against the story. Face it Square is not what they used to be.

chill dude. Thats the only time i spoke up about a sites review. lol So cool you jets. The only other things i said in another post was that some sites didn't get both versions of the game so they cant do a comparison and that there are three sites/mags that i normally follow reviews from. lol Thats it.

i dont care about scores either, i read/watch the reviews... minus GT because they can sometimes be spoiler prone. (ex Uncharted 2) I skipped to the end of the vid to ...see the scores. (as pointless as they are) Im just state'n GT is hard on dialogue and stories, thats it. I judge games on my own experience with it. haha Take a walk. :p

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lol, 15% drop? Wasn't this the site who put up that infamous graphics article that got denounced because it was baseless and false?

gilburtgtr:
Monday?! Aww man. Who's doing it, Chris Roper?

I believe so because he wasn't on the podcast and the guys said that because of the PS3 failure, he fell a day behind in the reviewing process. I'm guessing it's either FF XIII or God of War III.

Ether:
IGN US is waiting til Monday, IGN UK - 8.4 IGN AUS - 8.3

Actually IGN UK rated it 8.6. And yeah the US review will be up on Monday.

Kaos24:
game trailers is always hard on the dialogue and don't seem to be fans of many stories from Japan considering they thought that Halo 3 had a much better story then MGS4. >.< Haven't taken them seriously since then.

Are you going to defend this game against everything that doesn't give FF13 a high score? There is a reason why so many sites have made complaints against the story. Face it Square is not what they used to be.

penpen4:
The review was great, but I found it odd that at the end they gave the story a 7.6, which they thought was the weakest quality of the game. Do you think that they based in on the dialogue or the story as a whole?

game trailers is always hard on the dialogue and don't seem to be fans of many stories from Japan considering they thought that Halo 3 had a much better story then MGS4. >.< Haven't taken them seriously since then.

Ether:
IGN US is waiting til Monday, IGN UK - 8.4 IGN AUS - 8.3

Monday?! Aww man. Who's doing it, Chris Roper?

IGN US is waiting til Monday, IGN UK - 8.4 IGN AUS - 8.3

Where is IGN US's review?! :mad:

Caleb:
Gametrailers review is up, and I highly recommend you guys watch it. It seemed a bit more positive in highlighting the well-executed parts of the game. the final score? 8.6.

I look forward to passing my own judgement soon :)

The review was great, but I found it odd that at the end they gave the story a 7.6, which they thought was the weakest quality of the game. Do you think that they based in on the dialogue or the story as a whole?

gamesradar gave it a 10 out of ten. So i read the whole review, and I mostly agreed with it.

Yeah, what I mean is, from the "decent" reviews I have read that is the general topic of discussion.
Towns aren't there, but it doesn't matter.

Also some are saying it is the polar opposite to Final Fantasy XII...... :)

Omen:
Again Gametrailers basically said there aren't any towns, but with the battle system being so good, you shouldn't miss them.

The worst part of the game according to GT was the cheesy dialog and little item/weapon customisation in the game.

By "again" do you mean thats what most of the other reviews are saying? And from some of the scenes they showed I got a sense of some cheesy dialog xD

Caleb:
Gametrailers review is up, and I highly recommend you guys watch it. It seemed a bit more positive in highlighting the well-executed parts of the game. the final score? 8.6.

I look forward to passing my own judgement soon :)

Again Gametrailers basically said there aren't any towns, but with the battle system being so good, you shouldn't miss them.

The worst part of the game according to GT was the cheesy dialog and little item/weapon customisation in the game.

Gametrailers review is up, and I highly recommend you guys watch it. It seemed a bit more positive in highlighting the well-executed parts of the game. the final score? 8.6.

I look forward to passing my own judgement soon :)

sudo_FOO:
1Up's site only did one review for the game when it's presented on two systems. This could mean a few things:

A.) Fear over the 360 version being less superior to the PS3 (in terms of mechanics, frame rates, loading, etc.) has been quelled, seeing as how both received the same high score.

B.) They were too lazy to do console separate reviews and just copied and pasted.

B isn't so bad because it could be a result of A, but sometimes I wonder.

some places didn't receive the 360 version of the game like Game Informer. so when you only got one version, you cant do a comparison.

1Up's site only did one review for the game when it's presented on two systems. This could mean a few things:

A.) Fear over the 360 version being less superior to the PS3 (in terms of mechanics, frame rates, loading, etc.) has been quelled, seeing as how both received the same high score.

B.) They were too lazy to do console separate reviews and just copied and pasted.

B isn't so bad because it could be a result of A, but sometimes I wonder.

Slash:
1up Review A-.

Not surprising considering the push the site gave for the game. :P

Edge Magazine can be such harsh idiots.

Well G4 gave it a 4/5 which is saying alot coming from them.
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1up Review A-.

1up Review A-.

Slash:
Edge Review 5/10. Harsh.

That score was unnecessary. Is it really that bad or are you just whining about what JRPGs are all about?

Caleb:
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IGN UK review is in, it scored an 8.3 Honestly I'm not really surprised =/, I have a feeling FF13 isn't going to live up to all of the hype, even if its a good game I dont think its going to be quite up to quality with the past games.

I hate IGN UK. I mean, I know I'm British and all, but every review I read of theirs seems to dwell on totally random things that at least I (and probably most people) don't really think is a big aspect of the game. They seem to whine a lot too. I want IGN US's review, that at least is one I know will be good, and well reasoned, even if he doesn't like the game.

Omen:
Edge Review 5/10. Harsh.

Thats just Edge being Edge. I mean they gave Grand Theft Auto IV a perfect 10, but Final Fantasy XIII a 5? :rolleyes:

Just to highlight Edge being poor even more, games that lie in the same category as Final Fantasy XIII are: Haze (PS3's worst FPS ever) and Dragon Age: Origins...

This is just another stunt to get more people to their site.

Yup, EDGE suck ass. I pretty muc...h hate them too... xD

Slash:
Edge Review 5/10. Harsh.

Thats just Edge being Edge. I mean they gave Grand Theft Auto IV a perfect 10, but Final Fantasy XIII a 5? :rolleyes:

Just to highlight Edge being poor even more, games that lie in the same category as Final Fantasy XIII are: Haze (PS3's worst FPS ever) and Dragon Age: Origins...

This is just another stunt to get more people to their site.

Edge Review 5/10. Harsh.

IGN AU Review. 8.4/10.

hm I wonder what PTOM will give it. getting the mag tomorro. Really hope it does well. Saw the first trailer for it in 06, and it better be worth the wait

Xephoni:
Guess it's back to World of Warcraft

When a Blizzard games is less linear then a SE game things are looking bad.

Guess it's back to World of Warcraft

The 360 version is getting Shunned Badly by everyone. Thank god I'm getting the PS3 version!!!

penpen4:
They complained about grinding. That is ridiculous considering it is an RPG; It is almost like they want it to be easier. @_@

Well there's a difference between a game being easy and grinding. Grinding can get tedious after awhile, even if its an RPG. Another thing that concerns me is IGN UK also said the game takes awhile to get going. I mean 30 hours? really? An RPG should pull me in within the first few minutes, not the first 30 hours xD

Caleb:
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IGN UK review is in, it scored an 8.3 Honestly I'm not really surprised =/, I have a feeling FF13 isn't going to live up to all of the hype, even if its a good game I dont think its going to be quite up to quality with the past games.

They complained about grinding. That is ridiculous considering it is an RPG; It is almost like they want it to be easier. @_@

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IGN UK review is in, it scored an 8.3 Honestly I'm not really surprised =/, I have a feeling FF13 isn't going to live up to all of the hype, even if its a good game I dont think its going to be quite up to quality with the past games.

Screw it. I'll sort this out tomorrow. Til then vg247 have all the scores rounded up so go there to see them. Yeah.

This all feels to weird. I mean shouldn't the game be another year off? I guess sooner or later all games come out (unless you are Duke Nukem)

No IGN review til the 8th. I'll be posting everyone I find here. Also Omen says Darryl got FF XIII yesterday so I'm not sure when G.U will have their review up.

Push Square: 3/4 Squares, Good. I didn't like this review. Not a great read but it's still a review. Thanks phoenixlaguz27. I never thought of googling Final Fantasy XIII Reviews...

Eurogamer: 8/10 Good read. I enjoyed the review.

I'm really looking forrward to the western reviews and scores. Like, really. I mean, it won't make a difference to me, I'm buying the game and I will enjoy it regardless, but out of interest I am dying to find out what the 'pros' think. Will there be a GU review, does anybody know?

A perfect 10/10 then for the first review? Sounds promising to me :)

After reading about all the negative things from the game (linearity, lack of towns & exploration) this reviewer has done well to focus our attention back on the positives. Lightning does seem a little one dimensional to me BTW. I've always been more interested in the other characters

Anyways, I look forward to the other reviews that are to come, especially what this site has to say about the game.

Slash:
First review. Pretty good as well. Worth a read. Only thing I didn't like was they said Lightning is a boring character :(.

Gamesradar's Final Fantasy XIII Review

I liked the review, too! I also agree with you about my only dislike. I really hope Lightning isn't two dimensional, but most FF protagonists have have been on the angsty side, so maybe that is what they are referring to.

Doesn't matter what the game gets as far I'm concerned. I find it fun, and a low score from some reviewer won't change that.

And since the West doesn't really like JRPGs I'm expecting scores in the 7.0-8.5 range, SE or not.

Who cares about the number. and hey, ya know not everyone likes every character. Some people think master chief is a great character, others beg to differ. same with wakka form FFX. Make sure you decide if you like the character or not from your own play through and experience.

I hope it gets at least a 7 or an 8. Im thinking of getting the FFXIII Xbox 360 Bundle so I hope it gets a good review!

First review. Pretty good as well. Worth a read. Only thing I didn't like was they said Lightning is a boring character :(.

Gamesradar's Final Fantasy XIII Review

I always pick through reviews judging by who reviewed the game. I'm interested to see what Jerrmy Parish from 1up, Ryan Clement from IGN and the guys from PS: TOM (US).

Most western reviewers hate rpgs unless they're from a big company. I'm sure as a result you'll see a lot of 9's from big name companies and 7-5's from smaller ones.

A lot of the reviews have been pretty strange so far, som giving the game 9.5's and som as low as 7...
I wonder what the english version will get.

I cant wait for the reviews to come out!!!

I just look at my pre-order now.......waiting..............

Now this is going to be interesting.