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Final Fantasy XIII (PlayStation 3)

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The city of Cocoon is a flying utopia, floating high above the skies, separated from the world below which is known as Pulse. It was created with the intent of shielding humans from fal'Cie, mysterious beings who live on the Pulse. But from time to time, the fal'Cie find ways to contact inhabitants of Cocool, turning them into "l'Cie" - perceived by humans as slaves of the fal'Cie, destined to do their bidding. The Cocoon government, Sanctum, uses their own specialized army known as PSICOM to "Purge" citizens who are suspected of becoming l'Cie, and banishes them from Cocoon.

A former Cocoon soldier named Lightning searches for her sister Serah, who was branded as a l'Cie. Her fiancee Snow, leader of a rebel group that opposes the Purge, meets Lightning and a few other companions as they venture into a fal'Cie dwelling to rescue Serah. However, having fulfilled her unknown mission from the fal'Cie, Serah turns into a crystal. Her last words to Lightning and Snow are "save Cocoon". Determined to find out what exactly the fal'Cie wanted from Serah, the heroes attempts to contact a fal'Cie, and as a result turn into l'Cie themselves - without knowing what their mission might be...

Final Fantasy XIII abandons its predecessor's concept of battles taking place on the same screen as exploration, returning instead to the older separate battle screens triggered by contact with an enemy on the field, like in Xenosaga games. The Active Time Battle system from the previous Final Fantasy games returns with some changes. The player only controls one character in battle; the other two should be assigned behavior patterns called Paradigms. Commands and attacks can now be stacked into battle slots, which allows for use of multiple commands in one turn for a devastating combo. These commands are filled based on the ATB cost which eliminate the need for MP. Also, the entire party's health is restored before every fight, since magic cannot be used outside of battle. Summons which are popular in the FF series return with the name Eidolons, and each I'Cie has one. Character growth is managed via a system called Crystarium, with the player able to choose abilities to learn or parameters to increase.

Screenshots

Final Fantasy XIII PlayStation 3 The enemy is firing some beam weapon that hits multiple targets at once.
Final Fantasy XIII PlayStation 3 Sazh is always showing off even though his attacks aren't that powerful.
Final Fantasy XIII PlayStation 3 Battle results will depend on speed and the way you handle yourself during the fight which will bring you more or less experience points.
Final Fantasy XIII PlayStation 3 Arriving at the Hope's hometown.

Alternate Titles

  • "ファイナルファンタジーXIII" -- Japanese spelling
  • "FFXIII" -- Common abbreviation
  • "FF13" -- Informal name
  • "Fainaru Fantajī Sātīn" -- Japanese title

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User Reviews

Japanese rail-playing game אולג 小奥 (169687) 2.71 Stars2.71 Stars2.71 Stars2.71 Stars2.71 Stars
A meandering and boring waste of everyone's time Lain Crowley (5410) 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars

The Press Says

Edutaining Kids Mar, 2010 A 100
Games Radar Mar 04, 2010 10 out of 10 100
RPGDreamers 2010 8.5 out of 10 85
Defunct Games Mar 26, 2010 B+ 83
Peliplaneetta.net Mar 26, 2010 83 out of 100 83
Jeuxvideo.com Mar 05, 2010 16 out of 20 80
GamesCollection Jul 27, 2010 8 out of 10 80
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Jun 21, 2011 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
RPG Site Jan 12, 2010 8 out of 10 80
Legendra Jan 19, 2010 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Thoughts from followers of the series? 4 אולג 小奥 (169687)
Apr 09, 2010

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Awards

  • 4Players
    • 2010 – #2 Biggest Disappointment of the Year

Caelestis (3935) added Final Fantasy XIII (PlayStation 3) on Dec 01, 2009
Other platforms contributed by Caelestis (3935) and GTramp (34912)