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 Mediocre at best July 30, 2010
J. R. Jones (Erie, PA)
Pros:
- Graphics are kinda nice.
Cons:
- Very plain, stereotypical, forgettable characters.
- Dialog attempts to be poetic, but winds up downright incomprehensible.
- Extremely boring story. Interesting twists completely absent.
- Awful AI for computer-controlled allies.
Overall thoughts:
If you are an intelligent male above the age of 12, you will probably not like this game. If you're into girly jap-pop and just want to see some neat colors and shapes on your TV, buy this game.
 Too much work to be a game. July 30, 2010
MCSE_ADMIN (Florida)
Played FF III(SNES), VII(PS1), X and XII(PS2). This is just plain too much work - and combining things without the least guidance is merely chance. the aprts are too abstract to understand why this goes with that, etc. And the boss battles are very unforgiving and leave you very frustrated. Die and restart until you figure out what you have to do differently to beat them. I still have no idea why I was able to beat the 2 Sisters! But I did, after 2 nights and 8 tries. And there are TOO many cut scenes. I feel like when I am just getting into the groove of the battle system, it stops and forces me to watch a cut scene...then go READ THE INCLUDED ENCYCLOPEDIA. READ! I will buy a book if I want to read - and I felt I had to read the stuff just to comprehend the convoluted story.
Waited to buy and when I did, felt like I wasted my money. I was actually hurt that Square-Enix let me down. Played for over 12 hours and feel like I will not play it again.
 Maybe I'm just getting older, but... July 28, 2010
Natalie
Like many reviewers have probably started, the Final Fantasy franchise were the games in my childhood that really lit the flame within me for my passion for rpgs, and really all serious gaming in general. I remember literally losing my mind in the wait for FFVIII, IX, and X, and I don't like telling people in good company how many days of my life I lost in FFXI. I've been following XIII's production closely for years now, and was excited with Nomura's return to the main series, as well as the return of the sci-fi setting and advent of a strong female lead. With all this said, I really, really, REALLY wanted to like FFXIII. But, there is just something missing from this, something very integral that I can't seem to put my finger on, but I just can't seem to overcome. Maybe I've gotten older and I can't appreciate these games like I used to without my nostalgia goggles on, but there is a lack of a certain type of soul in this game that leaves it feeling rather incomplete. Maybe its the lack of a world map, a battle system that relies more on reflex than real strategy, no cities, the rigid linear nature of the gameplay, forgettable cookie-cutter characters, Vanille's voice actor, or shallow character interaction. I think more probably, it is the lack of the simple charm that the older FFs had with the help of Sakaguchi/Matsuno or Uematsu's contributions. Instead the game lets more action, a kin to the flashy visuals of FFVII:AC, do the talking instead of well thought out dialogue. The developers are so afraid of the attention span of the audience to their story and world that most of it can only be pieced together by reading the included database! Overall, Final Fantasy XIII is a shallow entry to the series developed with the intent to please a broad variety of gamers, which it fails at, instead of focusing on any certain niche. I wish Final Fantasy XIII had instead used the tried and true formula of past games and catered to its very large fan base, and not insulted our interest in the narrative and gameplay, as well as our attention span. The experience of this game can be said to be very similar to that of FFVII:AC; you can spend a long time preoccupied with it, but in the end you walk away still not feeling like you have taken anything from the experience or been emotionally/intellectually invested.
Early Review of Final Fantasy 13 July 27, 2010
MD
Note: I just started playing final fantasy 13 and i just recently beat final fantasy 12 on ps2 a week ago (i know very late, i just finally got time)
Who am I: I would say im a decent final fantasy fan. I'm nowhere near hardcore. I played final fantasy 7 on ps, final fantasy 10 and 12 on ps2, and i just started final fantasy 13 on ps3.
Early on i noticed that it's back to the turn by turn basis, unlike final fantasy 12 where you are able to move around and are more free of your environment. Early on the the game play is nice and the graphics is definitely a 5 out of 5. The map seems very linear and i hope it changes as the game goes on. The storyline is alright so far. One thing i noticed is that it doesn't really have a final fantasy feel to it. 7, 10, and 12 have that signature final fantasy feel to it but 13 really feels very futuristic and feels more technological i guess? i can't put my finger into it but ff13 feels quite different.
anyways i am early into the game. Im sorry to say that i got bored early in the game. i'm going to keep playing and hope i get into it.
 The best of Final Fantasy yet! July 26, 2010
Jesus Rodriguez (Caracas, DC Venezuela)
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This game is by far the best Final Fantasy I have played and I have played FFI, FFVII, FFVIII before and loved them!, the graphics are stunning, the gameplay is awesome and the story is amazing.
At first the game is kind of linear and somewhat limited, nonetheless the story evolves as so your characters, and so the gameplay drowns you in large amount of hours without tire.
There is a new way to evolve the characters and can evolve them as you wish, very different as any other FF games, which makes it interesting and makes it strategic.
And as I mentioned, the story is catchy, is like watching a movie form beginning to end, as well as the soundtrack, and cannot imagine any other than the one they chose for the game.
I have about more or less 40 hours so far and cannot play anything else but Final Fantasy!
It is a must have Final Fantasy game if you have played any other before.
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