Ever experienced a video game with stunning in-game graphics that some games give only in their major event cut scenes? Ever played a game with an excellent mixture of strategy and fast-paced motion? Well if that game is Final Fantasy 13, a single player game developed by Square Enix, you have played a game that Gaming Age calls “one of the most gorgeous games to grace a video game console”. Playing this game was one of the greatest moments of my life. This game has actually influenced me to go full force in wanting to make video games for a living. Final Fantasy 13, in my opinion, has accentuated the great gaming potential of the Xbox 360® and Playstation® 3 consoles.
The storyline of this epic tale stands out and blows the storylines of its Final Fantasy predecessors. The story starts out with a conflict between the two different co-existing species. Then, the story curves into the genocide conflict of one species, and ends with issues of religion and morality. I remember having to go to what the game calls the datalog to get familiar with how the story was progressing because there were so many twists and turns that made it so hard to catch on to like soap operas and the movie Vantage Point. The story’s dialect is for the most part modern with a handful of made up words. Despite its engaging story, I did notice that after playing the game for awhile it tends to repeat the same information. Getting to know the characters as was fun to experience: I was able to pick out the ones I liked and the ones I thought were a little obnoxious. This game took me on a character rollercoaster of their life before the major events took place and what their thinking was after the events.
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...oughs. I had a lot of fun playing this game. It’s like an interactive book: a book-like plot mixed with engaging game play and fantastical events that give a sense of wonder. I forgot to add that the game also incorporates Japanese pop music into the full motion video scenes. This game may not be perfect but it is amazing to see that the flaws of this game, I think are very little and easy to overlook. It goes without saying that for me, thirteen is no unlucky number for this new installment of the legendary series.
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Dwyer, Travis. "Final Fantasy XIII Review (PS3, Xbox 360) - Gaming Age." Gaming Age - Videogame News, Reviews and Previews for Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DSi, DS, PSP and PlayStation 2. Gaming Age, 23 Mar. 2010. Web. 26 June 2010. .
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