| 08 March 2010
Like most of the gaming world, I can't wait to play Final Fantasy XIII when it drops tomorrow (lucky Giang, tomorrow is today for him!). I haven't played a Final Fantasy game since Final Fantasy X, waaay back in 2001, and I've been looking forward to getting my hands on a linear, story-based RPG since my bouts with a couple Tales games last year. I went to look for some reviews, just to get a feel for what the critics initially think of the game.
Although IGN sometimes gives skewed reviews (in hindsight, was Grand Theft Auto IV really a "perfect" 10.0 game?), I still tend to check their reviews first. Unfortunately, that didn't happen due to some technical troubles. I then checked Gamespot's review, and was surprised to see an 8.5 out of 10. I mean, that isn't a wholly bad review, especially considering that Gamespot reviews their games a little low from time to time, but let's do some fact-checking:
Final Fantasy VII: 9.5 (IGN) / 9.5 (Gamespot)
Final Fantasy VIII: 9.0 (IGN) / 9.5 (Gamespot)
Final Fantasy IX: 9.2 (IGN) / 8.5 (Gamespot)
Final Fantasy X: 9.5 (IGN) / 9.3 (Gamespot)
Final Fantasy X-2: 9.5 (IGN) / 8.1 (Gamespot)
Final Fantasy XI: 8.8 (IGN) / 8.2 (Gamespot)
Final Fantasy XII: 9.5 (IGN) / 9.0 (Gamespot)
So if we were to base Final Fantasy XIII's score on Gamespot's precedence, this games stands somewhere between Final Fantasy XI (ugh) and Final Fantasy IX (one of my personal favorites). The jury's still out, but Metacritic is currently showing a metascore of "83", so you can draw your own conclusions.
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