i never quite liked gta2. the mood, the scenario, the vehicles, i didn't like it. i loved the first one though. i played that one for months.
red alert was cool, but i started out with command & conquer that came before red alert. that was even better. same engine pretty much, just dos based. c&c: tiberian sun was tight as well, but the third installment sucked. ea really knows how to ruin a game.
i never got to play final fantasy xii (12). did anyone try it? what's it like compared to x? that's where my love for it started. i never played 7, 8 or 9. i don't even want to play 8, it looks too uh.. pink, white, angels, clouds, i don't know. i didn't like the feel of it. i might play the seventh one although it's so huge i don't really think i'll bother to play through it. 9 might be cool though. anyone that played that one, how is it?
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http://ps3.ign.com/objects/826/826843.html
Final Fantasy XIII is part of three games being called Fabula Nova Crystallis (that's "The New Tale of The Crystal" to those of us not fluent in Latin), with two of the titles appearing on PS3 and one on mobile phones. The fantasy is far from over!
it will be released in japan some time after march 2008, so in a while. seems like it's gonna be exclusive to the ps3, meaning i have to think about what i said above about buying an xbox, this is brand new information to me. it seems there will be two games. final fantasy 13, and final fantasy 13 versus, as well as a stand-alone final fantasy 13 for handheld consoles.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/769/769653p1.html
here's some info on the new battle system. it's comparable to that of XII it sees, but with some new twists and more options. for example, as in previous games you'll have a party, and the way the party members involve themselves in fights is gonna somehow correspond to the roles they play as members of your party in the game. i don't know what it's all about but it sounds interesting.
some info on the plot in xiii:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/754/754310p1.html
the main character you play, "lightening" (read the plot synopsis for more info)
and last but not least, some trailers. the regular game:
the "versus" version:
they are both cgi, but gives you an idea of the characters you'll be playing and what the games will be about.