Final Fantasy XIII
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Final Fantasy XIII

Square Enix Product Development Division 1

2009•RPG•PEGI 16•About 56 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasymusic/dancefastwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evil

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Boxlist takeA polished, fantastical RPG: sweeping and pacy. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Final Fantasy XIII is a single-player Japanese role-playing game and the thirteenth main entry in the Final Fantasy series. Combat uses a real-time variant of the series' Active Time Battle system, in which the player directs one lead character while the Paradigm system lets the party switch between combat roles such as attacker, healer, and support. Character growth is handled through the Crystarium, a grid-based progression system that unlocks abilities and stat bonuses. Set across the floating world of Cocoon and the wilderness of Gran Pulse, the game combines science fiction and fantasy elements with series staples like summoned creatures and airships. It was followed by two sequels, Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The game is set on Cocoon, a vast artificial sphere that floats above the feared lower world of Pulse and is governed by an authority known as the Sanctum. When people are found to have come into contact with Pulse, the Sanctum orders them purged from Cocoon. Lightning, a former soldier, sets out to save her sister, who has been marked as an unwilling servant of a godlike being from Pulse and branded an enemy of Cocoon. Lightning is soon joined by a group of strangers who are marked by the same power and given a shared, unclear task. Together they must interpret what is being asked of them...

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyMusic/danceAll consuming questFighting evil

Keywords

MagicSummoning supportJrpgMilitaryFemale protagonistMultiple protagonistsParty-based combatGods

Details

Developer
Square Enix Product Development Division 1
Publisher
Square Enix
Released
17 December 2009
Series
Final Fantasy
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat
34h rushed, 56h normally, 78h complete
Age rating
PEGI 16
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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