Critics: ‘Final Fantasy XIII-2′ fixes problems, creates new ones

Please I need help. The game and the strategy guide do not seem to match. What is wrong???

Sqaure Enix is damned if they do damned if they don't. They release a story driven game and everyone #$%$ about gameplay. So they make a sequel focused on gameplay and now everyone is #$%$ because it isn't story-driven. Make up your mind people!

Final Fantasy for me is all about the story line. I loved Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X and X-2. VII has to be the best, hands down, and I wish they would remake VII for the PS3, with better graphics. It also would be pretty cool if they did a sequel (not a “branch off” like the Dirge of Cerberus). I also miss the ORIGINAL summon monsters and how they were used.

The problems with the new Final Fantasy games are that they focus on all the wrong things. They have lost sight of what truly made a great Final Fantasy game. They neglect the story line and opt for complex battle systems. They strayed so far from what made them enjoyable in the first place. Why ruin a good thing? Hopefully they get the next one right!!!

IGN, GameInformer etc... All paid off reviewers. Their reviews have no credibility. They should start leaving the criticism to actual gamers. I sat and watched an stream of IGN reviewing FFXIII-2 and they were showering it with praises about how its so much better than the first. The first mind you, they gave a review of 8.9..So if the sequel is so much better how does it get a significantly lower score(8.0) than the original? I also noticed annual games like COD manage to all but re-paste the same game year after year and still eek out 9.0+ scores.

Just once Square Enix, would you go back to free roam world maps, old school battle systems like in FFVII, and cant you PLEASE, find a way to bring back a materia style magic system? Do you want to know why FFVII is still most peoples favorite FF? BECAUSE IT DID EVERYTHING RIGHT! Think about it...you had a freaking storyline where you had to cross dress for crying out loud! lol....that, the gold saucer, roaming out to Yuffie's territory, breaking free of Midgar...these things are CLASSIC. I could remember finally being able to roam the world, and thinking wow...the game hasnt even started yet and we've done so much!

In my opinion FF should be circled around the story line! I mean customization and gameplay is key too ( I love how it changes from Materia to Junction, etc.. ) but it is FF we're talking about, it has to have a good story (not to mention secrets like FF7's Knights of the Round and the Golden Chocobo :)! sorry, I guess i'm sounding like a fangirl). FF1, 7, 8, and 10 all the way!!! Also I kinda want them to make FF7 for PS3 but I'd rather not have them mess with a classic.

omg il say it again, i miss the free run/fly world map instead of a "map" with menu options.

The FF series has always been about epic storytelling, music and beautiful cut-scenes; customization was just a bonus for the players and was often pumping out unique battle systems not seen in the same genre. These "critics" that are crying out how square has lost their path from their previous games are bashing the same point of what made those previous games epic.

If the trolls are crying about how the game is too much story, then they bought the wrong game and should just go back to the type of games they've always played, which they're trolling about how there is no story in it.

I have played many types of RPG games and each type tailored to what I wanted in a RPG. Final Fantasy has always been a game that I bought knowing that I was going to experience an amazing storyline and dramatic cut-scenes with characters that I will remember for years to come. They shouldn't fix what isn't broken, they should just keep doing what they've always done, and that's to give the gamers an epic story they will never forget.

all i ask is go back to the FF-FF9 style, giant free roaming world map, awesome story and gameplay.

Oh come on... I may don't have a PS3 nor the FFXIII and FFXIII-2 game, but that FFXIII-2 game isn't all that bad. They made filler games for FFVII (and that Advent Children movie along with Advent Children Complete.) It looks like to me that there is more in the FFXIII storyline just like Kingdom Hearts. So I'm not hatting on FFXIII-2 despite I don't have the game and a PS3.

Final Fantasy 13 wasn't so good. I got maybe 3/4 of the game done. But it got so boring, no more suspense, or a good story telling. I got tired of grinding exp for those #$%$ crystals. I'm not going to buy Final Fantasy 13-2. Because I didn't like the first one. But I wish they would release Final Fantasy versus 13. Been waiting 3 years?

I feel they (SE) overreacted in the worst kind of way. A more middling approach (or a legit Final Fantasy VII remake/sequel/reboot/whatever) wouldn't please everybody, but would probably have made for a very good game. Still, as making games shinier and prettier consumes more and more resources from programmers and computers, true masterpieces will be fewer and farther between.

Eh, the gameing crowd is more ravinous than ever. Thing is, us RPG fans got a little spoiled due to RPGs being the big genre for awhile. Now its all FPS with short stories, focused all on multiplayer. So, with the market no longer saturated, it seems like a longer gap between RPG titles to tide us over, which likely is why we havent had a really good one in awhile. And to be fair, its not just Final Fantasy. Dragon Warrior (Quest) has gotten sub-par DS offerings (none of which stand up to DQ8, let alone its predessors). The last Star Ocean was iffy. About the only strong running RPG left is Pokemon... and when you think about it, thats sad, since its the same game, everytime.

I'll stick with FFXI with all the updates, new areas equipment and lvl99. Use to be lvl75 and took months to a year to get there now alot easier and alot more to do in game besides just killing things like WOW!

It is not impossible to have a story driven game that has great gameplay that is not linear to the point where you feel like you are watching an interactive movie. Bioware does it all the time, Square Enix just can't seem to get the best of both worlds going.

The problem with new FF games is Square keeps listening to people that can't seem to leave VII behind. Move on people, Cloud was NOT the best char ever, nor was VII even the best game. As my husband said, even a meh game by Square, is still a hell of a lot better than almost all other games out there. I will play any FF ever made.

Final Fantasy 13 sucked plain and simple why would you make a sequel that sucks to.

I got to a huge plane in FFXIII and had to go around killing like 500 monster, yeah over that #$%$ worst stoy of all time...

Oh Come on people, Its not that bad.. at least SE tried there best make the best of it.. After all they promised 500 years of Final Fantasy production :))

I NEVER played a FF game before I don't like trun based, I won't lie gameplay of FF has ALWAYS been a trun off for me, but when it comes to cutsenes squre nails it. I would play FF over cod ANYTIME, I bro got a ps3 and his first game was FF-13 we have it but I dont play it the case has dust on it along with the ps3 but they still work!