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It's been a good 48 hours since I've completed Final Fantasy XIII, so it's given me some time for it to all sink in and for me to reflect how I really felt about the game.  Truthfully, I'm still not sure.  I tried really hard to love this game - I really, really wanted to.  But I think at the end of the day most of the general criticism of it seen online and by critics worldwide is true.  The game just falls short of anything epic and is a major disappointment for those that have played every iteration of a Final Fantasy title ever produced.

The things that most of the reviews were critical about weren't even the things that affected my judgment on the game.  What the game really just lacked was memorable characters and a memorable storyline.  I mentioned in a previous post that the whole "us against the world" theme was just bad.  And even at the end of the game you sit there and wonder what really just happened.  I mean the ending really didn't reflect what the main characters went through the entire game.  For those that watch American Idol, as Simon Cowell always says, it just "lacked that moment".  There wasn't anything to make you open your eyes and say, WOW; there were not plot twists or turns that really made an impact.  Everything was very vanilla and I'd even argue that the game's storyline is really flat throughout.  The first two hours are probably the most exciting, and the last two hours are probably a tidbit less.  The rest of the 40 or so odd hours are pretty unrevealing, semi-dramatic and well, plain.

Read the rest of my thoughts after the break.

Exploring Gran Pulse because it's big and awesome.  The Fifth Ark was long and boring.  First time I was bored.  Crystarium has opened up and it takes a LOT of CP to stat up your characters.  Missions have been neat so far.

Not much has progressed in the story since I spent so much time just grinding and exploring.  Still enjoying the game so far!  I guess I could go and beat it in the next 10-12 hours or so, but I'm going to play around in Gran Pulse for a bit before moving on.

Now that I'm 20 hours into Final Fantasy XIII, there's more to love and hate about the game.  Instead of a lengthy post, mostly since I want to go back to playing some more, I sort of just itemized a random list of things I've enjoyed and things I haven't enjoyed 20 hours into the game.  

Read it all after the jump.

So one of the most highly anticipated JRPGs recently was released and needless to say I've been keeping myself occupied in between work hours to play it.  There have been so many reviews on Final Fantasy XIII, most of them complaining about the same view things so I figured I'd offer my own two cents on the game after playing my initial 10 hours in it.  I must warn everyone though, I am a major fanboy of the series.  I attended the Final Fantasy XIII Launch Experience in San Francisco the day before, picked up the game at midnight and even have a fancy can of the Elixir from Japan.  I have played every iteration of a Final Fantasy game including the non-traditional ones of Mystic Quest, Crystal Chronicles and even the Legend series on Gameboy.  I started with Final Fantasy I when it first came out and have played every release since then including the ones that made their way over on Playstation way after the fact.

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