Final Fantasy XIII-2 whoop whoop

Final Fantasy XIII-2 weighs in at  unsecured loans 14.446 gigabytes on PlayStation 3 and 7.8 gigabytes on Xbox 360, according to a 2ch poster.

To compare, Final Fantasy XIII weighed 37.6 gigabytes on PlayStation 3 and 18.3 gigabytes on Xbox 360.

The difference in filesize, similar to the first game, is most likely due to the Bink Video compression seen in the Xbox 360 version.

Dengeki PlayStation awarded Final Fantasy XIII-2 a bad credit loans  perfect score in its “Buyer’s Guide” this week. The magazine has an interview with producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama, who share a few extra bits of information on the upcoming sequel.

Here are the details, courtesy of Sokuho@Hokanko:

• The game is divided into episodes, each of which is about three hours long, making it easier for busy people to play.
• Having Final Fantasy XIII save data (it doesn’t have to be cleared) on your console is a plus. You’ll heighten your chances at winning in the game’s casino area, earn extra monster decorations, and see some sort of extra on the title screen.
• You’ll be able to fight downloadable content bosses in the coliseum.
• There is an area in the world where you’ll hear announcements about downloadable content.
• The game will auto-save, but you can also save anywhere.
• Odin will act as a boss character at one point, and can be after be recruited as an ally.
• There is a “New Game Plus” type option available after clearing the game once, where you can only obtain certain items on your second playthrough.

Separate from the interview, the magazine also mentions lengthy loading times between switching areas.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is due for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Japan on December 15, in North America on January 31, and in Europe on February 3.

Minecraft what the hell is it???

If you had asked me a few months ago what 2011′s best scoring game on Metacritic would be at the end of November, I would not have gone with Minecraft.

Not because it’s not a great game, but because it’s a game that bad credit loans everyone has been playing for ages already and we’ve all agreed that it’s amazing and stuff, so reviews feel almost redundant somehow.

However, the game was only actually released properly last unsecured loans week, after coming out of a lengthy and ridiculously popular beta period.

Various MyGaming staff have sunk more hours into the game than we’d like to admit, so you should see our own review up in the next week or two. In the meantime, here is what some major publications have had to say about Minecraft.

Gamespy 5/5

Minecraft is what you make of it, and that makes it pretty damn special. 

1UP A+

Meanwhile, Minecraft, with all its flaws and quirks, has already joined Super Mario Brothers, Wolfenstein 3D, and Tetris in the pantheon of games that prototyped an entire genre. 

Eurogamer 10/10

Minecraft is a towering achievement in the very possibilities of gaming, and it does this without losing itself to either esoterica or cynicism. It is a game anyone can play and anyone can get something out of, no matter how skilled or imaginative they are. They will make something and they will have an experience that feels like theirs and theirs alone. 

Gameinformer 9.25/10

While the toybox/platform side of Minecraft is incredible, the “game” side of it is lacking.