Quote Originally Posted by Gun_blade View Post
I wasn't a huge fan of FFXII but what I wouldn't give for a big city like Rabanastre to explore and the choice to venture out into the plains and do something away from the main story.
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You won't get a city like rabanastre


It is more linear then FFX but if I had to compare it to something FFX is closest. It's like you had FFX linearity but you only got to take the ship as far back to the Calm Lands.

The open area is a huge (way bigger) calm lands like area, a cave, a tower
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and an empty village


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When I was first on my way to Pulse I expected to be able to visit pulse cities at ease where I wasn't running from the law but for some insane unknown reason Square decided to make pulse a barren empty planet where only monsters and Fal'cie live


I have read that FFXIII-2 will be more open-exploring with towns being free roam but I don't know for sure. They kinda gypped us on a major part of FF games (exploring) in FFXIII but other then personal opinions on some of the characters hats the only problem I have with FFXIII.