- Publisher: Square Enix
- Release Date: Mar 9, 2010
- Also On: PC, Xbox 360

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- Developer: Square Enix
- Genre(s): Role-Playing, Console-style RPG, Console-style RPG, Japanese-Style
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 73 out of 83
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Mixed: 9 out of 83
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Negative: 1 out of 83
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The streamlined, focused structure eliminates potential tedium without dumbing anything down, and the battle system strikes an elegant balance between strategy and fast-paced action. Stunningly beautiful graphics and a pervasively meticulous level of polish throughout only add to the experience.
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Final Fantasy XIII isn't just a game you merely enjoy. You fall in love with it. It's gorgeous worlds have you stopping to admire them in complete awe, while a graceful soundtrack massages your brain (despite the unfortunate replacement of the original Japanese theme with a song from Leona Lewis).
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Square Enix has brought some RPG elements to the forefront, while putting some away in the back. This might offend some gamers, but with a mix of tactics, a deep battle system and action-filled battles Final Fantasy XIII will entice plenty of players. The interaction between the characters and the gradual revelations within the story are placed within a wonderful audio-visual jacket and manage to grab the gamer without letting them go. The linear aspect shouldn’t bother anyone in this thirteenth step of one of the most popular franchises out there.
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A game that impresses easily – merely looking at this game will have eyes popping and jaws dropping. However, get beyond that and there is a very linear game with many prototypical J-RPG elements in place. While there is some latitude for how battles are fought, for the most part, the game holds the player’s hand and escorts them through this fantastical land that is part fantasy and part sci-fi.
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PSM3 Magazine UKLinear and needs patience, but tells an epic, emotive story with rare polish. [Apr 2010, p.92]
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Yes this game is very linear and you can wonder why you’ve paid £40 to wander in pretty much a straight line. But don’t forget what you’re playing Final Fantasy for; the story and battles. And Final Fantasy XIII delivers big time.
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It takes more than graphics to make a game, and Final Fantasy XIII offers very little else other than eye candy. Ultimately, this latest addition to the Final Fantasy series is a pompous and masturbatory affair, created seemingly to promote the developer's ego first, and the player's enjoyment second.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 214 out of 471
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Mixed: 98 out of 471
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Negative: 159 out of 471
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Aug 2, 2011
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PCMar 10, 2010
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Oct 23, 2010
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MarcusB.Apr 16, 2010
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