Noel is such an underappreciated FF guy I mean come on.... he's so HOT YET NO ONE CARES BESIDES ME???? 😫
@jad1nsmitzh
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad and sad at same time that , this game get little more respect only now and before everyone was saying that it's a bad trilogy, i think i was the only one in my entourage that really love this trilogy and will always like it , story , ost , atmosphere, area everything is perfect in this game Really great video 🙏🏾
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It really does deserve more praise and respect and I'm very happy to be doing my part to show people why honestly.
@Kyubella
Жыл бұрын
Every time I see ff13 I cry, played this game a long time ago when me and my lil sis were younger, so many emotions and feelings and memories hit me.
@Soooooooooooonicable
Жыл бұрын
This was easily my favorite game of the trilogy. I loved traveling through time and unlocking new histories. The whole thing was just really satisfying from beginning to end. .
@daneos90
Жыл бұрын
Okay. FF 13-2 Soundtrack is an absolute BOP but one gripe of mine is that we don't really get to appreciate Aggressive mixes that much because of the Mog clock for battles and Aggressive mixes are SO DAMN GOOD!!! I literally paused the game sometimes to appreciate how the soundtrack transitioned between Aggressive mixes and regular ones. I thought it may have been a better chance for Aggressive mixes to be the battle soundtracks.
@KingKabisi
2 жыл бұрын
Fun story you might hate me for. So my bro was playing FF13-2 and i would watch him get through the game. He was stuck on the final boss for about a month, then one day we had a fallout and I got really annoyed at him and deleted his save data. After i grew up i realised how much of a dick move that was... Which is why im replaying the game.
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Holy fucking shit lmao that's so mean! Sometimes kids do some awful shit tho without realizing how mean it is so it do be how it is. Hope you're enjoying it tho! :)
@KingKabisi
2 жыл бұрын
@@TransWitchReviews yeah kids do be crazy, the game is amazing so far and I'm loving the nostalgia from replaying it. Your video is amazing and honestly I'd love to see more like it, you introduced me to the individual talents behind the ost and through that, more amazing video game music..
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
@@KingKabisi Yeah defo lmaoooo. I'm glad you're digging it! And thank you so much! I do my best to point out good music cause music is a huuuge part of my life and game OST's need more love!!!
@GarrettGallows
9 ай бұрын
Old comment but my brother (accidentally) pulled my PS2 memory card while I was saving kingdom hearts in goddamn hollow bastion and it formatted the whole thing. All my saves gone. Silent Hill 2 & 3 and MGS 2 & 3 after multiple NG+, Final Fantasy X2 and XII, Maxima: Ghosts and Goblins. I was so upset I mistakenly broke the disk in anger and to this day have never finished it.
@Tweekitus
2 ай бұрын
I really liked this game a lot. The whole creature capture aspect was a bit of a bitter pill to swallow at first, but it ended up being really fun strategizing my paradigms based around them. Also yes, the PC port is held together with duct tape and screws. The anti-crash mods are practically mandatory.
@justinsinger2505
Жыл бұрын
I always felt like Noels blowup at Snow was such a reaction to Snows character ff13. I just replayed the trilogy and in 13 and 13-2 I would say Snow feels like a reject MCU character.
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I actually really dig Snow's role in XIII-2 and Noel's counter reaction to him even through their very small similarities. I defo get that feeling with Snow too and I like how they kinda do more with/get more away from that in LR.
@justinsinger2505
Жыл бұрын
@@TransWitchReviews i mean after what Snow goes through mentally in the time between 13-2 and LR. I think any man would lose their will to fight and live. Back in the day one of my friends said the change in his character was so undeserved and unnecessary for Snow but I disagree wholeheartedly. Snow lost lightning, Serah, Hope and NORA team. I think his character arc is justified even more cuz of the convo him and Hope have in that one scene in 13. Cuz we do see what happens when the hero fails bad
@John_962
8 ай бұрын
I used to listen to 13-2's soundtrack as I studied in college. It has gotten me through some stressful times and has unlocked a focus in me to accomplish things I didn't think that I could possible do... I really should consider actually playing this game someday lol.
@mirroredheart07
2 жыл бұрын
This video was so well done, really nice to see somebody share the same appreciation/opinions for FFXIII-2 that I do
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yeah I'm really happy I've given this whole series another chance to capture me and 13-2 is just so so good. I'm really happy ya liked the video as well!
@Coreisus
29 күн бұрын
Naoshi Mizuta looks like the same sorta guy as my high-school music teacher. Just an eccentric musician who's always hyped to talk about or make music
@lunaa55
7 ай бұрын
I'm binging your ffxiii trilogy videos because I'm having major nostalgia for these games and it's really nice seeing so much appreciation for these games. One thing that really broke my heart was hearing the singer Origa pass away from heart failure in 2015. I absolutely love her vocals in the tracks in this game. Rip 😭😭😭
@alexsmith2910
2 жыл бұрын
You did a great job on this video it's very well made. And got me interested in playing the games.
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Hope you enjoy them whenever ya get around to giving them a shot :D
@Grantosterone
2 жыл бұрын
LOL the way you talked about that corny rap verse in Unseen Intruder (I love it tho). You're so right that this soundtrack SLAPS. I played FFXIII-2 for the first time this year and subsequently spent most of the summer blasting the soundtrack in my car. Really appreciate you spending so much time on the soundtrack in this vid!
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! 13-2 has such a banger OST and I just super super gushed over it lmao. I could honestly talk about it forever and I'm glad that people are really vibin with that section! I blast it in my car too so absolute vibes :3
@vino.vvveeee
Жыл бұрын
FFXIII-2 is MIIILES AWAY from FFXIII in terms of just how fun it is and how better the experience is overall. And just like you, I also love when the damsel becomes the main character, and it's refreshing to see a Final Fantasy protagonist be a "non-fighter" type of character... every FF protagonist so far has almost always been "adventurer/badass who fights because badass". a lot of people shit on XIII-2 which is just so uncalled for considering how far much better the game is in general.. and contrary to popular belief, FFXIII-2's story is easy to follow even if it has some flaws. I said what I said.
@KngHrts2
Жыл бұрын
TWR, I've come back to this vid, because I've now I've played through XIII-2 four times, and I think I like it as much as LR. I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciated your reviews of the entire trilogy and look forward to the rest of your KZitem channel
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
Ayyy rad! It's a pretty rad game so I get that! Thank you so much for the appreciation and hope you enjoy the rest of what I make too! :)
@BulletForMyPikachu1
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video man! Can tell you put ALOT of time in to it!
@NN010
2 жыл бұрын
17:28, I agree with this section generally, although I did find most of XIII’s more challenging fights (before I quit at chapter 6 anyway) to be just bullshit, but I found the Jet Bahamut fight to be the good kind of challenging and, similarly to you, was so overjoyed when I defeated it. Not sure why one angered me so much I rage quit while the other was a highlight though…
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that's pretty fair honestly. I feel like 13 does generally pace its difficulty well but I really do think Gran Pulse ruins the whole flow it has going and the last two chapters while good are rough with difficulty. I think it's mainly cause Jet Bahamut genuinely does feel pretty difficult but fair once you work your strategy and get a good team together. It's satisfying to play imo.
@thetrashman5258
2 жыл бұрын
Finished it last 2 weeks ago, now to my 2nd playthrough of LR
@leemo1439
9 ай бұрын
I fucking love the shit out of this game, it was the only game in the 13 trilogy I 100%'d and loved every god damn second of it although I am repalying 13-3 on steam right now. The soundtrack for this game has stayed with me ever since I played it 10 years ago and god I feel old just saying that. It really is one of a kind in everyway and was way better than it had any right to be and I absolutely adore Serah and Noels dynamic throughout the entire game, I'm so glad they did Serahs character real justice in this game instead of keeping her as just a human plot device, she is way more enjoyable to play as and engage with people as with than Lightning ever was. ( Although I am slightly pissed off that Noel doesn't mention Serah even once during his confrontation in 13-3 even with Serah literally dying in his arms at the end of their story even once and is just in turbo Yuel-simp mode.) And my god the soundtrack is absolute fucking FIRE. I still listen to so many tracks from this game weekly, the New Bodhum aggresive mix is like my go-to song for Summer. Anyways rant over, amazing video friend I can't wait to watch some of your other stuff!
@jeremyramsey1746
9 ай бұрын
One of my favorite FF games. I just bought to play on steam deck! It is playing great and the only issue I am having are load times. I can live with this. I maintains 30-40 fps and around 6-9 watts. I get 2.5-3 hours. I didn't change any settings. It is very very playable!
@TransWitchReviews
9 ай бұрын
That's really good to know and I'm glad it's working well for ya, I was honestly curious about how it ran by default on there so thanks for sharing!
@snazzydrew
Жыл бұрын
When Serah broke down crying in the beginning of the game, I knew I was in for a ride. Such a fantastic game.
@Coreisus
29 күн бұрын
What really pisses me off about 13-2's crystarium is how if you don't commit to a certain role for the previous 3 small nodes then the next big node will be empty. Like wtf!? I can see the next node says either blitz or thunder or cure. And I'm thinking okay it'll be one of those 3 depending which role I'm on when I get to that node. But NOPE! You clicked ravenger-ravenger-medic- commando, so now you get nothing! Just a stat increase. So stupid.
@GarnetRodLady
Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite in the trilogy, especially with the music & the improvements to the battle system. Serah is an underrated main character, I find myself liking her more than Lightning (although I appreciate Light as a character.)
@Starwarsdude8221991
Жыл бұрын
I’ll give you a shot on this one honestly I have 13 a try but I just got so frustrated I quit and I gave 13-2 a brief shot but I just couldn’t didn’t bother with 13-3 then again I am of the opinion 9 was the last true final fantasy as much as 10 is loved and gets to much hate I don’t consider it a true final fantasy game
@reloadpsi
Жыл бұрын
So while on your last video's comments I remarked that I can effectively tear down FF13 without ever directly mentioning its linearity, it bears mentioning that the second you take control of Serah, you're literally given a tutorial on how to walk out of an empty room so the game can desperately bring attention to how much less linear it's going to be. You've got to admit, that is such a drastic overcorrection that it's really fucking funny.
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah 13-2 as a whole feels like it was designed in a way that seemed in response to everybody hating the linearity to the point of genuine comedy. Like that intro is so straightforwardly "you're not in a hallway we swear, also here's the full combat immediately" that it's just funny lmao.
@goncaloferreira6429
Жыл бұрын
kudos for the music section. 13-2 is my favourite of the trilogy. Great characters, improved combat and gameplay. But you missed how great Mog is...
@hajde8128
Жыл бұрын
Something about Nabaat's intro and fanboys gassing her up gave off a very campy metal gear solid vibe that I can't quite describe
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
I totally see that. I think I felt those vibes with it all along but could never place the words for what it reminded me of. It's like MGS camp meets a goofy ass God Hand bit.
@vino.vvveeee
Жыл бұрын
Also, PLEASEEEEE DO A VIDEO FOR WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY. It's one of the best FF games ever but it's so overlooked just because of the artstyle. The humor ,the story, the worldbuilding and lore, and everything else is JUST SO WELL-DONE!! I really hope you check it out and give it the justice it deserves U.U (also, Chocolina is also in this game AND is equally hilarious)
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
It's definitely one I wanna cover eventually I promise that!
@davebernard389
8 ай бұрын
40:45 Final fantasy 13-2 the story so far
@JetSetDex
11 ай бұрын
13-2 feels like a soft reboot for 13 when it comes to it's world and lore, especially since they basically retcon the ending of the first game. It's definitely my favorite out of the 3 games, the gameplay (especially combat and the monster system) is so much fun and you get a better idea of what this world is like both on a macro and micro level which was one of my major criticisms of the first game. In the fist game, aside from the final big open area in the third half, each environment felt disconnected and it didn't help that there were so few towns to explore at your leisure. It left me with the feeling that I really didn't have any idea of what this world was like geographically, what cultures occupied it's different parts, or what the people living in it were really like. This was all pretty much completely fixed by 13-2, while I'm still not the biggest fan of the lore, I felt like I at least had a better idea of the smaller nuances that make the world feel more lived in.
@willlami1683
10 ай бұрын
I agree, I also feel like it reset the tone for the trilogy too. 13 took itself a bit too seriously and then 13-2 and LR said OK we’re gonna be silly goofy
@Dagonblade_Kal-El
2 жыл бұрын
I actually love the Crystal System of 13. I like it far more than the damn thing they got in 10. I absolutely hated the board system or whatever that was in 10. Sadly they didn't add thing which they should have added. You know there are norvels for 13-2 and they are explaining some thing especially the novel "Final Fantasy 13-2: Fragmente After" it tells the story of a few Yeuls and of Noel when he met Caius the first time. If you read it then you know that they wasted some good stuff. For example I really would love to play some of these parts. Caius was Noel's Teacher but he had another student with Noel. It was Noel's Friend called, I thing it was Yanik or something like that. Noel was the one who asked Caius to teach him and Yanik then wanted to join. They both were good and the hunters of they clan noticed that so the two became hunters way earlier than normal boys would but Noel did the most of it and Yanik just got the same credit for it. Noel was angry because of that and when Yanik asked him to go hunting together he refuses because he did not want to get used any longer by Yanik. Yanik was angry of Noel and went alone and then died because he was alone. Noel blamed himself for his death but you never see that in the game. In FF7 you have Sephiroth as a helper, at least for a really short while which I absolutely loved but they didn't do that in FF13-2 which is sad. They also didn't mention the relationship between Caius and Yeul, that's why people think that Caius loves Yeul like a woman or a lover but in reality that's not the case. You see there was a rule which said that every seeress has to leave her family as soon as she sees her first vision or speak her first word which means in the age of 2 or 3. Caius as her guardian had to literally raise her like his own daughter and so he got father feeling for her and now imagine seeing your daughter die over and over again just to raise her over and over again. Yeul never got older than 17 so she never had a live on her own. No boyfriend, no husband and no children, things normal girls who become women have but not Yeul. It is really hard to see your child die, it breaks parents and changes them but you don't see anything about that or hear anything about it on the game. No, instead you need to read a novel. I think that's really sad especially since Caius is my favorite Final Fantasy character and some people see him like some kind of pervert pedo but that is not what he is. They creator of the game also said that Caius is the strongest villian at the release of it. So he is stronger and more powerful than Sephiroth, Kefka or the others which came before him. The only one who could be more powerful are the one who cane after him like Adyn from FF15 but the ones who came before Caius aren't as strong as Caius are. They build him to surpass Sephiroth and also tried to surpass Sephiroths fan favorite theme "one winged angel". It didn't work out because of the hate the 13 Series got. A lot of people not even want to try FF13-2 because they hated 13 so much. However I heard that in Japan Caius is quite popular. By the way I read the novals so I know what I am talking about. I was disappointed that Caius wasn't in Dissidia NT, I only bought it because I had the hope I could play as Caius and I am not even a fan of Arcade games or whatever Dissidia NT is. I am glad he is in Dissidia Omnia and I would buy Kingdom Hearts if Caius would be a playable character in it. I never bought any Kingdom Hearts game because I am not much a Disney Fan. I mean I watched Disney but I didn't like them so much that I want a game with Disney characters in it especially since I never liked Mikey and Donald but if Caius is in the next Kingdom Hearts then I buy it. I also hope that they will make a Dissidia game like the Mobile version for the Playstation. Dissidia Omnia is more like a RPG or JRPG while Dissidia NT was a Arcadie or a beat em up thing. I want to apologize for any mistakes that might be in this text. English isn't my native language.
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Ah yeah I definitely feel where you're coming from. I've been meaning to read the books sometime but just haven't gotten around to it yet. 13-2 does have a sense of a lot of things being left out of the story for no real good reason? My guess would be budgetary/time constraints and things like that. Cause yeah everything you're describing especially would've given the Noel flashbacks a bit more emotional weight to them which would have been really cool. Yeah I definitely never got that read on Caius cause playing it I always got it as more of a Father/Daughter kind of situation instead of a weird creepy kind of situation. But it is unfortunate that people see Caius that way. He's absolutely one of my favorite villains in a lot of media. He and Yuel give me big Madoka and Homura kinda vibes as far as their general story. Yeah it would be really rad if we got a new and good Dissidia game at all. Personally I'd prefer some kind of successor to 012 Dissidia but getting something like Omnia would be cool too honestly! Really just more excuses for good FF crossovers is always really nice imo!
@Dagonblade_Kal-El
2 жыл бұрын
@@TransWitchReviews It also explains why Noel was so angry with Snow. I mean his friend hunt alone, in a world where only a few people where left, which is kind of stupid but he thought that he is powerful enough just like Snow though when he decided to fight alone. Sadly there are people who ship Caius with Yeul. They saw his action as a love letter and then there is the similarities with Aerith and the water. They think these scenes where Caius put Yeul in the see is the same as when Cloud put Aerith in the water and Cloud was in Love with her at least that is what the most people think since Aerith had a hight change of a date and you had to do lot of stuff to don't go on a date with her. I went on a date with Barrett but I also rarely like female characters. I like Fang but that's all. I mean the others are OK but not that I like them that much. In most cases I like the male character far more. I like Caius, Snow, Noel and of course Sazh but females, well not so much. In FF7, I did not like any of these female characters I also don't like the males much besides Sephiroth, who just looks so cool and Red. I don't know Dissida 12 but as long as Caius is in it I will buy it. I hope it isn't like NT. In Omnia they made a good job getting Caius somehow in there since in the Novel of Lighting Return he is literally called "God of Death" which means he went from a l'cieth/guardian/father figure to an immoral guardian/father figure to the desyroyer of the world/time to the God of death. That's a long way and it is probably not so easy to put him into a crossover because of his connection with the hundreds of daughters/yeuls he has. In the end he was probably a too good father for the Yeuls because if he would be a bad father, an evil guy who abused them, they probably wouldn't want him to be with them. I mean no one wants a father who beats the hell out of one right. So he must be a good father. Sadly you don't see such things. I would liked to see Caius with a little Yeul, like a Yeul who is only 6 years old. I bet she was cute. Honestly they use time gates so why couldn't they use a flashback playscene. That wouldn't be so hart. Noel could speak with Serah and while he is talking the scene changes and we could then play as Noel back when he and his friend was training under Caius. They could make a party with it Noel, Yanik (or whatever his name was) and Caius. Doing some monster hunting or some quest for the remaining humans. Caius wasn't really welcomed in the camp of the hunters but they could deal with that with Caius only joining if they aren't in the camp. It would be really cool. It would showed more about the dynamic between Caius and Noel and Yanik could also be an interesting character.
@Cybarxz
Жыл бұрын
I loved the name of the channel !!!
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@fenix_tx_1342
11 ай бұрын
I absolutely love FFXIII-2, the story might get a bit into mumbo jumbo territory, but the music, gameplay and artistry are 11/10
@Jorje15gaming
Жыл бұрын
Where did you get the album info for Groovy Chocobo? VGMdb and the official booklet say Nobuo Uematsu.
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
Yeah looking into this more I fucked up. This was before I majorly fully used VGMdb as a major source and I was still getting used to this so I got a lot of conflicting info and mixed up him doing arrangements on this track as him composing it. I should've done better and corrected it before uploading it but it is what it is now. Thanks for pointing this out!
@rednave2977
Жыл бұрын
I love Lightning returns especially the combat however due to the time constraint I just can't seem to enjoy the story. I am a person whom when playing games I love to take my time and just "bask in the glory". I tried doing a playthrough where I took as much time as I could and just failed. I never was able to play and enjoy Final Fantasy 13 or 13-2 on my PS3 as my cousin took them with him when he moved out but I hope to play them soon so I can know what happened before Lightning Returns. So far my absolute favorite Final Fantasy game or the most Nostalgic is Final Fantasy 12. I put about 300-800 hours into and still never beat it but would love to some day.
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I feel like LR is harder to enjoy standalone storywise. Like I remember trying it before I finished 13 and 13-2 and storywise it didn't click at all till I played the others. 12 is real rad and I'm super excited to play it eventually all the way through!
@HansAlRachid
2 ай бұрын
Man I wish I liked this OST, I feel guilty watching that segment. 😂
@erynnjeagerbomb
6 ай бұрын
Apparently my steam deck is its showing playable for xiii-2 and xiii is running fine now
@OrenjiMochi
2 жыл бұрын
Uncompressed audio? I hardly know her!
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Oh you
@xanaxisgod6489
11 ай бұрын
2 comment on how easy it is when i first played it long ago i never knew u cld level monsters so i wld just use whatever highest level ones i could get n never train and i didnt have problems like at all but i mean i still liked it enough
@PrincessNine
2 жыл бұрын
Upside to the dlc is you get the character as a party member.
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Very true very true that is at least a really neat bonus. Funnier too cause you're basically throwing them out like pokemon.
@itsChanandler
2 жыл бұрын
Don’t stop what you’re doing.
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I definitely won't!
@ThalesAcm
4 ай бұрын
cant find a dlc costumes showcase for this game
@akiinmoonlight79
2 жыл бұрын
Why is this channel so underrated ?! 😭😭😭
@kevinpernod9336
Жыл бұрын
As great as this game is, and it's pretty darn good... the original is slightly better. I loved playing with Fang and Vanille. FF 13 8.5/10 FF 13-2 8/10 Lightning Returns 4/10
@resid3nt3v1l
8 ай бұрын
Ff13-2 is the only final fantasy ive 100% 4 ng playthroughs lighting returns i am doing my 3ed ng to 100% through lost save ect. Ff13 im doing chapter 11 currently ive beat it 5 times from new game but havent 100% it a single time ive gotten close but my uncle deleted my save but the 13 games all three are my favorite in the series then 15 then 9 then crystal chronicles.
@YouTubeCensors
9 ай бұрын
FF13 Trilogy is BAD But FF13-2 is a literal 💎 its only second to FF6 for me for best FF.
@KirainaiNoHaru
Жыл бұрын
Yaschas massif sounds too mach like yachas mosif which translates to hebrew to adding attention and only now replaying it i read it normally and it ruined my childhood😂
@litenyng
Жыл бұрын
Academia 4XX AF is a banger of a soundtrack as well👌🏽
@zacatkinson3926
Жыл бұрын
I’m playing it now it seems rather immature, does anyone else see this? I’m only three hours in mind you
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
I guess it depends on whatcha mean? I just kinda look at it the same way I would look at like a shounen adventure story or something. Not like peak mature storytelling but it has its moments.
@zacatkinson3926
Жыл бұрын
@@TransWitchReviews it seems Noel and serah are not effected much like …to casual with the dialogue
@NihilisticTings
2 жыл бұрын
You actually trans?
@TransWitchReviews
2 жыл бұрын
yep
@elia0162
Жыл бұрын
let's be honest ff13-2 story is an absolute mess
@Quaid44
Жыл бұрын
Best review of the game I've seen.
@TransWitchReviews
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@JetSetDex
Ай бұрын
13-2 feels like a soft reboot for 13 when it comes to it's world and lore, especially since they basically retcon the ending of the first game. It's definitely my favorite out of the 3 games, the gameplay (especially combat and the monster system) is so much fun and you get a better idea of what this world is like both on a macro and micro level which was one of my major criticisms of the first game. In the fist game, aside from the final big open area in the third half, each environment felt disconnected and it didn't help that there were so few towns to explore at your leisure. It left me with the feeling that I really didn't have any idea of what this world was like geographically, what cultures occupied it's different parts, or what the people living in it were really like. This was all pretty much completely fixed by 13-2, while I'm still not the biggest fan of the lore, I felt like I at least had a better idea of the smaller nuances that make the world feel more lived in.
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