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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First let me say this, This game is for hardcore gamers. If you have a lot of free time on your hands and love grinding.. This game is for you. I had high hopes as this is the first Final Fantasy game since FF9 that I've played. The good things about the game include: Character models look lifelike ( hair and clothing move.) New combat system that is faster paced. Some of the bad things: The story is the same generic story. Voice acting will make you want to puke. The story is very linear with no open map exploration. You traverse one hallway to the next, just in a different scene. Monster and boss fights can go from extemely easy to full party annihilation in just a few steps. Overall I would say this is a must have for die hard fans but if you're a casual gamer, I would suggest renting it.
What's great about it: The grahpics and details are the best I've seen in any game. Animation is good.
What's not so great: The voice acting can be beyond terrible and cheesy, even by video game standards. Story is very linear.