@CimmerianDrake
I have no doubt that the 360 port of FF 13 caused the game to be altered in certain ways. All I'm saying is the 360 port certainly did not cause it to be a bad game. It would have been bad as a PS3 exclusive. The story was damn near incomprehensible, the dialogue seemed like it was written by a sixth grader, and the characters were uninteresting at best and annoying at worst. Not to mention, the game was linear as sin, had near-useless summons (who you had to fight...
Yes, the joke is getting old and overused, but you're wrong that the 360 was to blame for FF 13 being shitty. Square gets 100 percent of the blame for that game. Unless you can provide a detailed and logical explanation to back up your claim, but no one else has been able to do that so far.
Shave off another $195 and then we'll talk.
Stop listening to those voices in your head. They'll always mislead you.
There's also a crazy lack of momentum. If you jump to the left or right and take your thumb off the d-pad, Sonic just drops mid-air. He'll also just stop rolling down a hill sometimes instead of picking up speed. It's bizarre.
If you don't think this is your type of game, how about you just skip it without insulting other people who may be interested in it.
Wow, great score. Even the second opinion was a 9.5. I was going to pass on this entirely, but I guess now I'll at least rent it.
You can download the demo and try it out. I did, but I wasn't impressed.
What is the deal with all the hate for Destructoid on N4G? I think they're one of the more honest and reliable gaming sites.
EDIT: @Unicron - I love Jim Sterling. He's my favorite Destructoid reviewer because he's not afraid to call it like he sees it. While tons of other sites and publications were praising that piece of crap Final Fantasy 13, Jim was one of the few reviewer to accurately rate that game. I don't always agree with Jim, like when he gave Assas...
This is a good review. I agree with Jim. There's nothing original or new in this game. The developers just borrowed gameplay ideas from a bunch of other games, but not from any other Castlevania games for some stupid reason. But none of these stolen ideas is implemented well. The best thing about Lords of Shadow is the free download of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night that was packed in. Symphony is way better than this new game.
I used to love Square back in the SNES and PS1 era. Since then, they've just lost their way, and they're now one of my least favorite developers/publishers. I hope they can get their shit together and go back to greatness.
Well thank you Captain Obvious.
Ouch. This game has been getting hammered by everyone.
Unfortunately, it probably will. COD fans, have fun paying full price for the same game every year like the Madden suckers. Not to mention the overpriced DLC you'll be pressured into buying. Bobby Kotick loves your gullibility.
I would say don't worry about IGN's and Gamespot's reviews for this game. Both of those sites gave Final Fantasy 13 and Metroid: Other M 8.5's, even though they both deserved far lower scores. Nuff said.
I'm getting a 3DS.
Well, not really. None of the games on the virtual console were designed to appear in 3D, so don't expect to be playing Super Metroid or Super Mario World in 3D or anything.
As well as Metroid: Other M.
Sorry, I have to disagree with you about story and graphics. Good graphics and a good story can compliment a game but it's all about gameplay in the end. For example, Pac-Man and Tetris are classics but they have archaic graphics and no story.
I'm still waiting for an apology for FF 13. On topic: this is just ridiculous that Square had the nerve to release an unfinished beta as a finished product and sucker people out of their money. They need to do more than just apologize and offer people a full refund. The huge drop in sales and the generally poor ratings for FF 14 will hopefully send a message to Square that they need to get their shit together and stop fucking over their fans.