Final Fantasy XIII

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by kk2extreme

I want my maaya sakamoto back as lightning

Yeah it's truly a shame, though i plan to watch all the Japanese cutscenes after i've finished the game, so it's not all bad.

[Kazu]

Originally Posted by Edgewalker

Another Jrpg with a bad dub and no JP audio option.

Another Jrpg I won't be buying.

meh.

If you're not buying it cause you think it has bad dub thats just disappointing.

I don't really hate dubs like most people, The only truely bad dub I ever heard was chaos wars now that was a bad dub

IMO dub is good

[RisArk]

"Bad" dub? You might as well call the JP track a hackjob, too since they're the same quality in their language context.

What's more impressive is that it's a pre-lay job, which is unheard of. Doing it post-lay like most localization games/anime is like running a marathon with leaded shoes after a 18-hour food deficit unless you "cheat" with games like Persona which have no lip-flap for the most part.

Out of the cast, Sazzy is my most surprised character. I had a bad expectation with how they're going to do a black main character (Oh god, poor Barret) but the accent suits him.

Then again, accents are the norm and Lightning/Snow are the freaks >_>

[leodamine]

Originally Posted by Duo Maxwell

If I try, I can make a fine game like Uncharted 2 a completely rip-off from other games, too.

The question lies here is whether it's good or not. Original is overrated.

Pretty much this. These days I can say almost any game is a rip-off of some other game.

"Persona 4 is pretty much a school life visual novel with Pokemon and cliche dungeon crawling from games like Dark Cloud. Also, there's only 1 town, so it's not a true rpg."

is an example of me calling a perfectly good game a rip off of other game types.

[RisArk]

Well, Persona was before Pokemon remember? But say "It rips off itself!" to make it more par retarded.

[Nochgo]

Originally Posted by Edgewalker

Another Jrpg with a bad dub and no JP audio option.

Another Jrpg I won't be buying.

meh.

I prefer to put Final Fantasy series on a different level than just normal Jrpg, but that's just me.

Anyhow, I'm into chapter 4 right now. I finally have enough skills for more variations and monsters are getting a bit tougher. Hoping it gets even better.

[Sassarai]

Originally Posted by Newhope

Wasn't saying they where the frist they where just examples off the top of my head.

I'm sure there's a lot of similarities between games of the same genre. FPS, RPG, Fighting, etc. If the idea was completely original, then most fans will agree it's a ripoff/stolen but things like staggering enemies isn't something that can be claim as stolen since it's obvious if you hit an enemy, they could stagger. (It's used in tons of games) It's also not call stealing when it's your own serie's battle system your taking from or trying improve!



edge: Might want to learn jp or not buy jrpgs at all cuz 99.9 percent of them don't have dual audio.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by kk2extreme

I want my maaya sakamoto back as lightning

That's my main complaint too
I'm not very far into the game but I think the english dub is pretty good. Of course, the fact I don't really go out of my way to compare both probably helps.

I'm really liking the game so far. Graphics are very good, the CGI scenes in particular look AMAZING. Combat seems a lot more nervous than in previous games, I can see split seconds mistakes be fatal later on. I enjoy the characters a lot too, even Hope doesn't bother me that, I guess I'm used to his character type, seen it so much in anime...

[Shiroth]

Pretty shocking to find out

Spoiler for Sazh's past:

that Vanille is the reason behind Sazh's Son's situation at the moment. It's going to be something else when he finds out the truth eventually, because i'm sure he will. I was on the edge of my seat during the train station scene, wondering if she was going to tell the truth there and then. Even though she didn't, that was a pretty powerful scene.

I'm glad Jihl has finally appeared (even if it's only a flashback). I absolutely adore her character design. <33

[germanturkey]

played the game finally yesterday at my friends house. it seemed pretty solid. though i don't know how much i'd enjoy running around that enemy base as Hope with Lightning. (~7 hours in?)

i'll probably get it durning the summer. when i get some more free time. though currently, my queue of games to play is rather large.

[Xellos-_^]

i wonder if it is possible for someone to make Eng subs for Japanese ver of ff13 as a DLC.

[Edge Meltdown]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

i wonder if it is possible for someone to make Eng subs for Japanese ver of ff13 as a DLC.

hmm... that would be square's best decision ever made yet and i don't care if I had to pay more than $9.99 as long as we get what we want i'm down with that.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

i wonder if it is possible for someone to make Eng subs for Japanese ver of ff13 as a DLC.

Has it ever happened before?

[Edge Meltdown]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Has it ever happened before?

i don't know uf that happened before but if it did that would probably be their first and who knows it might even make a huge impact just like ff7 back then when they first introduce CGI animation in the PS which was a worldwide phenomenon i guess...

[Shiroth]

I just don't see why they'd release a DLC just for subtitles. Seems pretty pointless. Makes more sense to release a DLC for the original Japanese dub for us, because that has happened before.

Still i can't see it happening.

[Emerald Emblem]

I don't see it either, nor do I really care to have it, especially if I have to pay for it. I'm coping just find with the English dub.

[Xion Valkyrie]

Don't they have to change all the mouth movements? That'd also be impossible for the FMVs.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Emerald Emblem

I'm coping just find with the English dub.

Same here. I'm 14 hours into it now, and finding myself rather attached to this cast and the story they're all involved in. It's thanks to the good voice work that i can feel that way at this point in time, compared to rather painful dubs that have appeared in games over the many years. Though this is Final Fantasy, and the money is always well spent in that department.

[Edge Meltdown]

btw, nobuo uematsu didn't composing songs for this one, right?

I miss his musical compositions

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by DMC3alpha

btw, nobuo uematsu didn't composing songs for this one, right?

I miss his musical compositions

Indeed, the score for FFXIII is composed by Masashi Hamauzu, and while i have missed having a new Nobuo score for sometime now, Hamauzu has given us such a treat with his work for the game. I'm adoring the score so far, with each piece fitting so perfectly with it's themed surroundings. It's also nice to hear a mix of orchestral and electronic for the series. Brings in a nice touch.