Producer of Final Fantasy XIII-2 Yoshinori Kitase has revealed that some gamers found the bosses in Final Fantasy XIII too hard so that’s why there’s an easy mode in Final Fantasy XIII-2.
He not only mentioned this, but to avoid these gamers getting frustrated, he also said that it is “possible to switch to “easy” at any time of the adventure.” Square Enix included this to attract new players to the Final Fantasy franchise.
This is a pretty neat feature. If you don’t feel like playing the game on “easy” or “normal” you can always switch to “hard” mode or vice versa whenever you please.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is scheduled for release January 31st in North America and February 3rd in Europe for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Source: JeuxCapt
anon123
January 9, 2012 at 8:50 PMThe author of this article thinks it’s a good idea? I suppose you are getting props from S.E. to make such a sad statement. After reading this “news” I have come to the conclusion that Final Fantasy has died. The more westernized the franchise has tried so hard to become, the more generic it has become thus in the bargain bin it goes.
Damian Antony Seeto
January 10, 2012 at 7:08 AM@anon123 What makes you feel that alternating the difficulty is a bad thing? I mean hardcore gamers can leave it on hard mode while noobs can leave in on easy. If a certain boss gets too hard or easy, you can change it to fit your needs. Noone is forcing you to play the game on easy all the time. It just makes it more accessible for gamers that may not have played FF games in the past.
He means
January 10, 2012 at 12:32 PMHe means, to be honest, that its originality is failing and the pace of interest seems to favor someone who is more interested in call of duty or similar paced games. Even I returned the game when the final boss killed my party in one blow, but not because of the single blow only, but because of the structure I have to do, the grind I had to do, and speed I have to go in order to beat it. I knew that if I beat him, when the game end up being over, I would feel really… unaccomplished, disappointed, for wasting all that energy.
It’s beauty wins many people, but the gameplay is horrendously energy-wasting to make reviews from most mixed, but most mention of it failing. Almost as if every one of them has the same feeling (and when many people feel nearly the same way, almost by word–not like what trolls do–, then you know it’s a bad game). Even on easier mode. The gameplay should stick to the role that made it famous in the first place…ff7, ff9, and ff10 and others near the top sellers. And the difficulties should be the strategies, not the pace + strategies.