The graphics are what immediately impress – it doesn't take long to see that this was the game high-definition was made for. Never before has a game been so beautifully presented, a story as well structured or told, or a group of characters made so vivid and likeable. Pretty standard stuff.īut what FF XIII achieves is to take this fairly conventional format and push it to its absolute limits. You control a ragtag group of outcasts, granted special powers for mysterious reasons and charged with saving the world over 50-odd hours of battling, cutscenes and levelling up. The story follows fairly standard RPG conventions. The game itself, more than five years in the making, is one of the most anticipated releases of the past two or three years. The series – particularly iterations seven and eight – has provided me with many of my most cherished gaming memories. This is why it was with some trepidation that I approached the task of reviewing Final Fantasy XIII, which is out next week. Expectations lead to disappointment, disappointment leads to despair, and despair leads to you vowing never to watch an Indiana Jones film again. Here are ten things about Final Fantasy XIII you need to know.Life would be a lot simpler without expectations. Though the game received mixed reviews with many critics disliking its more linear gameplay, Final Fantasy XIII was still considered a success and went on to have two sequels. But even for the most dedicated fans who have by now memorized the lore of the game, there's a lot about this popular Final Fantasy sequel that they don't know. If the task is completed, the person gets to "live forever" in crystal form, if they fail to achieve their task, they become mindless monsters known as Cie'th. Both of these worlds are influenced by the fal'Cie, which are god-like beings who can impose their will onto humans by branding them as "l'Cie" and sending them visions of their "Focus", the task they must complete. It may seem like a long time ago, but it was only in 2010 when Final Fantasy XIII was first released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Later in 2014, it made its way to PC and finally to mobile devices in 2015 but only for Japanese gamers. The game is set on the world of Gran Pulse and the spherical man-made world, Cocoon, that floats above it.
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