Final Fantasy XIII: Linear… ?


Vanille’s name is pronounced “Vaneel” in English and not “Vanilla 「ヴァニラ」. o_O
 

I’m sure anyone who’s bothered to look up some initial reactions to this game will know that (vocal) Japanese gamers have criticized it for being too linear and not playing like an RPG. Somehow, promoting that thought quickly became the “cool thing” to do by people who haven’t even played the game themselves. Well I wasn’t the least bit fazed by those concerns and was intent on finding out first-hand if it’s even a problem.

More “editorial-like” discussion after the jump… ** No Spoilers **