Hong Kong mag rates Final Fantasy XIII 4/10, “biggest swindle in history”

ff13yikesSince the Final Fantasy XIII release back in December, there has been word buzzing around that the game is an epic disappointment with frustrating linearity to boot. If this Hong Kong gaming mag is to believed, it’s all very, very true. Having rated the game a woeful 4/10, the magazine goes on to call the game the “biggest swindle in history.” Harsh review much? There’s more where that came from.

Thanks again to Peter Bauer

Since the Final Fantasy XIII release back in December, there has been word buzzing around that the game is an epic disappointment with frustrating linearity to boot. If this Hong Kong gaming mag is to believed, it’s all very, very true. Having rated the game a woeful 4/10, the magazine goes on to call the game the “biggest swindle in history.” Harsh review much? There’s more where that came from.

 

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Translation:

  • Scenario: 2.0 — “An epic tear jerker”
  • System: 1.0 — “Such a crude system barely warrants being called an RPG at all.”
  • Graphics: 9.0 — “Full marks here.”
  • Sound: 7.0 — “Mostly quality.”
  • Enthusiasm: 1.0 “As if you could play this for 100 hours! I could put up with 8.”
  • Total: 4.0 — “To think it got this bad…”

A few excerpts from the accompanying text includes:

  • “The game is complete linearity until the open areas near the end. You can’t even backtrack.”
  • “Of all the RPGs I’ve played in recent years, this is the first which has been so linear that it’s little more than riding an amusement park ride.”
  • “I had heard the opinion that “It’s amazing once you get to Chapter 11,” but why should you spend 20 or 30 hours on a game to get to the only enjoyable part? Just how do they intend to make me play this? Do they think I’m some kind of masochist?”
  • “A button mashing puzzle game with no real strategy or RPG elements and a plethora of annoying features, game as a whole is little more than a digital novel of sorts.”
  • “For such a game to approach 2 million copies sold must be due solely to the strength of the Final Fantasy brand”
  • “biggest swindle in gaming history”
  • “biggest joke of 2009.”

Thanks again to Peter Bauer

[via AllGamesBeta]

 

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