Final Fantasy XIII

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  1. 113
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
    So this game is about my old crystal girlfriend that goes into the future to do things, however I dont really know why. All I remember it that you can use the funny chickens against Kyle the apparat antagonist . There is a cat like creature that follows you around the ENTIRE GAME that is super annoying and yet is so important to the story that i completely forget him while writing thisSo this game is about my old crystal girlfriend that goes into the future to do things, however I dont really know why. All I remember it that you can use the funny chickens against Kyle the apparat antagonist . There is a cat like creature that follows you around the ENTIRE GAME that is super annoying and yet is so important to the story that i completely forget him while writing this review. A Yuna lookalike died like 20 times in the game which most of them were very, very preventable while you just kind of stood by and watched it happen. Very cool game, very cool.

    Also something to note, Snow still likes 15 year old girl which is kinda weird. And the Shopkeeper is a Chicken Lady (I feel like should be noted). And for some reason Hope is basically King which is the compete opposite of the first game which I appreciate that the writers went out of there way to do a full 180 on his character to make me like him (He may or may not a hat now but I won't spoil you.) The best part of the game was you can gamble on some chickens which is very innovative.

    Would rate higher if it had more cute girls. Not just the same cute girl who died 30 times. Kyle didn't deserve that at the end. He was simply misunderstood and he only wanted what was best for    … Expand
  2. Risolu
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    Still one of the best FFs in the series. Probably the best music among all FFs. Every chapter is a different and beautiful world. I dont care about how linear it is. FF7R was linear too and still loved. Also the endgame content is incredible. There is no FF with that many challenging bosses or things to do post game. The mythology is extremely deep. Probably the most complex world among all FFs
  3. 4yuxan
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    New discover of Final Fantasy XIII in 2023 on my Xbox Series X and i really enjoy it.

    The game is aways really awesome with 60fps and 4k compatibility and look like recent games.
  4. 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
  5. Nivhu
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    The worst jrpg I've ever played in a long time
    And essentially the worst Final Fantasy game ever made
  6. Frenchhouse91
    Jun 24, 2023
    8
    The Xbox Series X version is a must. Best looking game of its generation, incredibly frustrating but also captivating. Not every main character is a winner, but Sazh is one of the best in the entire franchise.
  7. 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,
  8. Mazody
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    Il peggior Final Fantasy mai stato creato.
    Una pessima esperienza dal primo minuto fino all'ultimo.
    Evitare di perdere il vostro tempo con questa schifezza
  9. ZRHILDE
    Apr 6, 2023
    10
    Un gioco davvero bello sottovalutatissimo all uscita e rivalutato con l uscita xbox
  10. Whotic
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Easily the literally worst piece of garbage ever made by Square Enix, since the Xbox 360 era.
    And still a piece of garbage even today.
    You should avoid this trash, especially if you are looking for a jrpg, since this is definitely the worst I've ever played.
    Automatic combat system, trash summons, trash plot, with literally 0 citys, and 0 NPC.
    A sh/t corridor game, the worst kind of
  11. neomoonsevin
    Jan 21, 2023
    10
    Took me years to understand where squarenix was going in terms of the mechanics and class switching I had play this years ago but back then I didn't like this but I endured and understood only afew weeks ago now I am keen to see the end now great game great franchise
  12. 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.
  13. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this thirteenth game in the series.
  14. Vhofa
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    To this day, FF13 remains the worst Final Fantasy game ever created. Horrible in pretty much every single aspect of the classic rpg scheme. With an atrocious story from all points of view, to the 0 explorable citys, and 0 NPC, and the automated gameplay sucks.
    Don't waste your time in this garbage.
  15. Yucuvu
    Oct 2, 2022
    0
    This trash game was one of the worst games I've ever played in my whole life. And I can easily say why:

    - 0 city - 0 NPCs to talk - 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) Avoid this    This trash game was one of the worst games I've ever played in my whole life. And I can easily say why:

    - 0 city
    - 0 NPCs to talk
    - 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)

    Avoid this horrible piece of trash.
    Because it's only a waste of time and money.    … Expand
  16. wmurphy011
    Sep 27, 2022
    10
    While the Xbox version is inferior to Playstation (as all cross platform Games are) it's still and amazing game. The magic here is not lost.

    Be aware of a massive number of falsely posted negative reviews for this game for each console. This was one of the first video games to be review bombed by people who have never played it. I have spoken to countless people over the years who try to    While the Xbox version is inferior to Playstation (as all cross platform Games are) it's still and amazing game. The magic here is not lost.

    Be aware of a massive number of falsely posted negative reviews for this game for each console. This was one of the first video games to be review bombed by people who have never played it. I have spoken to countless people over the years who try to tall me it's not a good game. Every single time, these people prove that they've never even played the game. I always ask them about a certain, major, plot point that happens early in the game and they never have any idea as to what I'm talking about.    … Expand
  17. TheGreatNikakis
    Aug 4, 2022
    10
    A very late review, but i had to write it. Being the first game i've played in a major console i'm probably biased while scoring this game. The good parts of the game are the battle systems, the visual effects and the it's music, with all three being incredible. I also loved it's liner nature. However, the characters, besides Lightning and maybe Snow are not memorable and the story is kindA very late review, but i had to write it. Being the first game i've played in a major console i'm probably biased while scoring this game. The good parts of the game are the battle systems, the visual effects and the it's music, with all three being incredible. I also loved it's liner nature. However, the characters, besides Lightning and maybe Snow are not memorable and the story is kind of convoluted. A more objective rating should be a 7.… Expand
  18. 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
  19. OutlawTX
    Apr 12, 2022
    4
    Truly one of the most annoying games I’ve ever played. The decisions made in the creation of the game are bafflingly stupid. Walk down a path for 30 hours until you reach an open area grindfest. What makes the bad gameplay even worse is the fact that the characters are so well done. Great, intriguing characters with a good story that’s completely ruined by insanity boring gameplay thatTruly one of the most annoying games I’ve ever played. The decisions made in the creation of the game are bafflingly stupid. Walk down a path for 30 hours until you reach an open area grindfest. What makes the bad gameplay even worse is the fact that the characters are so well done. Great, intriguing characters with a good story that’s completely ruined by insanity boring gameplay that leads to insanely annoying gameplay. I bought the game day 1 when it originally came out but sold it after playing for about 15 hours and literally falling asleep about 7 times while playing. Seeing it on Gamepass, I decided I would make a point to finish it. After enduring the slog of walking down empty linear paths for 25 hours, I’ve spent 7 hours in the open area and can easily say that the combat, upgrade system, level design, progression system and camera control suck beyond belief and I’ve almost completely run out of patience. For a game to have such good presentation with such an abominable user experience is such a let down. All and all, it’s just as much of a turd as I remember it being 12 years ago.… Expand
  20. Doke
    Feb 17, 2022
    10
    [ J'écris cette critique et je met la note de 10 pour compenser les autres notes que je considère excessivement basses ]

    La critique comportera quatres grand axes : en premier les musiques, en deuxième les décors, en troisième les personnages, en quatrième les graphismes et en cinquième le gameplay [ Je ne traiterai pas l'histoire car j'estime que c'est à l'appréciation de chacun ] Avant    [ J'écris cette critique et je met la note de 10 pour compenser les autres notes que je considère excessivement basses ]

    La critique comportera quatres grand axes : en premier les musiques, en deuxième les décors, en troisième les personnages, en quatrième les graphismes et en cinquième le gameplay [ Je ne traiterai pas l'histoire car j'estime que c'est à l'appréciation de chacun ]

    Avant propos : Je n'ai pas vraiment l'habitude de donner mon avis sur les jeux vidéos et encore moins sur un opus de la saga "Final Fantasy" car je dois l'avouer qu'avant l'achat de ce jeu je ne portai pas vraiment cette série dans mon cœur. Je trouvai leurs systèmes de combat dépassé et je ne comprenais pas l'engouement autour, mais mon avis a changer depuis la découverte de ce jeux : Final Fantasy 13 ; et j'ai beaucoup apprécié, malgré quelques défaut.
    Néanmoins je trouve certains reproches fait au jeux excessifs Première partie : I) Les musiques Ce sera probablement l'un des points qui a provoquer le moins de débats au sein de la communauté. La presse et les joueurs ( y compris moi ) sont unanimes pour dires que les musiques de ce jeux sont excellentes, et c'est VRAI ! Les musiques sont nombreuses variées et s'adaptent particulièrement bien au différentes situations. Le seul petit reproche que j'aurai à faire serai au niveau de la musique des combat qui est à mon goût un peut trop répétitive, des musiques différentes pour les combats auraient été le mieux.

    II) Les décors Encore un fois, l'un des points où la presse et les joueurs étaient unanimes, les décors sont - tout comme les musiques - très beau et riches en détail mais par la même occasion assez frustrant car nous ne pouvons pas les explorer à cause de linéarité du jeu.

    III ) Les personnages Je ne voulais pas traiter ce point à la base car à l'instar du scénario, je pense que cela relève des goûts de chacun mais je le fais quand même car je fais ce que je veux. Je trouve les personnages globalement bon malgré que certains soient légèrement énervants comme Vanille ou Hope ( mais pas autant que certains le prétendent ). C'est aussi assez frustrant de voir Lightning rester aussi froide avec ses coéquipiers tout au long du jeu.

    IV) Les graphismes J'aurais très bien pu réunir les graphismes et les décors en un point mais encore une fois je fait ce que je veux. Je vais être très simple, ils sont super superbes et la qualité des grandes cinématiques sont même au dessus de ce que l'on a parfois en 2022.

    V) Le gameplay Ce point ce sera divisé en deux sous parties : la partie "a" traitera le gameplay hors combat et la partie "b" traitera les phases de combats a) C'est peut être le plus gros défauts du jeux : la linéarité du jeu, ont doit se contenter de se balader dans des longs couloirs ce qui limite l'exploration et est donc un peu frustrant. Ce sentiment est renforcé par les décors. Mais côté je le dis que ça évite au jeu de tomber dans le piège de monde ouvert vide et ennuyeux.
    Les personnages dont agréables à contrôler et les menus sont ergonomiques b) Les combats font une grande partie de l'intérêt du jeu. Même si dans 2 premières heures il peuvent paraître répétitif, tout change quand vous débloquez les stratégies qui rendent les combats beaucoup plus stratégiques. Malheureusement le jeux est globalement facile même si les boss vont vous donner du fil à retordre.

    [ C'était ma première critique donc soyez indulgent ]    … Expand
  21. Evolvedsoul
    Sep 14, 2021
    10
    My favorite Final Fantasy…I’m very sorry that I love this game so much, I’m sure that I love everything that some people hate . I grew up in Hawaii, I different tastes , I like beautiful characters, not ugly sjw ones f of go make your own wile games that nobody will play
  22. Tomoncio
    Aug 27, 2021
    8
    Muchos consideran esta entrega la peor de toda la saga, pero yo le he dado una segunda oportunidad a Final Fantasy XIII y hoy lo disfruto con otra mentalidad y puedo decir que ni de lejos es el peor Final Fantasy. Jugablemente está más "automatizado" que otras entregas, pero no es tan simple como sólo pulsar A en los combates: los roles y las formaciones son muy importantes y tienes queMuchos consideran esta entrega la peor de toda la saga, pero yo le he dado una segunda oportunidad a Final Fantasy XIII y hoy lo disfruto con otra mentalidad y puedo decir que ni de lejos es el peor Final Fantasy. Jugablemente está más "automatizado" que otras entregas, pero no es tan simple como sólo pulsar A en los combates: los roles y las formaciones son muy importantes y tienes que saber controlar cualquier situación y cambiar formaciones si lo requiere. Existen 6 roles en total: algunos se enfocan más en el ataque, otros en la curación, otros en aumentar tus estadísticas, otros en reducir la fuerza y defensa del rival, etc... Por si fuera poco, cada personaje es más afín a unos roles que otros. Por todo ello, finalmente los combates no son tan sencillos, además de la importancia de combatir y desarrollar el Cristarium, un sistema de desarrollo que recuerda al visto en Final Fantasy X. Aparte de esto, estéticamente es precioso y gráficamente una pasada que, además, se disfruta mejor en XBOX One X y Series X|S, ya que incluyen mejoras gráficas respecto a 360. Así mismo, la historia es genial, incluyendo una base de datos que te aclara cualquier duda, ya sea de los episodios, de acontecimientos previos, personajes, lugares, etc. Si todavía piensas que es el peor juego, te animo a que le des una segunda oportunidad y comprendas bien el funcionamiento de las formaciones y roles. De lo contrario, es imposible que disfrutes de un Final Fantasy que, en contra de lo que muchos piensen, no es ni de lejos el peor de la saga.

    (Valoración realizada en base al título de XBOX 360 jugado con mejoras gráficas en XBOX Series S)    … Expand
  23. CloudStrife05
    Aug 16, 2021
    7
    FFXIII was ok. I do like Lightning and the battle system was alright. The lack of side quest through most of the game did not help. And once the side quest do start coming in, by them you have over half way done with the game and by that point you have either quit or just want to rush through it to the end. Hope is by far one of the most annoying FF characters ever.
  24. BeeSting1
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    linear progression and button mash is the first half of the game. Second half tests your speed and paradigm knowledge.

    Gameplay: 7.5/10 You have probably heard, but this game is very linear. What I mean by that is each area you are in is basically point A to point B. Even when you look at the map of the area you are in, it looks like a narrow path with very few branches. They have    linear progression and button mash is the first half of the game. Second half tests your speed and paradigm knowledge.

    Gameplay: 7.5/10
    You have probably heard, but this game is very linear. What I mean by that is each area you are in is basically point A to point B. Even when you look at the map of the area you are in, it looks like a narrow path with very few branches.

    They have taken quite a new approach to the battling system. It is not turn based. You are just able to control one character, and the AI controls the rest, based on what role you have set the rest of your team to have. It has its good and it has its bad. You have paradigms in which you can set your players as a medic, ravenger, commando, synergist or saboteur. A medic's role is to heal; a ravenger's is to cast magic attack spells; a commando's role is a lot of physical attacks; a synergist casts spells that buff your team; a saboteur casts spells that de-buffs the opponent. In the beginning, there is a lot of button mashing. You are basically only selecting the same command since you have not acquired any new roles or attacks. However, later on in the game when you have your roles and commands mastered. It is very intense, especially in the boss fights. Your victory will be based on whether you have chosen the right paradigms and the speed at which u command and switch.

    What kills it for a lot of gamers is the combination of this game's super linear progression, and button mashing combat for the first half of the game. I can conclude that it was pretty annoying when I had to just button mash to win.

    Graphics: 10/10
    The graphics are amazing in this game. The environments and design are beautiful. In-game graphics and the highly rendered cut scenes are both very good. The reflections, shadows and the concentration on details are really breath taking.

    Story: 9/10
    The story is decent, but I would say a few other Final Fantasys before this definitely had a better story. I would describe it in more detail but a period of time has passed since I beat it, so I can't remember it all. The cut scenes did a good job in building the characters. And I really liked how as the story progressed certain characters learned and matured then eventually changed for the better. However, some deeper details about the story have to be read in one of the options in the menu.

    Replay value:
    The only real replay value you can get from FF13 a run through it is the side jobs the fal'cie have that are lying around in the field. They are side missions in where you have to go and defeat a certain group of monsters. In my opinion, there was not much incentive to go back and do that.

    Thank you for reading. If you enjoyed my review please add me and track me. I will write more.    … Expand
  25. iKen
    Apr 13, 2020
    8
    Played on XBOX 360.
    Gameplay: GREAT.
    Story: GOOD.
    Graphic: GREAT.
    Music/Sound: GOOD.
    Dialogue/Voice Acting: GOOD.
  26. SOTZ
    Apr 11, 2020
    9
    Lightning's and the bands journey in this journey is a straightforward and flawed experience.
    Perhaps dialogue in my opinion is one of the worst offenders to prevent a liking to this game. But apart from that, this romp through the beautiful looking locations, the game presents us with an eye popping art design, fantastic world building, endearing characters once u piece together their    Lightning's and the bands journey in this journey is a straightforward and flawed experience.
    Perhaps dialogue in my opinion is one of the worst offenders to prevent a liking to this game. But apart from that, this romp through the beautiful looking locations, the game presents us with an eye popping art design, fantastic world building, endearing characters once u piece together their tales, interesting well crafted (if not well told through the story) lore and an incredible soundtrack to listen to and monsters to behold.
    That said The greatest achievement of this game is the monumental iteration in the ATB system that's fun, stretegic, fast and brutal.
    This is the system that Square should have kept iterating upon and moved forward with.
    FFXIII is an interesting game and an interesting look into the series history now after all the years of hype, hate & love is over.    … Expand
  27. 22446688Bb
    Aug 5, 2019
    10
    Trio 13 is excellent in all respects, offering an excellent story with very famous characters. Turns out to be like the old parts.
  28. brendo214
    May 21, 2019
    4
    After I had to wade through 25 hours of b.s. to get to the 'good' part of the game, I just quit. Nothing about his game is redeemable enough to make up for all the bad stuff.
  29. SolarConker
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    I don't care what anyone says about this game, this game has an amazing story, characters and such a deep lore that most people get lost into and just say the game is full of plot holes all these reasons and much more is why this isn't just my favourite Final Fantasy but also my favourite game of all time
  30. Xplocion
    Nov 20, 2018
    9
    * The good things: The design of characters, the graphics today are spectacular (the cinematic also), an excellent story to know, Lightining is an excellent central character and strong character that is opening as the game progresses, the soundtrack is very good (recommended OST), the battle against the final boss, defeat the final boss returns to chapter 13 to continue with the missing* The good things: The design of characters, the graphics today are spectacular (the cinematic also), an excellent story to know, Lightining is an excellent central character and strong character that is opening as the game progresses, the soundtrack is very good (recommended OST), the battle against the final boss, defeat the final boss returns to chapter 13 to continue with the missing missions, if you want to defeat the most powerful monsters you must deactivate self-action and develop the Cristarium full

    * The bad things: centered on the story that is told (until chapter 13, which is where the game opens to the exploration), you can only invoke the Eidolons once per battle, if the leader dies the game ends, untapped characters (Cid Raynes, Jhill Nabaat and others), nobody explains the stones or the final weapons, the Cristarium shows a false idea of ​​freedom in the personalization of attributes and abilities

    * The meh! things: this game has been judged by people who have not finished it, it has other things Final Fantasy - Enemy forgettable (FF2), separated into teams to know its history (FF4 / FF6 / FF9), forgettable characters (FF5 ), at the end of the Cristarium all the characters do everything (FF7), walk down the corridor (FF10), there are no cities and you can not go back on your steps (FF2 / FF4 / FF10), you get to an open area to hunt monsters and do missions (FF10 / FF12).    … Expand
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#45 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2010
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#12 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2010
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#22 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2010

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 54
  3. Negative: 2 out of 54
  1. GamesRadar+
    100
    The streamlined, focused structure eliminates potential tedium without dumbing anything down, and the battle system strikes an elegant balance between strategy and fast-paced action. Stunningly beautiful graphics and a pervasively meticulous level of polish throughout only add to the experience.
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  2. Vandal
    92
    We can't assure it is a turning point in the series, but it manages to make fights fun and it's no doubt an outstanding game.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine
    90
    While the game's first 10 hours still give me pause, the 60 magnificent hours after those initial steps onto Cocoon make up for the tunnel-vision tutorial. [Apr 2010, p.68]
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