Review of Final Fantasy 13

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RPGs or role playing games are games in which the player takes on the roles of the characters and controls their actions in order to further character development. RPGs generally have a strong story and character back story that fully immerses the player in the fictional world. Final Fantasy 13 or FF13 for short is the 13th installment in the Final Fantasy franchise and it that falls under this genre of gaming. A game of this genre and style should strive to have well developed visuals, a complete story, full character backstories that are interesting, a non-linear gameplay, and a solid functioning combat system. These things among others are the backbone of games in general and meeting them in a way that creates an in-depth and fun experience is required. All these elements are existent in FF13 but some of them are not fine-tuned or developed enough in order to create an enjoyable experience. Based on those criteria Final Fantasy 13 falls short in compared to its previous installments and in the genre in general.
All of the Final Fantasy installments have strong stories that are easy to understand and are ultimately enjoyable. Final Fantasy 13 doesn’t have this. Enter the floating sphere of Cocoon and the forbidden realm of Pulse that lies beneath. The main story begins with a clash between these two worlds. The story of the game begins with the purge of a city that is believed to have come in contact with something form Pulse. The main character, Lighting, is a soldier that goes against the government during this purge in order to save her sister who was changed into an l'Cie (a servant of Pulse). The story is then about a ragtag group of people who meet up during different events and join forces while running from the governm...

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...erything is automated. The battles seem more like a movie sequence then a game and because of this it takes away the most interesting part of the game.
Overall this game fails in comparison to the games that came before it. The only good property of the game is the visuals in the fictional world and even though they are amazing, it isn’t enough to save the game. The complete slaughter of the story, characters, and combat system creates a game that is practically impossible to play. If you are new to the Final Fantasy franchise and have not played any of the other games then this game may be fine. If you are someone who has played the previous games then you will be greatly dissatisfied with this game. In the end developers should spend more time on gameplay then visuals because I would rather play a good game with bad artwork than a bad game with amazing visuals.

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