Final Fantasy XIII

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5.5

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  1. ethan614
    Mar 17, 2017
    2
    I don't hate this game. I just find it very boring. It made me feel sleepy every time I played it. It's a beautiful game, no doubt. Those characters are pretty but not to my liking. The music is ok. The story is so so and the dialogue is dumb. Especially, I think the combat system is quite boring. I remember when this game was out on PS3 I was very looking forward to its PC version. NowI don't hate this game. I just find it very boring. It made me feel sleepy every time I played it. It's a beautiful game, no doubt. Those characters are pretty but not to my liking. The music is ok. The story is so so and the dialogue is dumb. Especially, I think the combat system is quite boring. I remember when this game was out on PS3 I was very looking forward to its PC version. Now after I have played so many excellent RPGs such as The Witcher 3 and Skyrim, I just feel that Final Fantasy XIII is not an interesting game.… Expand
  2. duckhost
    Jul 10, 2017
    4
    If you wan't to play this game, don't play on PC the optimization is garbage, the game run on a 20fps basis that the only way for you to revert is to plug a wired controller. I love FF XIII, it was my first Final Fantasy but do not play it on PC.
  3. RetroMatero
    May 21, 2019
    0
    Pensar que Ready At Dawn era quien solamente hacía películas de 70 dólares...
    Square/Enix sacó una trilogía de películas a 220 dólares :)
  4. TitaniumDragon
    Jul 24, 2015
    0
    This game is extremely long and extremely boring. A two hour long tutorial starts things off badly, but the game just never really takes off. There's just nothing here - no good plot, no memorable characters, no interesting world. IT is just dullsville.

    The only thing that the game really has going for it is the graphics, but even they aren't that impressive, especially not by modern    This game is extremely long and extremely boring. A two hour long tutorial starts things off badly, but the game just never really takes off. There's just nothing here - no good plot, no memorable characters, no interesting world. IT is just dullsville.

    The only thing that the game really has going for it is the graphics, but even they aren't that impressive, especially not by modern standards.

    The linearity is annoying but... it isn't really the problem. But they didn't even try to disguise it, or any of the other weaknesses of the game.    … Expand
  5. muzmuz
    Oct 31, 2016
    3
    Final Fantasy XIII is filled with cringeworthy drama scenes, amateur acting, ridiculous setting and storyline topped with its attempted JRPG thrill that falls short of good. Add that 50 plus gigabyte worth of storage space, unstable performance, awkward camera movement, annoyingly repetitive gameplay, fights that never fail to feel like a household chore and you'll find yourself looking atFinal Fantasy XIII is filled with cringeworthy drama scenes, amateur acting, ridiculous setting and storyline topped with its attempted JRPG thrill that falls short of good. Add that 50 plus gigabyte worth of storage space, unstable performance, awkward camera movement, annoyingly repetitive gameplay, fights that never fail to feel like a household chore and you'll find yourself looking at such a big disappointment.… Expand
  6. Octavio87
    Feb 16, 2015
    0
    Worst game I have ever played and I started playing on my Gameboy about 20 years ago.

    Annoying characters (especially that emo-crybaby and that wannabe- Paris Hilton- Barbie), horrible and hectical fighting system (why the **** the game ends, when Lightning is defeated, even though there are other characters who could easily revive her?), mega linear maps (basically just one direction-    Worst game I have ever played and I started playing on my Gameboy about 20 years ago.

    Annoying characters (especially that emo-crybaby and that wannabe- Paris Hilton- Barbie), horrible and hectical fighting system (why the **** the game ends, when Lightning is defeated, even though there are other characters who could easily revive her?), mega linear maps (basically just one direction- alleyways), annoying music, that repeats itself and repeats itself until your brain goes numb. Besides that the actual game gets interupted with cutscenes every 10 minutes or so, so there is no fluent gameplay at all.

    I even enjoyed playing Ride to Hell: Retribution more than this, that game made you laugh at least, while FFXIII just makes me angry as hell. So **** this game, **** it to oblivion.    … Expand
  7. 0hope
    Oct 11, 2014
    4
    Like every one else who was wondering if this will be another bad console port, had their fears come true.
    This is truly bad console port and not just 'bad' its THE BAD console port. So to explain that a bit:
    frame rate is locked at 60fps (or so they say) and its true game is running at 60fps half the time but cut scenes run at 30 fps coz of game engine limitations and what not, which    Like every one else who was wondering if this will be another bad console port, had their fears come true.
    This is truly bad console port and not just 'bad' its THE BAD console port. So to explain that a bit:
    frame rate is locked at 60fps (or so they say) and its true game is running at 60fps half the time but cut scenes run at 30 fps coz of game engine limitations and what not, which would be fine imo if the game didn't have micro stutter whole time and sudden fps drops everywhere. For something that is more like interactive movie this can be extremely annoying.
    Resolution is locked at 1280x720 and you can't change it without mods.
    Over all cut scene quality is low it feels more like xbox port with lower res cut scenes.

    How ever game comes with Japanese dub as well as English one, so that's only thing that sets it apart from console version at cost of rather high waste of space (50 gb installation)

    Over all its the same game with all those nice additions stated above.

    For those who never played it:
    Game was rather poorly received at start because it felt more like interactive movie. Basically you are in dungeon 80% of time and rather linear one as there is hardly anything to do on side beside following the straight line at which end there is cut scene and boss fight sometimes only cut scene and you repeat that for 80% of the game till it finally opens up.
    But even then there is only few boring 'quests' to do which are locked behind grind wall as things that you have to kill for those are too 'hard' for your level at least.
    Or you can ignore all that and just finish the game as final missions ain't that hard.

    And that's whole problem, game is too easy, combat at first seems interesting but soon enough you will spam one button whole fight where game decided what skills are best used for situation.
    That why i said it feels more like interactive movie then game. You don't even need game pad to play it as one button is enough...

    Over all i would give it even lower score how ever they at least put decent price for this blasphemy - only 13 euro on steam (13 was truly unlucky number for this franchise)

    So if you don't own the console but really want to play it, might be worth to buy it mostly thanks to durante
    and his gedosato tool as it fixes lot of game issues.
    My advice be sure to download that if you decided for some reason to buy this.    … Expand
  8. Catlin
    Oct 9, 2014
    1
    Game works but has numerous problems for pc.

    Locked to 720p
    Framerate fluctuates from 60-30 on high end system
    Cutscenes locked to 30fps@720 despite being 50gb in filesize
    Esc button closes down game without any warning
    No graphics options what so ever, not even basic AA although you can force them if you wish.
  9. Eltryan
    Oct 14, 2014
    0
    The cap of 30fps and 720p it's only for **** the pc gamers. **** you Square Enix, **** you.
    They probably think: Oh! with the cap, the pc gamers will buy a console and play in the future.
  10. Zielt
    Nov 26, 2014
    4
    Well, I understand there MUST be some hesitation from Square Enix to port this-a game that created from PC that was on console to be back to the PC again. But really, why they make it to PC anyway? a quick cash?
    Am I the only one that feels this game was half-assedly ported to PC?
    FPS. There's no option to lock the FPS, or heck, THERE IS NO GRAPHICAL SETTING in the option menu. I'm    Well, I understand there MUST be some hesitation from Square Enix to port this-a game that created from PC that was on console to be back to the PC again. But really, why they make it to PC anyway? a quick cash?
    Am I the only one that feels this game was half-assedly ported to PC?
    FPS. There's no option to lock the FPS, or heck, THERE IS NO GRAPHICAL SETTING in the option menu. I'm experiencing unstable FPS like 30 that suddenly turn to 60, and I don't really fancy the 60 FPS in this game. Then there's "press esc to exit". It really put me on edge. What if I punch the esc button on the keyboard while fighting againts a really challenging boss, of course the game will be exited, without warning or confirmation, THAT would be a total downer.

    a PC ported game should be an upgrade, or at least retain the same quality from the console.
    if not, then it would not worth the cash. and this is exactly what happens to this game, not worth it.
    Should have expected this from Square Enix, but we try to believe they would make a blast with this game. Yes, a blast they did, a blast to ruin this game.

    Should have stick to PS3.

    the story and the game mechanic is still the same with the console, which I really like.
    all in all, it's a good game but this PC-ported is a total downer.

    Don't buy it if you don't want to waste $15    … Expand
  11. Iskhiaro
    Oct 9, 2014
    0
    Do not spend your money on this game until/unless they sort out the 720p lock. 720p is not acceptable! No graphics options, no AA, AF or basic options. I loaded it up and just searched for basic settings. No exit button in the game menu, just an escape to exit. This game is the single worst port i've ever had the misfortune of opening up on steam and then closing down in disgust. SquareDo not spend your money on this game until/unless they sort out the 720p lock. 720p is not acceptable! No graphics options, no AA, AF or basic options. I loaded it up and just searched for basic settings. No exit button in the game menu, just an escape to exit. This game is the single worst port i've ever had the misfortune of opening up on steam and then closing down in disgust. Square Enix should be ashamed that they had the balls to charge for this crap!… Expand
  12. NotAGamerGirl
    Oct 9, 2014
    0
    720p locked? Really?
    Come on boys, this is 2014.......like hashtag literally.

    Buy the game if you've had a bit too much absinthe and don't mind the distorted pixels otherwise save your money
  13. Polycarp
    Oct 10, 2014
    0
    What we Got here another Cash grab by Square Enix no thought for PC owners at all - badly ported game totally unacceptable.. there are no graphics options at all NONE. what were Square Enix thinking here? do not buy this game put your cash to better use.
  14. davoz28
    Oct 19, 2014
    0
    720p, and 30 fps. This is unacceptable. Especially on the PC. When you say "ignore it because you can mod it", you are part of the problem. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO MOD A FINISHED GAME TO MAKE IT PLAYABLE. And for some people the mod doesn't work. Otherwise a good game, PC players shouldn't be subjected to crappy ports. I'd be a little madder if it wasn't $15. So still worth it hoping they720p, and 30 fps. This is unacceptable. Especially on the PC. When you say "ignore it because you can mod it", you are part of the problem. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO MOD A FINISHED GAME TO MAKE IT PLAYABLE. And for some people the mod doesn't work. Otherwise a good game, PC players shouldn't be subjected to crappy ports. I'd be a little madder if it wasn't $15. So still worth it hoping they patch this crap soon. Black bar simulator looks rediculous.… Expand
  15. CyePhong
    Dec 14, 2014
    0
    So disappointed. Good criteria: Graphics and audios great. Bad criteria: Too linear (go to "Destination/Indication/Marking point and fight bosses), no explorations (towns), no challenging/complex quest at all, no variety in many aspects (equipment/missions/side mission etc), one button game, computer assist in battle and insane difficulty in every monster you encounter. If you expect thisSo disappointed. Good criteria: Graphics and audios great. Bad criteria: Too linear (go to "Destination/Indication/Marking point and fight bosses), no explorations (towns), no challenging/complex quest at all, no variety in many aspects (equipment/missions/side mission etc), one button game, computer assist in battle and insane difficulty in every monster you encounter. If you expect this game to be better than FF 12, don't bother buying it.… Expand
  16. kharnikhal
    Oct 9, 2014
    1
    Do. Not. Buy.

    Don't even waste time pirating this piece of **** This game will change your PC to a last-gen console.
    Square Enix done it again, this is one of the absolute worst ports I've ever seen.

    720p LOCK, how's that? how's 720p work out for you PC gamers out there, in 2014? And no boring graphical settings of any sort, cool right?

    What a **** joke.
  17. patisayuris
    Oct 10, 2014
    0
    Worst port of 2014 so far. A slap in pc gamers faces. They just have no shame, to port a game like that, with 720p lock and no graphical options in 2014. I suggest everybody ask for a refund so Squenix learn their lesson
  18. ShadowofZexa
    Oct 9, 2014
    3
    final fantasy 13 on the pc looks amazing its a crazy good good looking game however the problems with the final fantasy formula still remain its a mess of a rpg that doesn't know what to do next its confused and doesn't know to make you keep playing this game is still the same boring game as on xbox 360 its a really really boring game
  19. KaienShiba
    Feb 11, 2015
    0
    The instructions for playing game is a dismal failure when you can't get past the opening, the keyboard setup is just plain stupid. I can only assume that it gets worse, if you can past area 1 aka the beach.
  20. Kristaoss
    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) 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    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...)    … Expand
  21. Gamepro3093
    Apr 20, 2022
    0
    This has to be one of the worst JRPG games ever made. It’s almost 50 hours long with cutscenes but the cutscenes are merely eye candy while the characters say nothing of any real importance throughout most the entire game. They don’t really have normal conversations that reveal character, build on the plot which there barely is one by the way or have any witty banter. Not even the combatThis has to be one of the worst JRPG games ever made. It’s almost 50 hours long with cutscenes but the cutscenes are merely eye candy while the characters say nothing of any real importance throughout most the entire game. They don’t really have normal conversations that reveal character, build on the plot which there barely is one by the way or have any witty banter. Not even the combat is any good to salvage the other failings of this “game”. You spend the time you’re not watching vacuous cutscenes running down lifeless hallway like paths and engaging in boring battles against the same enemies with practically the same strategy of mashing the a or x button to select auto ability most times. This or you’re switching paradigms, a nonsensical word that basically is a means of switching jobs that you have to do at different times against harder enemies. However it’s confusing on how all these paradigms work and instead of giving them easier to understand names like warrior, black mage or defender they gave them names like sentinel, commando or medic which are less easily understood and remembered. On top of this, there are these subsets you have to combine to make paradigms like combing medic and sentinel and commando and medic but it’s easy to get perplexed and combine the wrong 2 because it’s so dull to read the text in the bland menus and the names are dull and more convoluted than necessary. To add to this failure in battle programming, they added something called a stagger gauge which is a convoluted term which equates to a meter you have to fill to break enemies ridiculously high defense. This is an absolute chore to do and battles often can last 6-8 minutes when they should’ve only lasted 3-5 against typical enemies. So, a 50 campaign with a thin and extremely convoluted plot, stereotypical and annoying characters who are dumb as rocks making stupid decisions because the script demands it, lifeless and sleep inducing environments, interminable cutscenes full of dreary dialogue that’s pretty much useless and nonsensical, battles that are often tedious because of impenetrable battle programming, a soundtrack that often is mediocre at best and grating at worst only being good rarely no towns or shops, no NPCs to interact with, no exploration and no good side quests, forgettable villains with unclear motivations, and no replay value whatsoever makes this an absolute travesty of a JRPG game and one you should never waste your time on.… Expand
  22. GalletaSuprema
    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
  23. Yucuvu
    Oct 2, 2022
    0
    Describe a terrible game like this is simple. Since it's a garbage jrpg without NPC, with only corridor maps, without citys, without dungeons, without minigames, and with an automatic combact system.
    And the player role is, watch a terrible plot with cringe dialogues and a nonsense lore, for 30 hours of torture.
    I give you an advice, avoid this
  24. Sequn
    Aug 2, 2022
    1
    This is the worst piece of crap game I've ever played.
    A disastrously and aggressive waste of my time.
    Since this sh#t game it plays itself for the most of the time.
    Oh, and there's isn't literally nothing to discover, since it's a tremendous corridor simulator, with a trash "story".
    I suggest you to stay far away from this piece of crap
  25. 77pali
    Aug 22, 2022
    3
    FFXIII was one of those games I really had to force myself to finish. The world is often visually stunning and looks great still today. There are some repetitive locations where almost every scene looks the same like Gapra Whitewood but the game redeems itself with places like Nautilus, Hanging Edge and some places on Grand Pulse. Almost all of the bosses have great designs that make themFFXIII was one of those games I really had to force myself to finish. The world is often visually stunning and looks great still today. There are some repetitive locations where almost every scene looks the same like Gapra Whitewood but the game redeems itself with places like Nautilus, Hanging Edge and some places on Grand Pulse. Almost all of the bosses have great designs that make them look clockwork-like and mechanical. The music is awesome as well and I liked almost every character (maybe Hope was a bit tedious and crybaby-like in the beginning). But oh boy the gameplay in this so-called JRPG. No real interesting side-missions, the levels are straightforward for about 40 hours+ until you reach an "open world" and especially in the late game, there is a need for some grinding. It would be okay if the battle system would be fun but for maybe 70-80% of the game, all you do is spam the A-Button so that your group attack with their best spells and weapons. Occasionally you swap to another paradigm for some quick healing or status effects. It never gets really deep. In addition to this, there are some real damage sponges in this game that suck the fun out of it in no time. All you do is attack, heal, and keep status effects up. Rinse and repeat for sometimes several minutes. And then there are bosses that can kill a character in an instance. There are other attacks that wipe away 95% of your HP. The problem is that there aren't three characters on the battlefield. There is ONE LEAD and two others on the battlefield. When your lead dies: Game Over. Although the other two are still standing and could revive the fallen comrade. I don't understand that design decision. And now add all of this together. The fight is going on for several minutes, you constantly switch heal and attack because your party has only 5% HP. You swap back to attack, and the boss's live bar loses about 5 millimetres (0,2 inches), it goes on and on. At some point, you even make it to 50% of the boss's HP. And then an instakill. After maybe 5-10 minutes. With no chance of rezzing. That my dear friends is some **** and made me almost watch the rest of the game on Youtube. But I did it. I came out the winner. But for a mediocre, pretentious, convoluted and esoteric story.… Expand
  26. Yased
    Jan 15, 2023
    0
    Atrocious and boring piece of trash.
    Final Fantasy 13 is literally the worst jrpg I've ever played, and also the worst Final Fantasy game. 0 explorable city, 0 NPC, 99% linear maps, transformers trash Summons, ridiculous monsters design, forgettable ost, ecc....
    Pitifully bad in every single way, especially the trash plot and the sh*tty automatic gameplay.
  27. Xazy
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    This crap is so ridiculously bad, that menage to be one of the worst jrpg games ever made.
    0 cities
    0 NPC
    0 merchant
    0 exploration
    0 personalization

    The plot sucks, just like the sh%tty transformers summons.
    And the gameplay is automatic garbage simulator.
  28. Larux18
    Feb 18, 2020
    3
    Never doing that to myself again. That was 50 hours of a lot of repetitive and boring gameplay with a story that actually has pretty good character development, but I was so insanely burnt out by the end that I left with an incredibly sour taste for this game despite the fact that the story bits were quite enjoyable for me. Not worth 50 hours full of "when does this get better?"
  29. HungryHippo123
    Apr 15, 2015
    4
    I was worried about this game and i do have to say it was disappointment, the only good part about this game is that the main character was interesting with the other ones but i didn't enjoy playing through this game.
  30. Magma-Rager
    Jun 12, 2015
    2
    Let's start with a simple phrase: this game is BORING.
    In terms of gameplay and story it's just a harsh mess which is didn't even know what the hell its wants to be. I played this game for 74 hoping it will get fun and exciting but no. It isn't.
    If during first 30 hours u can at least enjoy beautiful cutscenes, then after you will arrive on Gran Pulse the game will slow down to a crawl    Let's start with a simple phrase: this game is BORING.
    In terms of gameplay and story it's just a harsh mess which is didn't even know what the hell its wants to be. I played this game for 74 hoping it will get fun and exciting but no. It isn't.
    If during first 30 hours u can at least enjoy beautiful cutscenes, then after you will arrive on Gran Pulse the game will slow down to a crawl do to insanly high hp numbers of enemies.
    The second frustrating thing is terrible upgrade system of weapons and accessories. They are different on paper, but in fact their bonuses or synthesis benefits didn't having any visible impacts during combat.
    Combat mechanics is long boring and repetitive
    Ai is plain stupid.
    Bosses are annoying and often make the long and boring combat even worse
    The pulse missions are unrewarding because the rewards are another junk accessories that u will never use.
    Stay away from this game at all costs unless u wish to lose any interest to play jrpg's as genre    … Expand
  31. clem666
    Dec 25, 2020
    4
    The game is beautiful. In appearance it has nothing to envy to the similar games released the same year. Colours are great, characters design too even if they obviously tend to get younger and younger... Story is deep even if it remains a classic FF scenario. Lore is complex as always. Super-transformations are gorgeous and titanic. Interactions between the characters are satisfying andThe game is beautiful. In appearance it has nothing to envy to the similar games released the same year. Colours are great, characters design too even if they obviously tend to get younger and younger... Story is deep even if it remains a classic FF scenario. Lore is complex as always. Super-transformations are gorgeous and titanic. Interactions between the characters are satisfying and funny. Soundtrack is awesome. Enough for the compliments now.

    The trailer you see above on this webpage is not even accurate, it is a sort an ad for 'FF Record Keeper'... Good start. This game is as repetitve as breathing. Opponents are all the same by level. The gameplay is way too limited: you can sit and watch the game accomplish fights instead of yourself. Some characters and their stories are unoriginal if not predictable. Some boss fights are awful hardcore and linked to unexplained peaks of difficulty. Cinematics are OK if you don't look at it too closely but are so long you have the time to cook a hole meal and enjoy it without having to get back to the game. Plus when you die right after a cutscene you have to re-watch it all over again in order to play (or get destroyed). The semi-open world is really bad: you simply can't stop being stopped by invisible walls on your way. I bought this game beacause it was cheap but now I understand why.    … Expand
  32. Toshi_inu
    Jun 16, 2023
    0
    muy mal videojuego, lineal, las batalla son malas, o tiene casi nada de rpg, personajes genéricos, lo único bueno es la banda sonora,
  33. Roxu
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    Worst Final Fantasy game that lead us to the horrendous trash final fantasy games that they still developing today.
    Empty trash, with s%it plot, garbage gameplay for building a trash game
  34. Cedex
    Jul 7, 2023
    1
    This is the Worst jrpg I ever played
    An unoptimized piece of crap that doesn't entertain even for a little minute.
    The characters sucks, the "exploration" is basically 0, the NPC almost doesn't exist, 0 cities, and sh%t transformers summons...
    Now I know why final fantasy xiii is the worst final fantasy
  35. Nivhu
    Jun 27, 2023
    0
    Easily the worst Final Fantasy game ever made
    Boring and linear tedious from the verde first minute
    And sh/t performance too
  36. Vicu
    Aug 7, 2023
    0
    Worst piece of crap I've ever played
    And a ridiculous bad optimization for a bad game

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. RPG Fan
    Dec 23, 2014
    68
    The mystery of what FFXIII holds is far more pleasing than the experience itself.
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  2. Ragequit.gr
    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.
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  3. PC Gamer
    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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