Talk:KAITO/@comment-5568582-20121222163943/@comment-5532114-20121224233552

No, I've been debating this for 3 years now and I definitely don't feel like doing it again.

I simply don't agree. I love the setting, I love the world mythology, the basic plot of FFXIII didn't leave me speechless but I loved how XIII-2 expanded upon it, I don't mind the backtracking and I never really understood how is that even an issue? I mean what's wrong with revisitting places? Nothing. I love the battle system and how enjoyable it ist (it's the only Final Fantasy I never felt like "oh no, not battle again" because the fights were genuinely enjoyable to me), the only character I hated was Snow, I hated Serah x Snow, but there is nothing pedhophillistic about it, she is 18 and he is 21 if I recall correctly. Plus they almost toned it down completely in FFXIII-2 because no one liked it. I love the soundtrack and it was actually my most favourite soundtrack out of all FF's and it holds true for XIII-2 too. Yes, they changed the theme song in the western version, you didn't expect them to leave a Japanese song in such a mainstream title, did you? The only thing I didn't like about the first FFXIII was the dubbing and the fact that there was little to do aside of the main plot. Which was addressed in the sequel and now I can't wait for the third part.

Famitsu actually scored the first FFXIII as 38 or 39/40 but definitely not 40/40. They scored FFXII 40/40 though.

And negative comments are still a vocal minority. They wouldn't claim it's one of their their most succesfull franchises otherwise. Plus, the hate towards it seem to cooled down recently. You get as much positive comments now and videos related to FFXIII get more likes than dislikes on YT for example, whereas before it was flooded in haters. And it's safe to say you like it and you will actually get upvoted, so I'm glad about it.

@Angel

Nah, it's not about dubbing and localization. I meant westernisation as in completely changing the plot and how characters look with westerners in mind. It's something most visible this generation (2005-now) of video games, where there is far less quality Japanese titles that it was in the previous generations. Japanese developers now strive to get as much Call of Duty audience as they can, so games are dumbed down, more action'y, the characters are made so they look as Marcus Phoenix.... Are you familiar with a game called NieR? If not google "nier replicant" and "nier gestalt", it's the perfect example of what I'm talking about. It seems to be the case with DmC as well.