IGN: "Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII doesn’t look like a Final Fantasy game. Despite only seeing 15 minutes of the upcoming title, this was the thought that resolutely planted itself in my brain and has remained stuck there ever since."
Final Fantasy 13 was first introduced to us back in 2009, almost four years after Final Fantasy 12 was released, and fans had been eagerly anticipating the next installment. But when it finally arrived, there were mixed reactions, including complaints about its linearity, the lack of towns and NPCs, and the limited control over the characters. At the time, Square Enix kept its game production behind closed doors and didn't take in a lot of feedback — especially from Western fans.
The game has been revisited by many different Final Fantasy fans since then, and some, like myself, have come to love it again. Almost all staple entries in the series have found their way to modern consoles, so it's about time that the FF13 trilogy gets a remaster
I've been thinking about this. I agree. While I really disliked it at first I never played it again. After hating ff15 so damn much I just think it can't be worse then 15 and if I'm not mistaken atleast it's turn based. I need more of that in my life.
Recently replayed them and I agree a remaster would be great. The complaints about linearity are fair, but they only really apply to the first half of the first game and while I agree that it would've been nice to have proper towns, minigames and subquests, it didn't detract from the intriguing story, interesting characters, tactical gameplay and amazing soundtrack in my opinion.
XIII-2 fixes a lot of the issues of XIII and expands on the story in interesting ways. The combat and progression builds on top of the systems of XIII and the nonlinearity and discoverability of secrets is a big inprovement over the original game. It's easily the best game of the trilogy.
Lightning Returns was probably a bit too experimental for it's own good. It tried to reinvent the wheel for no reason. The solo party for most of the game and the outfit based combat felt like a downgrade over XIII-2 combat system. It does have a unique vibe, but the plot kinda goes off the rails and many of the story beats didn't land as much for me as they did in the first two games. The race against time aspect was an interesting idea, but it never felt like it mattered, because it wasn't much of a challenge to manage the remaining time even while doing all the subquests.
As we celebrate Final Fantasy’s 35th anniversary, let’s look back at the underrated soundtracks of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy.
It's alright but I mean with so many other FF games it's not even in the top 10 for me
You just can't beat IX, VII, X and my personal favourite VIII when it comes to music
Even the theme song sucks, instead of just having an English version of the Japanese theme they got X Factors Leona Lewis to do the song which didn't sound like FF theme song.
I agree, regardless of the general consensus of the game itself, FF rarely lets down when it comes to the music at least.
After about five years since the last patch was released for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Steam version on PC, Square Enix released a new patch today.
i find it sich a waste that they didnt release them on the ps4.
i know alot of ppl dont like 13, but 13-2 is amazing ha.
Doesn't look like a FF game? WTF.
I don't hate the game itself, I hate what it's taking away from fans... I know it's taking development time from Versus XIII. I also know that because of XIII-3 we don't get a remake of KH 358/2 Days in the HD collection they're coming out with, instead just a video of the games' scenes. It's possible this is also taking away resources in making FFX HD.
At least after this one, perhaps they can get to work on Versus and actually get it out the door.
It doesn't look like a FF game anymore, it looks like an amalgamation of game mechanics Squenix think would impress western fans and it's a complete fail in that respect...
Get rid of the super boring combat from FF13. Add some NI No Kuni combat with the tales series. BOOOM we have a winner.
I'm probably one of the few that somewhat enjoyed XIII, but who in their right mind actually likes Lightning as a character? Literally one of the most hollow, boring and alienating protagonists I've ever seen in a game.
The best parts of the Final Fantasy lead character was the playful nature of them and the discoveries that they made were always felt by the player. Lightning pretty much snores her way through any and all environments.
Whoever is working Marketing and PR at Square Enix has absolutely no idea what their consumer base wants. They have such a huge number of people that want Versus XIII, so why do they shunt the project? They're pulling a Konami in the sense that they do everything possible to make regressive marketing decisions and games that no one asked for.