FFXIII & Collector's Edition Guide

I just pick up FFXII when it came out on the 9th. Seeing how it is a FFXII game, I had to get the guide book for it as well. My plan was to get the Collector's Edition Guide, so I give EB Games a call and see if they were doing pre-orders for the book. They told me they were, so I get ready for work and leave early to gt pre-order it. I get there, and they then tell me that they are not doing anymore pre-orders for it. One reason why I dislike buying anything from there.

Anywho, I try calling up walmart real fast and ask if they were getting any of the books. They told me they didn't know. So at this point I give up, and the next day I go pick up my pre-order of FFXIII, headed back to EB Games to see if they may have got any extra books.  I get there and shortly a huge line up forms up. Doors open and we all go to the checkout right away. I look and see 7 books, 5 were pre-orders, and like that my heart started racing. There was three people in front of me, and I started to get worry as the first two people didn't have pre-orders and they both pick up the CEG. But luck was on my side as the 3rd person did have a pre-order and like that I was able to get my book.

I race home, and play for about 45mins before I had to head to work. I really wanted to call in sick that day, seeing how I never have miss a single day since I been there. But suck it up and headed to work.

Mini Review:

I am not that far into the game yet, so I can't really give a good review, but here is my two cents into it so far.

Story: 9/10

Characters: 8/10

Gameplay: 9/10

Graphics: 10/10

Story:

So far the story is really good. It starts off alot like FFVII did, as you start off in a train and are put into action right away which is a nice feel. As I am not too far into the game I can't really tell you more at this point, but so far is really good.

Characters:

I gotta say, I am really liking the characters so far. They have put alot of work into their characters. Each character has a story to be told and the make it so they are meet up together. One thing I am really liking that I felt that FF12 lack is the characters all have a point to be in the story when in 12, some characters didn't really have a point in being in the story at all after the start of the game. (Vaan)

Gameplay:

This game is a fast turn base game that has you control one guy in battle. I am not that far into the game, so I have very little skills to play with. So right now my main attack is well "attack". But they have really speed up the battles and can't wait to see in later of the game when I got more skills to play with.

Graphics:

Not to say much here, but for a JRPG. The graphics are just plain out the best I have seen in any JRPG.

Here are some pics: