I did not enjoy XIII at all, however, I found XIII-2 to be extremely enjoyable, I put about 80 hours into it. So I'm looking forward to LR.

Hah. I f***ing hated FFXIII, but I found XIII-2 to be quite enjoyable and fun, gameplay wise (still hated the dialogue and characters). I'm sliiightly looking forward to Lightning Returns because I found XIII-2 a lot of fun to play.

Yep, it was DK64

I used to want to code games when I was a kid. Little did I know this is what it would be like. Much props to people who 'get' this.

I can see how the game can be intimidating at first, but if my 13 year old ass figured it out and had an absolute blast with it when it first came out, I'm sure anyone else can figure it out.

Sometimes I just wish I could replay Vagrant Story for the story, in some sort of dumbed down mode where stats and weapons didn't matter as much. Though on the other hand, I also found it incredibly gratifying when I would build up the perfect weapons against different enemy types and just destroy bosses. I freakin'…

Yeah, I totally hated myself when I was a kid, because you know, I was a kid.

1. Sure, not these days, but many current and former XI players are looking forward to this relaunch, and that's quite a lot of people I think.

Hah, someone understands :)

Well, I was partially joking, but partially wasn't. You can walk around in the game, but it's extremely limited in what you can do, and you're essentially clicking on objects to interact with them - the rest of the game is watching it play out.

Didn't we already have this as The Walking Dead?

I agree, Mass Effect 3 was pretty damn great all the way through, and I didn't even hate the ending either.

I...didn't like her. :(

No.

Correct, you'll get ARR for free.

Well, I'd say give it a chance in beta when actual content is implemented. Alpha is strictly for stress testing, and they implemented only a VERY limited amount of quests. The main storyline quests, missions, class quests, other random sidequests, F.A.T.E. events, and dungeons up to level 35 will be in beta.

Like the other guy said, the last phase of the beta will be an open beta where everyone has access. You can even transfer your character from that phase into the full version, if you decide to buy it.

I'm guessing you've never seen an MMO before.

Haha, I can see what you mean actually. They could be made more... presentable. Thankfully, the UI will be totally customizable, and add-ons will help to customize it even more.

Combat and especially animations are still being worked on, and they specifically mentioned that the 'animation blending' between animations has not yet been implemented, but should be in beta.