DoFuss says: "Through a series of fortuitous events I found myself with a copy of the Final Fantasy XIII demo (FFXIII) which was recently packaged with Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete – Trail Edition BluRay. It is a strange curio, as essentially it's a marketing tool which costs the customer a thousand yen more than the standard release of the movie. But this is Japan, where Final Fantasy's cultural significance could be likened to Star Wars for the loyalty and fanatical nature of its followers. I therefore consider myself lucky to have got my hands on a copy of this to be able to bring you my opinion without having to spring for the six thousand yen price tag.
Square-Enix (S-E), or more specifically the FF teams, have always been able to squeeze a little extra of hardware. With this, the first of their flagship series to be created for the current generation of consoles, they have pulled out all the stops. The three years of development show as you watch the variety of sumptuous environments promised in the opening movie but it is only when the introduction cinemas stop that you truly realise how impressive the in-game engine is; and the full extent of their achievements. The demo is set outside an underground city during what looks like a civil war. Action is set on a bridge which enables action to erupt all around your character. Above and below ships are exploding, as you move your way along the bridge set in the sprawling cavern. It manages to place you in the middle of a war, and while it leads you through a very narrow tunnel during this introduction, it is not the less an awesome sight."
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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
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