Feb 03 2009
Final Fantasy XIII - Xbox or PS3?
This is honestly the first time since I’ve owned both consoles that this quandary has come up. My philosophy used to be to always put the PlayStation first. I was more familiar with the controls, and the controller is the most comfortable. But ever since I got the Xbox, and the console has come out with far more games for me than the PS3, I can no longer keep with that argument. Both controllers are equally comfortable and familiar to me.
A couple of months ago, I decided that I would get Final Fantasy XIII on the PS3 because Final Fantasy in general seems to fit the PlayStation better than Xbox. All of the FF games I own (including remakes… I don’t own any of the remakes for the DS… yet…) are for the PlayStation, so playing a FF game on the Xbox seems a bit sacreligious. Not to mention the fact that I haven’t had the best of luck with Square Enix games on the Xbox. I know they won’t screw up FF13 for the PS3 since it’s a PS3 exclusive in Japan. Or I guess I should say that they’re least likely to screw it up on the PS3 because it is a PS3 exclusive in Japan.
So why I am wondering about which console to buy the game for?
Well, it’s a little silly. It’s the Achievements. Ever since I scored my first Achievement (defeated 10 enemies in Marvel Ultimate Alliance), I’ve been obsessed with this gimmick. I know my Gamerscore essentially means nothing, but I still like to rack up those Achievements! That’s one of the reasons why I want to play Fable 2 again. I also know that PlayStation has implemented a Trophy system — something I haven’t gotten into because I haven’t played any games on my console since the rewards arrived — but it doesn’t seem to be the same. And I’m probably just being petty.
So I’m still debating. I haven’t put in my preorder yet because I’m still debating. I have a feeling this will come down to the gods of the almighty coin toss, unless I’m able to wait and see what the reviews say.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Me? Wait? Oh God, I crack myself up.
