Lightning Returns looks to be another massive departure for the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy. Will this one be as good as XIII-2 or as awful as the original?
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.
Remember the good old days of Final Fantasy? They weren't perfect (seriously, go back and play them without your rose-tinted glasses on), but they were infinitely more compelling and magical than what Square Enix has been doing for the past several years.
Why??? just because people don't want to play another rehash of FF13 (which itself received mixed opinions), and just because they rejected your flop MMO, that doesnt mean that there is something intrinsically wrong with the final fantasy franchise. there is something wrong with YOU, square enix, and you alone.
here's an idea, and im just throwing this out there, but how about you actually try injecting some ambition and some innovation into the series? im not sure if Square Enix knows the meaning of those words anymore. but they sure as hell used to
"Will this one be as good as XIII-2"
Good...it was still bad, just not AS bad as FF13
Come on though, any game after FF13 was going to look better automatically.
I'm excited for this game, but part of me wishes they'd just expanded on the direction they were going with XIII-2.
XIII had a stronger narrative, but XIII-2 had more meat on it's bones, and perhaps a slightly better story.
If they'd just combined those two things... They already had the music and the visuals down, both absolutely superb, but I was hoping the third game would have bigger places to explore and revisit, and overall would be a bigger more substantial RPG with larger scope than both the previous games combined.
Lightning Returns seems spin-offy and less like the enormous finale rpg I was expecting, but I suppose it could still be pretty good. If they've pulled off the doomsday thing without it feeling frustrating and without letting it license lazy game / world design; if they've managed to write a much more cohesive narrative and comprehensible, engaging plot, then it will be good.