Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII, the third and final part of the acclaimed and hugely successful FINAL FANTASY XIII trilogy is now available on iOS & Android devices in Japan via cloud streaming. Like with FINAL FANTASY XIII and FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, Square Enix has gotten Broadmedia Corporation to release the game on iOS & Android. iOS Android You can now enjoy all 3 titles on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, iOS & Android. We’re still hoping for a collection on PlayStation 4 & Xbox One though, so keep telling Square Enix we want it! 3 supermegaroxas, Soul_Seeker and WakelessDream reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dio Brando 5,810 Posted February 17, 2016 LOL. Ever read the credits? And if you ask Nojima, there was four writers: Nojima, Watanabe, Toriyama & Kitase. Notice how how under his name it says (event) I don't care how much you worship the guy,it's clear as day right under his name that he was just an event direcor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Notice how how under his name it says (event) I don't care how much you worship the guy,it's clear as day right under his name that he was just an event direcor Notice how there's ZERO other directors credited, just those 3. Lol. Same situation for the main programmers if you look down. Under your logic there's no director or main programmer. Lol. Also Guess Ito didn't direct XII then. Lol. Keep hating, you love a game directed by Toriyama. Edited February 17, 2016 by Sora96 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermegaroxas 155 Posted February 17, 2016 I want to hope they will announce a collection this e3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 I want to hope they will announce a collection this e3 They can announce one whenever they want. Keep telling Square Enix we want it on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc. 1 supermegaroxas reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atheist123 583 Posted February 17, 2016 I wouldn't call the XIII series "acclaimed". Lightning Returns has a 66 Metacritic, XIII-2 has a 79, and XIII has a 83. Those are average scores, especially compared with other Final Fantasy games. 1 Dio Brando reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) I wouldn't call the XIII series "acclaimed". Lightning Returns has a 66 Metacritic, XIII-2 has a 79, and XIII has a 83. Those are average scores, especially compared with other Final Fantasy games. Square Enix would and does and that's all that matters. Your hate means nothing. And just look at the Japanese review scores. XIII-2 one of ONLY 23 games to ever get a perfect score. Edited February 17, 2016 by Sora96 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atheist123 583 Posted February 17, 2016 Square Enix would and does and that's all that matters. Your hate means nothing. And just look at the Japanese review scores. XIII-2 one of ONLY 23 games to ever get a perfect score. LMAO. I'm not hating. Just stating facts, They weren't critically acclaimed in the West and received some of the worst reviews ever for the series.Your comment was fair until you edited in an unnecessary insult. 1 Dio Brando reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) LMAO. I'm not hating. Just stating facts, They weren't critically acclaimed in the West and received some of the worst reviews ever for the series. Your comment was fair until you edited in an unnecessary insult. And so am I. I think this is pretty darn good 1UP.com A− CVG 9.2/10 Eurogamer 8/10 Famitsu 39/40 Game Informer 9.25/10 GameSpot 8.5/10 GameSpy 4.5/5 IGN 8.9/10 OPM (UK) 9/10 Dengeki 100/100 Is plenty of acclaim. Edited February 17, 2016 by Sora96 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atheist123 583 Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) And so am I. I think this is pretty darn good 1UP.com A− CVG 9.2/10 Eurogamer 8/10 Famitsu 39/40 Game Informer 9.25/10 GameSpot 8.5/10 GameSpy 4.5/5 IGN 8.9/10 OPM (UK) 9/10 Dengeki 100/100 Is plenty of acclaim. Yeah, FFXIII received a few good reviews but each subsequent game got progressively worse scores. I'm not denying that the series was successful, just that it wasn't critically acclaimed. If it ended on XIII then maybe you could say the game was successful both commercially and critically but as it stands it is only a commercial success. Edited February 17, 2016 by atheist123 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Yeah, FFXIII received a few good reviews but each subsequent game got progressively worse scores. I'm not denying that the series was successful, just that it wasn't critically acclaimed. If it ended on XIII then maybe you could say the game was successful both commercially and critically but as it stands it is only a commercial success. Square Enix said it was, and what they say matters most, a lot more than a few websites that close down. That's not true at all. Look at the Japanese reviews for the sequels. Famitsu - 40/40 & 37/40 Dengeki - again, 100/100 And the western reviews for XIII-2 were a lot of 8's from the major ones which is a great score. Edited February 17, 2016 by Sora96 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atheist123 583 Posted February 17, 2016 Square Enix said it was, and what they say matters more than a few websites that close down. That's not true at all. Look at the Japanese reviews for the sequels. Famitsu - 40/40 & 37/40 Dengeki - again, 100/100 I acknowledged that the Japanese praised the game. I guess if we are only talking about Japan and not the rest of the world then your original comment is true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 I acknowledged that the Japanese praised the game. I guess if we are only talking about Japan and not the rest of the world then your original comment is true. Well this is for a Japanese game that is only available in Japanese for these versions. But even then, XIII-2 got a lot of 8's in the west which are still great scores that nearly all games would happily take. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atheist123 583 Posted February 17, 2016 Well this is for a Japanese game that is only available in Japanese for these versions. But even then, XIII-2 got a lot of 8's in the west which are still great scores that nearly all games would happily take. Most Western publishers expect a Metacritic above 85 for a game to be considered critically successful (the most famous example of this is Bethesda with New Vegas, which got a 84 and made the devs miss a bonus)... by many publishers standards all three Final Fantasy XIII games would have been critical failures. I agree that 8's are good scores but from the perspective of the game's industry those scores are just slightly above average. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Most Western publishers expect a Metacritic above 85 for a game to be considered critically successful (the most famous example of this is Bethesda with New Vegas, which got a 84 and made the devs miss a bonus)... by many publishers standards all three Final Fantasy XIII games would have been critical failures. I agree that 8's are good scores but from the perspective of the game's industry those scores are just slightly above average. Well Square Enix don't work like that and thank god because hardly any of their games would have been "critically successful". Sticking to this '85' is stupid. 8's are great scores. I think a 7 is good. Edited February 17, 2016 by Sora96 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atheist123 583 Posted February 17, 2016 Well Square Enix don't work like that and thank god because hardly any of their games would have been "critically successful". Sticking to this '85' is stupid. 8's are great scores. I think a 7 is good. Yeah, 8's are good. A 70 Metacritic, though, means it has a lower score than 50% of all games, which means it is below average. I still enjoy plenty of games with low scores but anything below a 75 should be considered a critical failure (which is very rare for Square Enix games, with only a few like Type-0 HD and Lightning Returns failing). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Yeah, 8's are good. A 70 Metacritic, though, means it has a lower score than 50% of all games, which means it is below average. I still enjoy plenty of games with low scores but anything below a 75 should be considered a critical failure (which is very rare for Square Enix games, with only a few like Type-0 HD and Lightning Returns failing). Actually it's not very rare. In the last two years alone: Explorers got 70. Thief got 67 & 69 while Just Cause 3 got 71, 73 and 74. Drakengard 3 got 61. Edited February 17, 2016 by Sora96 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atheist123 583 Posted February 17, 2016 Actually it's not very rare. In the last two years alone: Explorers got 70. Thief got 67 & 69 while Just Cause 3 got 71, 73 and 74. Drakengard 3 got 61. Yeah, I guess there are a few more. Thief was horrible so I think it definitely deserved that score, don't know about the others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 17, 2016 Yeah, I guess there are a few more. Thief was horrible so I think it definitely deserved that score, don't know about the others. It's the majority of their new releases in 2014/15. Lol. Explorers got repetitive I hear, Just Cause 3 was down to its performance & story. Drakengard 3, well most things. The story & graphics in particular. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites