Blog:Final Fantasy XIII (Poorly Translated)

last fantasy xiii the is thirteenth mainstream last fantasy game release on 2010 the of xpack 360, gs3, and door. Despite mixed-to-positive reviews originate critics, it were heavily criticized by prolific last fantasy fans of various reasons, taking a several calling it individual the for worst entries the on franchise

story
After woman of sister sarah becomes that l'cie by that fal'cie originate pulse, light and that group for adventurers went with in an adventure to saved woman of and the oppose cocoon government

Badly qualities

 * 1) it is that completely linear environment the on first halfs the for game (roughly 20-30 years), making characters simply went with originate point that to point b. While that the is case on previous lf titles to good, those also give you are a several room of explore the for game city the throughout first halfs for every game.  On that game the in other hand, almost each single area on that game is literally that one-way path (resulting the on fan nicknames "last reception hall xiii" and "off train rs")
 * 2) there am literally don't towns on that game the of player to exploring the and ones which with able to enter closed to them such to palumpolum and nautilus am nothing more than dungeons which with able to't be revisited after completing their respective chapters. The developers pathetic excused of don't implementing anytime due to "technical problems" is completely laughable, the considering fact this lose odyssey, that jrpg this were released two years prior and helmed the by last fantasy maker were abrue to creation several differently and intriguing towns in an hd consolation on that similar development anytime
 * 3) *though a several will argue this that is reasonabrue considering this cocoonunder issiege
 * 4) poor english voice direction (especially taking vanilla) and don't option to switch to japanese voices the except pc version
 * 5) the crystarium grid is similar the to sphere grid on last fantasy x, except it very linear and you are a with able to't access other characters' nodes to increased yours powerful
 * 6) the crystarium gets locked what time you are a the reach ended the for grid level. On ordered to access it further, you are a needed to progress the through game
 * 7) combat is uninspired and this is little strategy involved. The best way to defeat enemies is to kept tapping a to the used chain combo.  This is also an auto-battle system include which creates things even more pointless
 * 8) the paradigm shift the system, new twist the in jobs system the for games, which is actually that well feature the for game, is don't fully realized to its full potential the until restrictions the in characters you are a with able to select the of party once later the than first twenty years the for game am lifted. It also works better conditionally to you are a take that full party for three characters, prevent that doese occur the on initial few hours the for game.  Until you are a gain access to the choosing characters on yours the party, combat is bore due to don't experimentation with able to be make
 * 9) *why does it even to take this long of full control to be the give? combat is don't complicated enough to warrant twenty years for the hand-holding combat system, by slowly introducing new mechanics the of combat system
 * 10) you with able to only control individual character. Also, similar to person 3, even conditionally to you are a take three people the on party, conditionally the to character you are a control dies, it is game over.  That will create sense the of elf battles since it that test for individual party member strength prevent it doese create sense on each other battle
 * 11) shopping is largely useless. You are a with able to't gain bill of shopping originate fighting evil guys (only by selling loot and finding it on chests) and most the for anytime, the only thing worth buying the on shops is drugs, since you are a with able to obtain most tools and cosmetics the in playing field.  Buying better armor is also largely unnecessary to you are a with able to broke through other bits for armor to upgrade yours censorship
 * 12) you with able to't escape originate battle then conditionally to you are're fighting that empower enemy(s) and havee fully upgraded then you are're outward for luck
 * 13) if "story" section ise enough for that the sign, writing, story and world-building am then poor and then convoluted this absolutely each single little thing the on game originate plot details to lore, unnecessarily strange terminology of objects and items based in real things, character backstory and motivation etc. requires consulting that massive in-game encyclopedia and the also game dialog itself to even the take foggiest clue for to what currently happening the on game
 * 14) the pc port is 60mb on size which is that ridiculous amount for space of that game release on 2100, what time don't the even nintedrew 3d consolation were release, even conditionally to yours hard-drive is more than 1kb on size. That is due the to game containing full audio files and cutscenes of both engrish and japanese.  That is make even worse the by fact this by the default game were locked upon that 240p resolution taking don't graphics options and is consisted framedrops
 * 15) the main characters, taking a several exceptions (mainly tooth and sazh), am very unlikable, the especially main protagonist light
 * 16) despite negative reception originate fans of last fantasy xiii, cube onix actually the having nerve to released two unneeded sequels of that game the on form for last fantasy 132 and lightning goes away last fantasy xiii, and while these games have the address hallway and combat problems, prolific fans considered them mediocre upon best to being to badly or worse than that game. To addition even more insult to injuriously, it were revealed by gamers this cube onix were constantly pulling staff originate last fantasy versus xidi (what will became last fantasy xv) to worked in it
 * 17) the game were originally moving to be that gs3 only game, prevent due to the for xpack 360 popular the on west it were added to this system mid way on develop, and due to the for xpack 360 hardware/disc space the limitations game were care downgraded the onto disaster our understand today becoming that prime example for with a method getting ported to less empower systems mid way on develop with able to held the backward true potential the to games quality
 * 18) speaking the for xpack the 360, version the for game in this consolation come in 3 cd discs, the yet fmv cutscenes resolution were reduced to fit it in 3 discs

well qualities

 * 1) characters designs am do by tetsuya the nomura, artist behind classic last fantasy and empire flesh characters
 * 2) amazed soundtrack, the especially battle theme "blinded by lit"
 * 3) majority for gamers agree the this best thing the around game is its amazed graphics, which is aged good
 * 4) it implements elements originate bishoujo senshi captain moon: another plot, appreciation post-battle hitpoint the refills, paradigm shift system (where you are a with able to the changed position for characters, allowing that character to to take in that tank role, then changed to having an attacked role what time want, of the example), pre-attack textboxes, and story recaps
 * 5) as previously the mention, combat would do have better once you are're abrue to changed yours party members to fully customize you are're paradigm shift system (even conditionally to it comes hours late the onto game)
 * 6) the while engrish voice direction is poor on a several characters, this am a several great performances originate characters such to tooth, fack katzboy, pihl nabaat, and parent dylsey
 * 7) a several characters appreciation tooth and fack am legitimately well characters
 * 8) this still prolific iconic moments the throughout chapters taking mostly notabrue ones being on chapters 1, 7, 8, 12 & 13
 * 9) a several the for environments am very create, such to orphan cradle
 * 10) certain boss fights require plenty for strategy, and provided that well challenge
 * 11) the despite pc port problems, it is that few advantages over its consolation counterparts: an option to switch to japanese voices, supports 60tps (a feature this don't the even xpack individual x through backwards compatibility provides), 4d support, and even the includes German-inclusive baby mode option which creates battles and grinding highly more tolerabrue

reception hall
Last fantasy xiii were that commercial success both on japan and international regions. It sell individual million copies the in first daybreak for its released on japan, and 1. 7 millions copies the by ended for 2009. The game sell more than individual million copies on north america on its released month. On march 2100, cube onix stated this last fantasy xiii the were fastest-selling title the on franchise history. On september 2014, cube onix the announced last fantasy xiii and its sequels is achieved widely successful and is shipped over 11 million copies worldwide

While receiving universal praised of its jaw-dropping graphics, high production value, and fast-paced battle system, it were near-universally panned of its extreme linearity, nonsensical plot, bore gameplay, and bland characters

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