Final Fantasy XIII

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  1. Nagha
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    A boring piace of garbage
    Boring garbage plot, boring characters, garbage plot and garbage gameplay
    One of the worst indeed
  2. Toxsick
    Aug 4, 2023
    1
    Incredibly boring corridor guided jrpg with action elements. By far the worst and least engaging FF, took a lot of steps back compared to even the now almost 30 years old entries for the sake of simplifying the gameplay. Another example of publisher trading creativity and innovation for marketing driven goals.
  3. Roxu
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    The most empty final fantasy game ever
    This linear corridor simulator with an even more trash plot than the recent last entry made by Nomura and the idiot YoshiP
  4. Toryi
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    One of the worst Final Fantasy games ever
    I suggest you to stay far away from this garbage
  5. Nocho
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    Easily the worst Final Fantasy game
    A trash tier jrpg with garbage characters and garbage gameplay.
    Without any city and without any kind of exploration at all
    Just stay away from this train wreck mess
  6. Cedex
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    Peggior Final Fantasy di sempre
    E peggior jrpg realizzato nell'era PS3
    Il consiglio che vi dò è, state lontani da questa spazzatura
    Atrocemente pessimo sotto tutti i punti di vista
  7. Nivhu
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    This linear and automatic garbage game it fails to entertain everyone
    Since it's build in the most boring and lifeless possible way
    The worst Final Fantasy game easily
  8. 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,
  9. Jesol
    Jun 3, 2023
    0
    An horrible game that fails in every single aspect
    That kind of bad games that should be avoided
  10. Mazody
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    Un pessimo gioco sotto tutti i punti di vista.
    Trama stupida oltre ogni senso logico, personaggi scritti malissimo, gameplay automatico, zero esplorazione (visto che sono tutti corridoi), Summons schifose, colonna sonora dimenticabile e ripetitiva.
    Un pessimo gioco di Final Fantasy ed un pessimo JRPG.
    Non buttate mai i vostri soldi in spazzatura come questo orrendo gioco noioso
  11. Mekoci
    Mar 24, 2023
    1
    Final Fantasy 13 is not a Final Fantasy game.
    It's just some crappy garbage put together to sell a horrible product.
    Avoid this, because it's one of the worst games I've ever played
  12. Rasilou
    Mar 15, 2023
    0
    FF13 è il peggior jrpg che io abbia mai giocato.
    Ed è anche il peggior gioco di Final Fantasy di sempre.
    Un'esperienza ridicola, piatta, triste, ed orribilmente brutta a causa di una pessima storia dei pessimi personaggi una ridicola lore, ed un pessimo gameplay automatizzato. Una perdita di tempo che non augurerei a nessuno. Per questi motivi FF13 dovrebbe essere evitato da tutti, in    FF13 è il peggior jrpg che io abbia mai giocato.
    Ed è anche il peggior gioco di Final Fantasy di sempre.
    Un'esperienza ridicola, piatta, triste, ed orribilmente brutta a causa di una pessima storia dei pessimi personaggi una ridicola lore, ed un pessimo gameplay automatizzato.
    Una perdita di tempo che non augurerei a nessuno.
    Per questi motivi FF13 dovrebbe essere evitato da tutti, in quanto orribile gioco costruito male e realizzato peggio.    … Expand
  13. ZXSth
    Feb 4, 2023
    4
    To see such a legendary franchise create such a pretty-looking yet abysmal game was shocking. I recall playing this game for about 30 minutes before recognizing my own immense boredom and frustration. This was one of the first games I played that I would have truly considered to be "bad," and was taken aback by my own boredom.

    If you have enjoyed other Final Fantasy games, you might    To see such a legendary franchise create such a pretty-looking yet abysmal game was shocking. I recall playing this game for about 30 minutes before recognizing my own immense boredom and frustration. This was one of the first games I played that I would have truly considered to be "bad," and was taken aback by my own boredom.

    If you have enjoyed other Final Fantasy games, you might find this marginally tolerable. Otherwise, do yourself a favour and give it a pass.    … Expand
  14. Ologreek
    Jan 31, 2023
    1
    A piece of crap game.
    Since it's a completely linear game, with a sh/t automatic gameplay, a ridiculous plot, and horrible characters.
    One of the worst games I ever played
  15. Riplyco
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    Horrendous game.
    This is Final Fantasy 13, the worst mainline Final Fantasy game.
    One of the worst jrpg I've ever played in my whole life
    Don't waste your time and money in this piece of crap
  16. 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.
  17. Vhofa
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    To this day, FF13 remains the worst Final Fantasy game ever created. A tedious and boring atrocity, without any creative inspiration, and with a horrible story from all points of view. And the automated gameplay sucks.
    Don't waste your time in this garbage.
  18. Yucuvu
    Oct 2, 2022
    0
    One of the worst games I've ever had the misfortune to play. And essentially the worst Final Fantasy game ever made.

    - 0 city - 0 NPCs to talk to - 0 minigames - 0 exploration (because there are only corridor maps for 95% of the game, literally) - 0 plot (since it is an incomprehensible mess and without any logic or sense) - 0 gameplay (since every battle is actomatic, literally)    One of the worst games I've ever had the misfortune to play. And essentially the worst Final Fantasy game ever made.

    - 0 city
    - 0 NPCs to talk to
    - 0 minigames
    - 0 exploration (because there are only corridor maps for 95% of the game, literally)
    - 0 plot (since it is an incomprehensible mess and without any logic or sense)
    - 0 gameplay (since every battle is actomatic, literally)

    In short, avoid this horrible trash game
    Because it's a tedious disaster    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. XenobladeFan007
    Jun 10, 2022
    0
    I discovered the series with this FF 13 is the magic and very present, The graphics are simply sumptuous, the charm of the game is partly due to its magical environments and wonderfully
    and has an extremely successful scenario with endearing characters with a crazy back ground all right away I think of (sazh, noel, lightning, hope and vanilla) this game is only good memories: heart: I    I discovered the series with this FF 13 is the magic and very present, The graphics are simply sumptuous, the charm of the game is partly due to its magical environments and wonderfully
    and has an extremely successful scenario with endearing characters with a crazy back ground all right away I think of (sazh, noel, lightning, hope and vanilla) this game is only good memories: heart: I would like if he released the trilogy on switch/ps4 that would be cool.    … Expand
  21. Gamepro3093
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    A massive disappointment back when it released and still one to this day. There’s practically nothing to like here. The characters are annoying and badly written, the world design is bland and boring, the battle system is badly designed and so on. To date, this is the only Final Fantasy game I ever returned after buying it new. It was unfortunately a casualty of the early end of the 7thA massive disappointment back when it released and still one to this day. There’s practically nothing to like here. The characters are annoying and badly written, the world design is bland and boring, the battle system is badly designed and so on. To date, this is the only Final Fantasy game I ever returned after buying it new. It was unfortunately a casualty of the early end of the 7th generation of consoles, along with other disappointments like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Theft Auto 4 due to the unnecessarily steep learning curve that came with the PS3 hardware and the way it made games more difficult to make and longer to make meaning that titles that would’ve probably been vastly superior were severely hampered and ended up being frankly **** Fortunately Final Fantasy 15 made up for this disaster.… Expand
  22. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 3, 2022
    4
    The worst single-player game in the mainline Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XIII is a misfire in nearly every way. From its immense lack of self-awareness, to its bland cast and sterilized story, Final Fantasy XIII feels like it was manufactured by machines into a heavily focus tested, cynical corporate product. The one area with any sort of promise is its battle system, which isThe worst single-player game in the mainline Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XIII is a misfire in nearly every way. From its immense lack of self-awareness, to its bland cast and sterilized story, Final Fantasy XIII feels like it was manufactured by machines into a heavily focus tested, cynical corporate product. The one area with any sort of promise is its battle system, which is completely ruined as the system's are drip fed to you through 20-hours worth of tutorials. Final Fantasy XIII is a bore.… Expand
  23. egoBorder
    Aug 9, 2021
    4
    Certainly the worst in the series. This game has a ton of problems (alongside some genuinely great ideas) but the most urgent one is the story and writing. The entire game feels like it was written by a teenager trying to impress an infant. But not only are the themes uninteresting, the dialogue is rotten too. It makes it hard to latch onto any of the characters, so you're just stuckCertainly the worst in the series. This game has a ton of problems (alongside some genuinely great ideas) but the most urgent one is the story and writing. The entire game feels like it was written by a teenager trying to impress an infant. But not only are the themes uninteresting, the dialogue is rotten too. It makes it hard to latch onto any of the characters, so you're just stuck with people you don't like on an adventure you won't enjoy. Gameplay? Well, the game id the very definition of the word "linear." Most progression is locked behind the story, so it is literally impossible to understand the mechanics fully until near the end of the game. Like, the last 5% of the game so I hope you're patient. And the game world appears interesting but you only experience it in long corridors, making it impossible to connect to it as a location. Bizarre choices like this make FF13 a charmless experience, save for a few quality aspects like the soundtrack. None but the most curious need apply.… Expand
  24. cloudvalentine7
    May 25, 2021
    0
    Final Fantasy honestly quit being Final Fantasy after the 9th edition! The stories are all now hard to follow, the characters all have boring personalities, you no longer get to interact with non playable characters, you don't get to explore the creative fantasy worlds using airplanes or even submarines, you don't get to farm and upgrade the Chocobos and search for the greatest weapons inFinal Fantasy honestly quit being Final Fantasy after the 9th edition! The stories are all now hard to follow, the characters all have boring personalities, you no longer get to interact with non playable characters, you don't get to explore the creative fantasy worlds using airplanes or even submarines, you don't get to farm and upgrade the Chocobos and search for the greatest weapons in the fantasy worlds. The Final Fantasy Games have been demolished into a playable, horrible, boring, movie. We used to have interesting Characters with unique and sometimes distant personalities. In some cases, you could even recruit optional characters such as Yuffie from the FFVII edition! And Cloud's actions could land him on a date with various characters which was humorous and made for interesting gameplay. Final Fantasy, you simply ended after the 9th edition! I'm not spending another buck on you!… Expand
  25. TriforceGem
    Mar 29, 2021
    3
    I have been a Final Fantasy fan for a long time. I pointedly ignored the FF13 franchise when it was being touted as the "Fabula Nova Crystallis." It was obvious they were trying to find the same success as the FF7 franchise and all the games and media around that story.

    I decided, after returning to FF12 and completing it, to give FF13 a try. I gave it a good long try, 29 hours, and I    I have been a Final Fantasy fan for a long time. I pointedly ignored the FF13 franchise when it was being touted as the "Fabula Nova Crystallis." It was obvious they were trying to find the same success as the FF7 franchise and all the games and media around that story.

    I decided, after returning to FF12 and completing it, to give FF13 a try. I gave it a good long try, 29 hours, and I finally realized what this game is: a multi-million dollar auto-battler. Hallway fights. Cool upgrades/leveling, but extremely grindy to get anywhere decent (especially with the items, holy crap). Story, unimportant and boring. I want to like this game, but I found myself, eyes glazing over, thinking "no one cares" while story dialog happened. I will not finish it. It is just so boring and the story is just monotonous exposition and data logs.

    What a terrible game.    … Expand
  26. caiomachi
    Jul 5, 2020
    3
    Pros:
    • Characters
    • Story
    • Graphics
    • Innovative battle system
    • Bosses

    Cons:
    • Too linear
    • Too long
    • Too many boring and repetitive mob battles
  27. vahn
    Jan 23, 2020
    1
    I don't know what crazy thought went through my head after new year's eve, but I decided to try this game again after 10 years it came out - or close to 10 years - and only today I managed to finally finish it and get over it and I'm glad to say It doesn't disappoint in disappointing.

    It's not a surprise if this game was THE game that made Square Enix become the laughing stock they are    I don't know what crazy thought went through my head after new year's eve, but I decided to try this game again after 10 years it came out - or close to 10 years - and only today I managed to finally finish it and get over it and I'm glad to say It doesn't disappoint in disappointing.

    It's not a surprise if this game was THE game that made Square Enix become the laughing stock they are in current year and for good reasons: plot is non-sensical, has glaring plot-holes that eventually keep stacking up, there's barely any explanation for anything, characters are unlikable, combat is a chore, game is so linear it makes Call of duty look open world in comparison, and many MANY more issues.

    Let's start with the plot: Lightning and the gang are humans who turn into l'cie, which are essentially tools for beings called fal'Cie, and are given a focus to complete. If they manage to complete said focus they will be turning into crystal but if they lose they'll be turned into crystal zombies. What's the focus? We don't know because the writers didn't know how to make it any more idiotic and instead actually telling us "we have to figure it out ourselves" they relied on images and dreams because "deep".
    The main cast is also abhorrent to say the least: Lightning is a totally unlikable B, Hope is your whiny teen boy who cries for half the game, Vanille is your generic japanese school girl if she was australian and a dressed like a native american, Snow is an idiot and Fang is a man but turned into a woman at the last minute but without changing her dialogue or even how she behaves. Sazh is probably the only good character but because Square wanted to make him a comedy relief they tried to make him that, resulting in a mishmash of ideas.
    In addition a lot of plot details aren't explained ingame, which is a role given to the datalog...yeah, if you don't know what a l'cie is check the datalog. What's the PSICOM? check the datalog. Don't you love having to do homework for following a plot? I don't!

    There's more I could say about the plot but bottom line it's borderline boring and insipid: there's no flow, there's no pacing, characters keep repeating the same thing all the time and the deus ex machina at the end is so **** it would make anyone lose credibility this plot had any potential. I played bad stories before but this one isn't even that bad, it's just boring and uninspired.

    But let's step into the main part of a game, the gameplay, and oh my Lord this game is terrible: for starters the game is extremely linear and for at least 20-30 hours you will have long hallways of fights to do in order to complete the game, which aren't funny nor are exciting. Secondly, when the game opens up you are required to grind a lot of in order to be "acceptable" later in the game, as enemies in Pulse hit like trucks. And third the combat is so unfun, so repetitive that at the end fo the game I couldn't bother fight anymore and went straight to the end boss.

    Infact let's put the focus - HAHAHA - on the combat: the combat is turn based and you'll be controlling one character per time, and if the leader dies it's game over. That's a good start isn't it?
    Secondly, the game is based around "classes" such as dps tank, healer and buffer and shifting paradigms to change formation each time required to kill the enemies. However there's one major fact in the game which is the "stagger" system", which after a certain amount of damage your enemy will be staggered, turn orange, and for a short time will take X more amount of damage shown in the stagger bar, and after the bar ends you fill it again.

    That's the entire combat for the rest of the game: you quite literally do this over, and over, and OVER again, for 50-60 hours, non-stop. Bosses cannot be killed normally - I mean last boss has 6 million hp! - so you NEED stagger to kill any enemy with more than regular hp, which is all of them, and this makes combat not only redundant but also not fun or exciting. There's no variety, no real tactics or anything: all you do is stagger and kill. Close to death? Heal, buff, then stagger again, until they die.
    Of course unless the enemy will suddenly decide to insta-kill your leader and make your entire 10-15 minute boss fight go to waste...which is so nice and totally didn't make me wanna rage quit one single bit!

    So, bottom line, do I recommend this? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Stay away as far as possible from this abomination!. There is a reason Square Enix - not Square SOFT - has been going downhill for a while and this game is the proof of all that: it has no "focus", it has no passion, it has no love, it has no sense, it literally has nothing going for it. It's simply a shallow game with a famous brand name on top of it which meant it sold a lot, even had 2 sequels, but no quality into it.

    I just wished I finished it 10 years ago so I would return it but alas, this game will stain my collection forever and ever...    … Expand
  28. vanvejar1
    Dec 16, 2019
    1
    El peor final fantasy de la saga, pasillero el 100% del juego, no tiene personalizacion alguna, la protagonista bipolar es odiosa, los personajes terriblemente elegidos, las graficas son un engaño ya que el entorno parace de nintendo 64, tocan por 40 horas las mismas 2 canciones, me recuerda a the order 1886 asi de malo es el juego, solo causa pasar un mal rato
  29. SporadicDeviant
    Dec 6, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not a troll review. This is me explaining why I hate this game.
    The game is linear, that's not a surprise. Linearity is not a bad thing, in and of itself. The problem is the tedium that comes with FFXIII's linearity. The main thing you do in this game is walk forward, fight, walk forward, fight, watch cutscene, walk forward, fight, walk forward, watch cutscene, walk forward, fight, walk forward, watch cutscene, fight, walk forward, and on and on. It gets tiresome. Even after the game "opens up", 25 hours into the game, the gameplay loop is still the same. Just replace "walk forward" with "walk around".
    The battle system is laughably bad. Square tries to make combat strategic with the paradigm system, but with the autobattle function and the Diversity paradigm, you can make it through 95% of the enemy encounters in the game with no trouble. The fact that combat boils down to "press x" multiple times doesn't help FFXIII's tedium issue.
    The story is a mess. The game expects you to read paragraph upon paragraph of lore found in the pause menu instead of properly telling the story in game. Character motivations change on the spot, and the characters themselves are either annoying or forgettable.
    There is one exception, Sazh Katzroy. He's is without a doubt the best thing about FFXIII. He's charming, his motivations are clear and never change, he's the only character in the game that acts like a real person, and he's just a relatable, sympathetic character. I also have to give the writers credit for holding off on revealing that Sazh has a family until after the player can get to know him as a character. Other stories would just shove a character's family into the player's face and expect the player to get automatically invested in the character, but they showed restraint, and that's commendable. Sazh might just be in my Top 5 favorite Final Fantasy characters ever, he's that good. Aside from the good visuals and great music, Sazh is the lone bright spot of the game.
    If you genuinely like this game, that's fine. There's nothing wrong with liking this game or any game that most (or half) of the people don't like. Understand that there is a reason why FFXIII gets a mixed reception. Like Far Cry 2 and The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, FFXIII decided to try to experiment with its mechanics. Unlike Far Cry 2 and Skyward Sword, in my opinion, FFXIII did not succeed in doing so.    … Expand
  30. MazrimTaim14
    Nov 3, 2019
    3
    What. A. Mess. Of. A. Game

    Main Character was offputting which showed the emo type characters of Cloud and Squall are better off in text based dialogues and cutscenes. The archetype suffered in the current cutscenes where can see nuances of their facial and body expressions. Story went needlessly convoluted halfway thru and this time the linear progression is more damning since we    What. A. Mess. Of. A. Game

    Main Character was offputting which showed the emo type characters of Cloud and Squall are better off in text based dialogues and cutscenes. The archetype suffered in the current cutscenes where can see nuances of their facial and body expressions.

    Story went needlessly convoluted halfway thru and this time the linear progression is more damning since we keep on changing perspectives over and over with the characters leaving no impression in me since we just go from pt a to pt b then change characters.

    Battle system was refreshing and challenging which is one of the positives i get from this game.

    Making a bad entry into the final fantasy series is understandable since we can't get all hits but not only doubling down but TRIPLING down on this mess of a title really breaks the momentum of the series. Relegating it from the top of the echelon of great series.    … Expand
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#37 Best PS3 Game of 2010
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#2 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2010
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#3 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2010

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 83 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 83
  3. Negative: 1 out of 83
  1. RPG Fan
    81
    As an RPG, it is an excellent experience that provides a beautifully crafted world and engaging battle system. However, as a Final Fantasy game, it falls short of expectations somewhat.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    90
    Ten hours in you might have doubts, but stay with it and you'll be smitten right through to the frankly unbelievable end. [Apr 2010, p.104]
  3. Everyeye.it
    85
    An unexpected Final Fantasy. The 13th chapter has a great story and some of the most incisive characters of the whole series, and even the battle system works very well, being deep and complex (even if you control only a single character). But on the other side the overwhelming linearity of the plot, the absence of cities to explore, and the small amount of side quest will disappoint fans' expectations.
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