Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you've played any FF series, skip this one. If you want to see what they are all about, a decent introduction into the franchise.

Great game. Highly recommend. Fun, entertaining, keeps your attention.

Great game, a lot of fun. Graphics are amazing and a lot action.

At first I was surprised at the monotony of fighting the "monsters" as its the same moves over and over. But after awhile I got into the story and used to the game, was more fun.

If you a fan of Final Fantasy series, go ahead and grab one

Really fun game. I had a amazing time playing this game. I definitely recommend others to play it.

I expected better but i guess sometimes you got to roll with the trash you were given, music was nothing classic, the characters were horrible and i just couldn't wait to finish the game. :'(

Great game! It was great to find this in the store after being unable to find it in used game stores.

Got this for my brother and he loves it. He had been wanting it so it made the perfect gift.

Love it! Excellent game to play. So much fun to play!

loved this series when I was young. fun to play and see how it's evolved.

Great game had it for a while not needed to replace used GameStop copy

Always loved final fantasy games. This one did not disappoint.

Another re-hash of a dead story. Final Fantasy never lives up to its name... Final. Why, if it is final are there 13 of these games??? Repetitive fights, no clear progression ... all around just boring to play.

Final Fantasy XIII may not be the best RPG game to come out in recent year but it is a good addition to the long-running RPG series and a must have for all Final Fantasy fans. With excellent graphics & sound, the game shines on HDTVs and may trick some people into thinking that it is a 30+ hour long movie! As usual with the series, the story and the combat system in Final Fantasy XIII are both similar and vastly different from other Final Fantasy games and they are well-worth the money because it is a LONG game (compared to most games nowadays). Some people finished it in 30 to 40 hours but you can easily go over 80+ hours if you try to go for all of the achievements within the game. However, the game is not perfect. The pacing of the story and game play elements is very awkward as it literally feels like two-thirds of the game was nothing more than a tutorial. Loading screens seems to pop up just about every other minute as you are running exploring areas in a [almost completely] linear world and story (note that this may not be as bad on the PS3). Lastly, the UI is extremely bad in that it is pretty much in the same style used in other Final Fantasy games (which has always been wordy and required lots of clicks to get around) and has not been improved at all. All in all, the good parts of the game definitely trumps the bad parts of the game and Final Fantasy XIII is a good addition to the RPG library and to the beloved RPG series. I would definitely recommend this to any RPG fan out there. If you are a Final Fantasy fan ... well, what are you waiting for???

This game is most certainly not worth it. Wasn’t a fan of the franchise.

I'll address a few common complaints in this review while trying to avoid spoilers. A very common complaint, perhaps the most common, is that you can just go through the game by only pressing one button. This is most definitely not the case. These complaints come from people who didn't stick with the game. I didn't dock it any points, but I do understand some people giving up on it, as the tutorials seem to last forever. It's an extremely slow start, but if you stick with it you'll find that the battle system is very well implemented, and will keep you on your toes late in the game. You'll have to switch back and forth at just the right time to do damage and shield yourself from certain death. The battle system that seems boring for a while in the beginning becomes very active and satisfying. Just stick with it. Another complaint is no open-world / no side-quests. If you're familiar with older JRPGs, you'll understand that while a lot of them do allow you to travel to various locations at any time you wish, it's mostly unnecessary (speaking of older JRPGs that don't level enemies based on your level#. You can't go to certain spots due to the enemies being too high of a level to face. Then when you level up enough to go to those certain spots, travelling back to previous locations seems pointless, as you'll gain little to no XP from those low level enemies. The only reason to do so would be to do side missions, which are absent in this game until very late #mostly meant to do post-game#. This is due to the story. You're being chased. This adds that effect of needing to rush to put an end to the situation. Another reason you can't interact with other NPCs is because of how they view you #which you see at one point in the game). The last thing that I'll address is the story. Like combat, it begins somewhat slow. Again, stick with it and you'll find that the story will grab you and keep you interested until the end. If you can make it past the first few hours, you will more than likely enjoy this game if you're into JRPGs. My final statement is the title: Stick with it. ♥

Okay i know that this will be my longest game review i have ever made. Simply because this game has som much valuable content to cover. The story starts out with som simple batlles and a lot of cutscense some of them are really cool and others are just used to extend the opening sequence. The game essentially starts out slow. But it doesnt take long for the characters to begin building in the first couple hours fo gamplay and the story is very engrossing and unique and i think it is up there with the best FF games like 7 and 10. The first few videos you see are really cool,.. obviously its The gameplay developes so well in this game its starts to get herder and more complex but in a way that adds to it and makes it more interesting. I was very impressed with the ability to change to so many different styles during battle. You absolutely have to get that down to a science in order to truly experience the battle system. It is often necessary to change styles during battle. On flaw if you will, is that you only completely control the main character lightning. All the other characters do thier own thing durning battle and it works out quite well. And the summons are very fun to use because u have the option of controling their attacks. Each individual character has thier own summon which is very simple and convinient. The Crystal system used to upgrade your characters is also simple and very useful. it is alot like the sphere grid on FFX but it gets the job done wonderfully. THe characters can upgrade each style according to how you use them during battle. And feel free to do this any way you like the game should be more interesting this way. Rather than doing excatly what the strat. guid says. furthermore there is a point in the game near the intermission where it gets a little boring but the story is so interesting it will keep you going. I mean the emotions the characters go through are unlike anything ever created in games for the most part. The game is just quite beautiful when it comes to graphics and it is such a great experience to beat a game like FFxiii......!

To all those ppl said it was good u have no idea what a final fantasy game is!!!! sure good graphics and sound and looks cool but if your a final fantasy fanatic or at least hav played any other final fantasy than 13 you'll have the same thought as me.. FF13 is lame so no lv system summon for one character each ooo wow so easy go through da path then ur done next no challage at all wheres all da secret stuff nothing great just graphics no point of training just a plain walk-through game!!!! who ever said it was good play final fantasy 7, 10, or 12 or other final fantasy games see for your self da big differrence this game had chance in its series i dont consider it as a final fantasy... disappointed i waited 2 or 3 years for nothing!!!!

this is the first final fantasy game i have ever played and i have to say that it is an awsome game the graphics are very good and the storyline so far is epic. they even mixed a little bit of western culture in the game some of the music makes you feel like its an western RPG with JRPG elements it is very fun makes me wish i would have played final fantasy games a long time ago the voice acting is good and the characters are funny.If your a long time fan or somone who just wants to try a Final Fantasy game i would definatly go buy this game.