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  • Summary: In Final Fantasy XIII, you will embark on a journey through the cityworld of Cocoon and the outerworld of Pulse. Along the way, you will encounter diverse allies who will fight alongside you. Execute powerful attacks with weapons and magic, and summon the enigmatic Eidolons with an evolvedIn Final Fantasy XIII, you will embark on a journey through the cityworld of Cocoon and the outerworld of Pulse. Along the way, you will encounter diverse allies who will fight alongside you. Execute powerful attacks with weapons and magic, and summon the enigmatic Eidolons with an evolved Active Time Battle system. Experience seamless transitions between real time gameplay and in-game cinematics. Do you have the courage to face your destiny? Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Nov 30, 2014
    89
    With a story that would be considered nothing special, FFXII shines with its fast-paced combat and challenging difficulty. Although it introduces many changes to the series, it provides a good amount of things to explore providing hours of fun.
  2. Oct 17, 2014
    74
    Under the catastrophic porting shell is a great role-playing game core.
  3. Oct 16, 2014
    70
    Final Fantasy XIII expands its legacy in a basic PC version.
  4. Dec 23, 2014
    68
    The mystery of what FFXIII holds is far more pleasing than the experience itself.
  5. Oct 13, 2014
    50
    Final Fantasy XIII has its own set of problems, mainly consisting of a mediocre story and incredibly linear progression for the first forty hours, but the poor PC optimization puts it over the top.
  6. Oct 30, 2014
    48
    Parts of Final Fantasy XIII are worth the absurd amount of time it takes to properly open up, but this port is a big letdown.
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  1. Positive: 39 out of 106
  2. Negative: 36 out of 106
  1. Oct 13, 2014
    10
    People here are complaining for the smallest of reasons. This game is a visual treat with some of the best music in games. It is an AAA RPGPeople here are complaining for the smallest of reasons. This game is a visual treat with some of the best music in games. It is an AAA RPG which is linear for most of the game. Remember when we were blaming Square Enix for launching it only on the consoles? Well its here finally on PC now so stop complaining and start getting immersed in the world of FFXIII Expand
  2. Sep 14, 2017
    10
    one of the great rpg game game ı have ever played story is great graphics are great charecters are great while playing this game it feels me ıone of the great rpg game game ı have ever played story is great graphics are great charecters are great while playing this game it feels me ı watch an anime people dont like this game because it is very hard and they cant finish this game. Expand
  3. Feb 17, 2015
    8
    Port as port is tragic but game is very good. Just you know, graphic is nice, the same goes for gameplay. Story... Lots of people say thatPort as port is tragic but game is very good. Just you know, graphic is nice, the same goes for gameplay. Story... Lots of people say that it's suck but I think that it is just too complicated. What more? Game has low hardware requirements but oh well, it takes over 60 GB on your hard disk. Hope you enjoy guys! Expand
  4. Aug 4, 2023
    6
    Optimizasyonu çok kötü. Yarım saatte bir oyun çöküyor. Hikayesi ilgi çekici ama teknik sorunlar yüzünden oyunu bitse de kurtulsam diye oynadımOptimizasyonu çok kötü. Yarım saatte bir oyun çöküyor. Hikayesi ilgi çekici ama teknik sorunlar yüzünden oyunu bitse de kurtulsam diye oynadım resmen. Expand
  5. Mar 10, 2016
    5
    Picked this up on Steam Sale.

    15 hours in and the story is a strange mix of confusing and blindingly obvious to the player but not the
    Picked this up on Steam Sale.

    15 hours in and the story is a strange mix of confusing and blindingly obvious to the player but not the characters. For some reason the characters feel the need to react with a gasp and stare down the camera lens rather than just say "What do you mean?" or "Tell me what you know!"

    The characters are unnecessarily childish, even the weird old guy who happily goes along with it all. Your girlfriend tells you she is breaking up with you without giving a reason. Do you ask why, or fall down on your hands and knees and punch the floor hopelessly? Their outfits never change either, during flashbacks or otherwise, which I found particularly irritating given the game's focus on aesthetics.

    There is no open world, just long corridors. The locations may have looked good in 2010 but they are very repetitive now (this is perhaps a harsh criticism due to the game's age). The whole game thus far has been a series of paths with a few battles and cutscenes on the way to a boss fight. You can't get lost.

    The battles themselves bounce between challenging, tedious, fun, and flat out awesome. You only control one character, and control is a loose term - more of a suggestion of what that character does. The fights are much quicker, which can be fun, and swapping paradigms, or stances - like tank, dps, healer, buffer, debuffer - can be quite fun. However, for 99% of the game so far you only have 2 out of 3 character slots filled as you switch between pairs of characters, sometimes leaving you with a tank and a healer to try and kill an enemy with a large HP pool. Not impossible, but not necessary either. Having Lightning in your team makes things much more fun however, and the stagger system combined with the paradigms can make for some interesting gameplay. 75% of battles though can just be won by mashing one button, but that is just simplifying the repetitive actions from previous FF games of selecting the most effective attack for most of the trash/grind battles.

    Not great at all, but I will try and finish it.
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  6. Sep 27, 2015
    3
    Des couloirs à plus finir, une histoire mignone, candide, trop pour moi. Les mécaniques de jeu mettent 20 heures à se déployer (sans déconner)Des couloirs à plus finir, une histoire mignone, candide, trop pour moi. Les mécaniques de jeu mettent 20 heures à se déployer (sans déconner) et même rendu là, je trouve les combats répétitifs et ennuyeux.
    Il est beau, ça oui, et les cinématiques sont de grandes qualités pour certaines quoique c'est parfois bizarre les différences de direction artistique qu'il peut y avoir entre elles (ou de techniques de réalisation, je ne sais pas).
    J'ai lâché l'affaire au bout d'une vingtaine d'heures, avec la sensation d'avoir été pris pour un con. (Oui ça m'a prit 20h, parce que je suis têtu pis j'avais sans cesse l'espoir que le fun arrive mais non...)
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  7. Jun 16, 2021
    0
    boring af lol worst rpg ever mauri chupame un coco hazte hombre qlo tni el sekiro (masterpiece) y no lo jugai? -.- hazte ver mijo

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