OnlySP: Square-Enix's in-house obsession over Lightning boggles the mind of lifelong Final Fantasy fans at every turn. What we know for certain is the unwarranted attention given her has dragged one of the greatest franchises of all time into one of the greatest slumps of all time.
There's something about Lighting, but was it worth killing Final Fantasy for her?
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.
I think the reason they are so focused on Lightning is because they WANT us to like her and like most Japanese developers they are too proud to admit they are in the wrong.
Lightning was one of the many things wrong with FF13 but in general she is a boring, bland, depressing b**** with no backstory to why she is the way she is unlike past hero's like Squall or Cloud. She is a pain to watch through the cutscenes and being the main character in the game, the main character which links to a numbered FF game she is the worst. The reason I think most could tolerate her though is that she is mostly surrounded by characters WORSE then her which in the end makes her look good compared to them. Without those characters in Lightning Returns...well I think they'll see how boring and a pain Lightning really is.
The people who do like her either like her because they havent played FF before so like the game it's self they have nothing to compare her with OR it's mostly female fans who like her because she's female...thats all...and too be honest I've noticed around where I live anyway that the majority of people who like FF13 are female.
I have to admit this article is spot on with most of the points especialy Square brining back references to past great FF games to try and sell you the game.
However after Lightning Returns AKA FF13-3...it needs to stop, they should NEVER dwell on her again and let FF13 be forgotten about. They could of had it forgotten about if they let it die but no as I've said Square being proud as they are are trying to force us to like her...and I'll tell you something even in 10 years time they will still say the majority of people loved her and she was a fan favourite.
Seriously it's sickening what they've done with her and FF in general. I really hope this bombs outside of Japan.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooo true
This is so typical of western gamers who think they're the most important consumers in the world...
In japan lightning is one of the most popular final fantasy characters ever.
Western gamers need to stop acting like their opinions are all that matter.
@FOXTROT
You speak the truth sir. Now let's not piss off square too much before they punish us with ff13 part 4. I think we dwelled in the house of death long enough.
I kinda liked Lightning. Much better lead than many other Final Fantasy heroes. Squall was an annoying nihilist emo boy, Vaan was really not much more than a placeholder for the player while the other characters made the story, Tidus was way too cheerful for my tastes.
I'd rank Lightning in the good FF leads class, along with Cloud, Zidane, Terra/Celes and Ramza...
Yeah I know it's uncool to enjoy the XIII series, I suppose I'm uncool then.