Embark on a journey through the cityworld of Cocoon and the outerworld of Pulse. Along the path to discovering your destiny, you will encounter diverse allies who will fight beside you. You will have to summon all of your expertise with weapons and magic, as well as all your courage, to determine your fate in the latest action-packed installment in the renowned Final Fantasy video game series.Face your destiny as you travel through the worlds of Cocoon and Pulse in Final Fantasy XIII. Discover diverse allies who will join you in your fight, and execute punishing attacks with powerful weapons and magic. Summon the enigmatic Eidolons with the evolved Active Time Battle system. With seamless transitions between real-time gameplay and in-game cinematics, Final Fantasy XIII draws you into the mystery and the magic of the series like never before.
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I think that this might be my favorite Final Fantasy game to date. I like the innovative Paradigm battle system and the crystlarim leveling system. It combines what Final Fantasy X did in leveling your character and what Final Fantasy XII did in battle. A win, win for me. I can't really say that there is any negative in the game for me, although it is a bit linear for the first 20 hours. But to be honest what Final Fantasy isn't linear for the first 10-20 hours anyway. I am really enjoying this game and plan on continuing to enjoy it until completion.
What's great about it: Different and orignal battle system increase the challenge of the game while keep the rpg feel of normal Final Fantasy's
What's not so great: The story is a bit confusing until about 20 hours in into the game. Sometimes I have no idea what is going on.