Final Fantasy XIII-2
PS3
(reviewed), Xbox 360
Publisher:
Square Enix
Developer:
Square Enix
Release
Date: 31 January 2012
JRPGs
have suffered this console generation. The heavy hitters in the
genre have moved to hand-helds (like Dragon Quest IX)
or were met with fan backlash and derision (like Final
Fantasy XIII). The problems
facing XIII-2 were
daunting: the original was blasted for being too linear, not having
shops, taking way to long to open up into the larger world, having a
weak story/characters (I disagree on this point) and having a battle
system that was innovative, but also frustrating. The producer of
the game, Yoshinori Kitase, promised to rectify the issues fans
raised about the first game and deliver a sequel that not only made
apologies for the first game, but expanded and improved on the game.
I was worried, but after playing through, I can safely say, “Apology
accepted, Square Enix.”
Serah, Mog and Noel traipse through time
