Quote (Grime @ Feb 28 2014 09:00pm)
It's only going to cost $40 for both X and X-2 together; I'll definitely be picking it up, main reason being that the international content will be included in this release. Dark Aeons and whatnot.
Lightning Returns... eh. It's engagement is underwhelming, I feel like the entire game is comprised of sidequests with little or no direction, beating it without a guide would be near impossible. Without spoiling much, the game itself is timed. There are abilities and farming methods to mitigate the countdown by "stopping time" but all in all your entire Final Fantasy experience runs on a timer resulting in a Game Over if you run out. Game Over results in 1) restarting the game entirely or 2), the more practical route, to restart the game with all of your previous stats, items, whatever, enabling you to rush through the parts that probably cost you all that time, sort of like Majora's Mask.
It's a chore to start up and play so I've had maybe three sessions and am 17 hours in. I'll definitely be trying to come as close as I can to 100%ing it but I don't feel the joy I felt playing XIII or XIII-2.
A timed rpg? That's oxymoronic at the very core.
I didn't know FFx and x-2 came as a pack, I've played through x 3 times in my life, but I've never even attempted x-2. I will also pick it up