FF13 kisses levels goodbye - what does this mean for gameplay?

Leveling up is so 1990s - and with Final Fantasy XIII striving to be as modern as RPGs come, Lightning and co are to ditch the old leveling mechanic in favor of a new system, revealed in Japanese magazines earlier this week.

That's right - Final Fantasy XIII will have no levels and no experience points at all. UFFSite investages the effects such drastic change in direction will have on the gameplay of FF13 and how different types of fans may react.