We all knew it had to happen eventually, Square are only human and finally they've done it. Square have squared the circle, or circled the square if you prefer; in short - they're rehashing an older version of Final Fantasy and pretending like it's a new version.
Final Fantasy XIII (or 13 to all you non-Roman-numeral-understanders out there) is essentially Final Fantasy 7 with slightly altered graphics and dialogue adjusted to take into account 21st century lingo.
Square have basically assumed the current Final Fantasy-playing public have forgotten the FF7 storyline, graphics and sound effects and won't notice the complete remake we have in our hands today.
That said, ff7 is contender for best game ever made so hopefully this should introduce some wonderment into modern gamer's lives today.
After several hours playing this game I felt like I was floating on a cloud towards Sephiroth's lair in order to obtain the underwater materia but... let's get serious.
The turn-based combat system is surprisingly intuitive, and not any where near as bad as possibly anticipated.
Vile Peaks is quite possibly the peak of the game though there is a lot of competition, I especially like the fact that wherever you go there's some chumming awesome music to accompany you.
Crystal points take the place of ff7's xp, with a convoluted 'crystarium' system for levelling up.
Overall I conclude this game is ff7 with a few minor and pointless tweaks and therefore Square are kind of taking the mickey out of us gamers. Oh well, still good though!
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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."
Worst review of all time.
terrible score for a terrible review for a terrible [b]game[/b] next time review the original version on the microsoft xbox 360.
Yeah sorry man but this is the worst review I've ever seen.
It doesn't make sense, the scores don't reflect your opinion in the post, there is no online yet somehow you revived it.
Seriously, are you sure what you were playing was FF13? It's also nothing like FF7, and much closer in nature to FF10 if anything.
Simply moronic.
Terrible, just terrible.
How old are you?
If your an adult I feel sorry for what you just wrote.