The Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, dubbed The Lightning Saga is a hugely successful, acclaimed series of games Directed by the legendary Motomu Toriyama and Produced by the legendary Yoshinori Kitase. Rounding out the all-star development team is Art Director, Isamu Kamikokuryo, Graphics & VFX Director, Shintaro Takai and Lead Scenario Writer, Daisuke Watanabe with Composers, Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, Mitsuto Suzuki and Game Design Director, Yuji Abe with many other talented developers.

 

The games are available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, iOS, Android & PlayStation Now. A collection for PlayStation 4 & Xbox One is rumoured.

 

Edited December 11, 20159 yr by Sora96

I loved the XIII Series; don't know why everyone hates it. Well, I mean I do, but I don't think that it deserves the hate it gets. 

 

Yes, XIII series is an amazing series by Motomu Toriyama and his team.

Final Fantasy XIII has outsold Final Fantasy VIII on Steam and is now the 2nd best selling Final Fantasy game on Steam. It now sits on 480,000 copies sold. Final Fantasy XIII-2 has also now sold over 255,000 copies on Steam.

Jeez can we please stop pumping up this thread?

 

Uh...I think you mean bumping. But, if you really mean "pumping up," the XIII series will never stop pumping us up. >: )

Uh...I think you mean bumping. But, if you really mean "pumping up," the XIII series will never stop pumping us up. >: )

 

But of course. The XIII games keep selling and getting released on new platforms.

Final Fantasy XIII has now sold over 500,000 copies on Steam. For those keeping count, that's over 7.1 million copies sold before iOS & Android sales.

I loved the XIII Series; don't know why everyone hates it. Well, I mean I do, but I don't think that it deserves the hate it gets.

FF13 has horrible pacing issues. I hated the first 10 hours of the game and rage quit. I played 13-2 and enjoyed it from the start. That then gave me the motivation to finish 13 and I eventually enjoyed that after another 10 hours or so.

FF13 has horrible pacing issues. I hated the first 10 hours of the game and rage quit. I played 13-2 and enjoyed it from the start. That then gave me the motivation to finish 13 and I eventually enjoyed that after another 10 hours or so.

 

I thought the pacing was perfect. Haha.

I thought the pacing was perfect. Haha.

I prefer faster paced games. Nearly every game mechanic should be introduced within the first few hours. I also hated the character switching, it felt contrived how they separated up the characters. Once all the characters came together and you could choose your own team it became enjoyable to me. It felt way too on rails for my taste up to then.

"Final Fantasy 13 is the Fury Road of the series" - GamesRader

"Final Fantasy 13 is the Fury Road of the series" - GamesRader

 

The difference being, of course, that Mad Max did it well, delivering on what was expected from the genre while over delivering on several other fronts, including story, characters, the action itself and the momentum with which it was presented, and visuals, while XIII, as it were, did not.

"Final Fantasy 13 is the Fury Road of the series" - GamesRader

 

Hmm, I can understand this article's points when it comes to the flaws.The terminology in the beginning is confusing at first to the player, but it gradually reveals itself later on and begins to make sense.

 

The author's point about the characters not coming into their own until a few hours in is kind of true, too, I guess; after all, when

I first played the game, I felt indifferent about Hope despite his backstory. It was only after we delved into his emotions and way

of thinking that I began to sympathize with him. When Sazh was first introduced, I liked him immediately solely because I liked

him as a comic relief. But when I heard the story about his family, I felt like he was just a broken man in need of answers/guidance, which

led me to like him even more as a character.

 

I could go deep into the characters, but I've made my point.

 

I admit, the fast-paced combat and constant sense of being on the run is what made XIII enjoyable to me. There was no calm atmosphere,

because someone (the Sanctum) was always after you. That's pretty much what makes XIII one of my favorite FF games.

The difference being, of course, that Mad Max did it well, delivering on what was expected from the genre while over delivering on several other fronts, including story, characters, the action itself and the momentum with which it was presented, and visuals, while XIII, as it were, did not.

 

It did so. Maybe not to someone like you but for plenty of other people it did. Japan and Asia in particular love the XIII games.

Edited January 16, 20169 yr by Sora96

People keep pushing the sales numbers as if that's indicative of quality.

People keep pushing the sales numbers as if that's indicative of quality.

 

You can dislike the games if you want, but they keep selling, they're critically acclaimed, they're award winning, hugely successful, keep getting ported and the people who made it are massive deals in Square Enix. Oh and the main character is now a model seen all around the world.

Edited January 16, 20169 yr by Sora96

You can dislike the games if you want, but they keep selling, they're critically acclaimed, they're award winning, hugely successful, keep getting ported and the people who made it are massive deals in Square Enix. Oh and the main character is now a model seen all around the world.

My point still stands.

My point still stands.

Yeah, it stands but does Square Enix or the games fanbase care? Nopee

 

Please be excited for Motomu Toriyama's new project which is likely X-3.

 

 

"The Final Fantasy XIII Saga is the Most Unappreciated Set of Games in the Series"

 

http://gamerpros.co/the-final-fantasy-xiii-saga-is-the-most-unappreciated-set-of-games-in-the-series/

"The Final Fantasy XIII Saga is the Most Unappreciated Set of Games in the Series"http://gamerpros.co/the-final-fantasy-xiii-saga-is-the-most-unappreciated-set-of-games-in-the-series/

"The characters were wonderful though"lolI liked FFXIII, but the characters were one of the weakest part of it. I loved FFXIII-2, though. None of the main characters were annoying like Snow, Vanille, and Hope were in XIII, and they actually had interesting motivations.

"The characters were wonderful though"lolI liked FFXIII, but the characters were one of the weakest part of it. I loved FFXIII-2, though. None of the main characters were annoying like Snow, Vanille, and Hope were in XIII, and they actually had interesting motivations.

 

I thoroughly enjoyed the cast.

I thoroughly enjoyed the cast.

 

Though we only really played as him in XIII, Sazh was always my favorite character. He seemed like a nice guy in an undesirable situation and a sad predicament.

Also, when you said "please be excited": 

 

I'm sorry, I had to.

 

Though we only really played as him in XIII, Sazh was always my favorite character. He seemed like a nice guy in an undesirable situation and a sad predicament.

Also, when you said "please be excited": 

 

I'm sorry, I had to.

 

 

Completely intended

Two years ago today, the LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII demo was released in North America for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is 4 years old worldwide now.

 

20 Days of Favorite Female Character: Day 8 - Lightning of Final Fantasy XIII
Read more at http://jerweladriandeperio.blogspot.com/2016/02/20-days-of-favorite-female-character_4.html#IZIpJTWvlmrwwL0Z.99

Google are launching a Chromecast set-top box tomorrow in Japan and with it comes Final Fantasy XIII Google Cast Edition. It seems to have faster speeds than Apple TV, Fire TV etc and you'll also be able to play other games like Angry Birds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 18, 20169 yr by Sora96

So you're essentially using your phone as a controller to play a Chrome-ported version of a video game on a supporting TV?

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