Destructoid: "If you didn't enjoy Final Fantasy XIII, I am by no means telling you that you are wrong, wrong, wrong and should sit there and think about all the ways in which you are wrong. For the most part, I can still see where some people's problems with the game are coming from.
The big question with Final Fantasy XIII is this: are you willing to put in a few hours of playtime before you see the fruits of your labour? If not, I don't blame you. But if so, then you're in for a pleasant surprise."
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Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."
FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.
I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.
I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.
i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.
i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.
but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.
but i like 13-2 more :)
i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy
XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!
I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.
Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5
Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."
I enjoyed the game too. more as a standalone though.
It's as I said before, whenever a new entry in this series comes out, it's the worst thing ever and all the sins of the previous installment are forgiven.
Unless it's FF14 online in which case it doesn't count in this fanbase's eyes.
Expect the same to occur when FF16 comes out, suddenly FF15 will be hailed as a timeless classic and FF16 will be considered the work of satan himself...
Good game, boring progress, weirdly one character gameplay mainly Lightning, one of most underrated original stories of all time but it will never reach to what we saw (the fantastic gravity + time abilities) in 2007 trailer that was gonna be the grestest jrpg battle system ever and maybe equal to or even better than Persona 5 battle system. XIII 2 better overall, LR different and special RPG game. Lightning now is best female character in the industry but the 13 series itself not really. Thats why mainly Fabula Nova scratched and we saw how that would fit in XV. I mean the idea of ring and power of crystal that gave everybody power could be easily replaced by the L'Cie Fal'Cie thing. Thats why Xzv suffer from plot holes.
I played through it. It was frustrating at times but it wasn't the scourge of the underworld that the internet props it up to be.
FFXIII-2 has the best gameplay in the trilogy
FFXIII is my favorite game of all time!