CraveOnline: "Square Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, which includes Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, have accumulated over 11 million shipped to retailers. This figure puts it up next to the best-selling that Square/Square Enix has ever had to offer, including Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X, except that it’s across three games, of course."
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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."
Doesn't make it any less bad
The worst Final Fantasy ever, according to a lot of gamers.
Sure at first glance that sounds impressive but look deeper & it really isn't. The bulk of those numbers came from the hype created for the first game. The sequels did extremely poor in comparison.
If you compare to past Final Fantasy games FF7 (9.8mil) by itself almost sold as much as the FF13 series combined.
Not trashing the series at all. I've said it many times on this site that the FF13 series are good games. However when you have the name 'Final Fantasy' in the title expectations of these games are huge & for me FF13 didn't deliver a good Final Fantasy experience.
I bought the first two from the trilogy and I have to say, even though I only got about half way through the first one before getting bored and quitting there is a lot of good things about those games.
I think Square just needs to tweak the formula a bit. I love the presentation and feel of the world and characters they create. I'll even let the story pass. That gameplay was a nightmare for me though. Later in the first of the three some encounters took FOREVER and they took away any possibility of grinding out of the game. There is no good way to be over leveled or under leveled in that game. The last bit that I hated was the linearity...
With these things fixed though(which they seem to be in FFXV) I think the FF franchise will be quite a high standard in the rpg market :P
Good for Square Enix. I hope they put those money into good use and make better games in the future.