A Review of Final Fantasy 13
Saturday, September 18th, 2010The newest offering from the Final Daydream franchise has proved contentious and has divided its enormous fan base into two groups: those who resist changes to its almost twenty year previous formula…and those who embrace them. Nevertheless, regardless of whether you think about yourself a battle-scarred veteran of role playing video games, or are simply seeking a slice of escapism to immerse yourself in, Final Daydream XIII is likely to satisfy each desire - despite some jarring flaws. By the way, there are many FFXIV tips.
Individuals who have followed the franchise since its birth within the late eighties (in all its sixteen bit glory and two dimensional storyline) will have been awaiting this release with bated breath. The previous installment had, by all accounts, disappointed in terms of characters and storyline, having decided to simply lavish impressive graphics and game play on the reader instead. Fortunately, 1 can quite safely assert that publisher ‘Square Enix’ have learned from this mistake, and invested in deep characters, an engaging plot, and some more than memorable events to be devoured by the player.
Players take on the role of the feisty and scantily clad heroine Lightning, who is on a bloody yet often uplifting quest to save her sister. She is joined by the cocky and self assured character Snow, too as an afro-sporting, middle-aged wise cracker by the name of Sazh. The latter is particularly charming, not least of all because a cute, little yellow bird called a ‘Chocobo’ lives inside his hair. This motley crew of rebels travel extensively across a wealthy and awe-inspiring fictional world, engaging in battles and fantasy daring do at each turn. Even though it may sound not unlike stock components of your average Japanese RPG, this episode of the Final Daydream saga feels by no means stale. Plot twists and shocking revelations are sprinkled liberally across the game, avoiding the classic RPG pitfall of being too a lot like a prosaic clich