Final Fantasy XIII-2 Demo Out

[DarkMaster]

Tried it. It's pretty alright, although I was noticing a lot of framerate issues (PS3 version). I guess I'm not used to 25fps with all the PC gaming I do. Areas are bigger and more open, there's actually people to talk to and they give you quests. Those things alone are marked improvements over the first game.

Battle system is mainly the same. Lots of tweaks and improvements made to paradigms and the crystarium. Having monsters join you in combat is neat, thought I think I would just prefer a third real party member.

The main thing I'm not liking is the characters... the worst character from the first game (Serah) is now the main character, which is the worst idea they could've come up with. I would rather play as ANYONE other than her, even annoying-ass Vanille has more personality. New guy Noel seems like your typical anime dude, we'll see how he turns out. And also Mog is stupid as shit, turning into weapons and making dumbass whiny comments in a horrible child-like voice.

It's really hard to judge any game by a demo, especially for a 40+ hour RPG. It's getting some decent reviews and many people say they really listened to fans complaints with XIII, so I'll give it a shot at some point.