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  • FFXIII Demo Live Stream O_o

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #135110  by Eric
 Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:27 am
*Link Removed* Reason: Stream ended :P

:thumbup:

The combat looks much more ATB then that of FFXII, I felt like falling alseep for most of FFXII's battles. -_- In both the actual action and the battle itself, so it looks like there's more to it then just flashy auto attacks.

The world definitely looks FFVII inspired from what little they've shown. Midgar 2.0

Char design is pretty nifty, though the black guy with the fro that has the baby chocobo living in it reminds me of JJ from Good Times.

The gameplay is really hard to describe, "Real-Time ATB" is the best way I can describe it. Select an attack, then during attack you can add on more. IE Attack->combo attackx1->x2, Attack->Combo->Fire Spell, Attack-Knock-up->Air attack->Fire Spell.

 #135117  by SineSwiper
 Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:19 am
All black guys must have fros. I guess they don't see too many black guys in Japan, so they stereotype.

 #135129  by Mental
 Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:37 am
Sine, I hate to break it to you, but a lot of black people DO have fros, especially if they don't perm the living shit out of their hair the way a lot of African-Americans do in the U.S. to fit into mostly white-culture-defined stereotypes. Most black hair, left to its own devices, will grow into a rather magnificent fro, at least as far as I'm aware. It takes a lot of money to get Beyonce's hair to grow into that long flowing white-girl hairstyle with the tints and the blond highlights.

That being said, no, Japan does not have a wonderful tradition of racial tolerance and understanding. :P I saw a list someone had compiled of translations of all the racial slurs they could find in anime so far, and that shit was pretty telling. I think my favorite was "Dirty Uncle Rasta".

 #135176  by RentCavalier
 Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:45 am
So, FINAL FANTASY XIII (god damn derail in the first reply?) looks really cool.

I know I remain skeptical and all that, but chances are I'll be fucking buying this opening day.