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 don't understand what the complaints are about. The only bad things I've heard about this game and seeing it firsthand myself is the linear gameplay. Other than that, this game is challenging and it brings back the fun that I had when playing FF 7-9. If you didn't have a problem with FF10, you shouldn't have too much of a problem with FF13.
Though I enjoyed FF9-10, the replay value wasn't all that great for me. After FF7-8, I thought the FF series had lost the challenging aspect of the game. I was not a huge fan of FF12 at all because the battle system among other aspects was enough to drive me up the wall. However, after seeing this game and playing the Japanese version, I can say that Square Enix have redeemed themselves regardless of the linear aspect.
What's great about it: graphics, storyline, characters, challenging