The soundtrack on all 3 FFXIII titles is phenomenal. I love listening to it.

Something about this game always to this day still feel magical, the cutscenes and the music is top tier from all three games

After all these years of putting it off, you convinced me. I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I'm genuinely loving this game. Truly underrated.

This trilogy is one of my favorite in the FF-series. I feel like lots of love has been put into the creation of these worlds. Lots of people kinda hated FF-XIII, but I'm happy that despite the hate they received that they created 2 games to continue its story. So happy that they did.

This was the first final fantasy game I played, and got me into the series as a whole! It always has a place in my heart...

In all fairness the no NPC interaction makes sense considering you're meant to be some creature that everybody fears

Very well done review. It's an actual review instead of an "impression" masquerading as a review like a lot of other channels do. Thanks for the content!

This video is great. I actually restarted the trilogy earlier this week and I’m still progressing through XIII. This game was actually my entry Final Fantasy title and I actually didn’t like it. I moved on years just disliking it until I picked it up years after a few titles. I played it, then went on to XIII-2 (my favorite) and the third. I ended up actually enjoying it and appreciating the game way more. It has a great soundtrack, great character design, and a beautiful environment. It’s underrated and I wish more fans would pay attention to the game and see the good rather than the bad. For a game that released 12 years ago, it still holds up amazingly well. The same applies to XIII-2 and Lightning Returns. Got my fingers crossed for a hopeful re-release of the 3 in future consoles.

i loved this game, feel like in 2021 it would be such a breath of fresh air with its linear design (some of the criticisms it received when it was released) compared to all the bland open world games out today

I put 90+ hours on 13 when it came out getting the platinum trophy and I loved it. Thanks to having some free time during the pandemic I got 13-2 and lighting returns off of ebay and put 85-90 hours on each getting the platinum trophies. After FF9, the 13 trilogy is my favorite now and the paradigm shift system is my favorite of the series. These games certainly don’t deserve the hate they get. Plus the soundtrack on 13-2 is amazing.

Final Fnatasy 13 was my first Final Fantasy game I played. Before, the series never interested me, but something about 13's visuals interested me. Also, making the big part of the first game linear made it way more welcoming to people like me. Anyways, I played 13 and 13-2 and loved them and are my favorites. I'm literally rebuying PS3 to replay them since there is no clear indication of a PS4/P5 remaster and I never ended up playing 13-3.

This game was a classic. Literally the second Final Fantasy game I completed after 10 and it preceded 15 for me. The cutscenes and the sound track was outstanding. The acting too. My Gf even watched it the game from my side and loves it till this day.

God this game takes me back to middle school, in a good way

I loved Snow’s obsession with being a hero because of how it conflicts with the general hopelessness that most of the game throws at him and the cast. He doesnt change much, but he does grow into the role and I think it’s really interesting

I absolutely love this game. The combat system is soooooo much fun and it is such a breath of fresh air hearing someone else sing the praises of the paradigm system and the battle music of XIII. Great video, thank you so much for making it.

"I tried making this as simple and quick as possible" Honestly, there was no other way to narrow it down and you did a great job with it! Of course I've played the game before and I'm biased, but I think if I watched this video before starting the game, I would actually understand something for the first 10 hours of gameplay!

Nice to look back on this game, I never remember disliking it. Probably because my linear nature of it was a great stress reliever on the OCD I typically have with games.

I remember i put n over 200 hours on ff13!!!! Endless nights stayin up maxing out weapons and characters and did 100% of the trials😩😩😩 SOOO MUCH MEMORIES!!!!

Shoutout to everyone for 100K views! FF15 Worth Playing Critique is currently in the works...

I feel like the trilogy was ahead of its time and also I think that it would've been better received if it hadn't had the name Final Fantasy. The game itself is awesome and was very fun. XIII-2 was maybe the most fun platinum I've done. I really hope they'll put out an official remaster for PS5 at some point.

Never hated this game, I love that what many hate, it's linear for a long part and follows a story. I believe more games should try that again, open worlds and big areas are so overrated and overused at this point. And these hallways look spectacular, I stopped son many times and just looked at the environment, defined more often as in newer and more open games. It has all want in a JRPG. The story, fast combat. What I must say is that I needed a second playthrough to enjoy the story and world fully, there are lots to learn and read what the cutscenes just don't tell you. That could be better but that's all Also, Fang is awesome! Love this woman

I enjoyed this game for its story, world and characters but I wish the execution for it could have been better, also I wish they incorporated the victory fanfare at the end of the battles.

Soundtrack absolutely slapped. XIII has my favourite jrpg menu screen with the moving portraits

the stagger system was the best part about the combat and I’m really glad it made it all the way into Final Fantasy VII Remake. The thing I wish they did was remaster this game and make the combat easier to understand and fix a lot of the complaints liek paradigm shift taking up time from the battle even if it’s just a second.

Im actually a big fan of the shift in the setting of FF13. I really appreciated what it went for and I really enjoy the cast. It was sci-fi but still felt super fantasy.

I actually loved this game so much. It’s really good in terms of it being a challenging game lol

Always loved this one. The style was so interesting and refreshing and I found these characters more interesting than most in FF. The paradigm shift battle style was also SO much fun, I have such fond memories of it. AND THAT BATTLE THEME IS JUST FIRE

Just found this channel. Love this final fantasy, and loved the video. Even with the games flaws, I was still in love with it enough to play through the whole trilogy

This game had some of the most powerful cutscenes I've seen from Final Fantasy. It's a shame it got such a poor reception, but I can also see why in some cases

It's always pleasant to find small channels with quality editing, video and sound record alongside a pleasant script and pacing. I don't know if you've done this prior to starting this channel through some other medium but keep up the good work! Earned yourself a sub with this video alone :D

thank you for explaining this setup. i had no clue what was going on when it first came out

You deserve my like because, not only is this one of my favorite FF games (my 3rd favorite), but you made it justice. Thank you

Aw man, I really wish they would re release this game for ps4/ps5, been feeling pretty nostalgic for it lately.

one thing for sure is the soundtracks is still worth listening to in 2021 Saber theme anyone ?

You sir are awesome. I might be a little biased since ff13 is my first ff game or one of my first j/RPGs I played but I'm glad you enjoyed it. Ff13 is my comfort game and I tend to revisit it every time I'm bored or feel sad.

really good vid dude! im a new fan to the series, ive only completed ffx and 7 remake but i'll defo play this now!

Still need to play part 3. I loved this franchise! Hope we get some kind of remaster in the future!

Loved this video! Huge FF fan since the first one and think 13 and 15 get way too much hate. They are amazing games in their own right. Flawed yes. But unique and fun.

I actually like Snow. Even if some of his dialogue was cheesy. He's the kind of guy that wants to save everyone, even to his own detriment. Sure he can be annoying, but he can back it up. Plus he has a huge heart. Sazh is also a great character. And while you wonder why Vanille is around, he has some great scenes with Sazh. The whole section up to the end of Nautilus had really good interactions between them.

Thank you. This was my first FF that I played all the way to completion by myself. It had always surprised me and made me sad to hear how little people liked it, considering the place it holds in my heart. Ironically a lot of what some OG rpg fans dislike about 13, were some of the same things that felt so inviting to me. I'm the type to get overwhelmed by having too much to explore, and the complexity and sheer number of terms never felt out of place t me because I had a ton of fun reading the datalogs, it felt like I got to experience the world through that, which catered to me very well (whereas how you mentioned, its more traditional to do that by interacting with NPCs). Obviously that's just an opinion, but the loneliness f the world also felt right in this game, since our party was a bunch of loners put together by accident, who simultaneously became symbols of fear and hate. (Again, its definitely feasible to say, "well not everyone knew they were l'cie", but I think it matches the tone is all). And I couldn't agree more with you about the battle system. I know it gets a lot of flack for the heavy emphasis on "auto" since you control one character and even that control is generally defaulted to "auto", but the boss fights just gave me chills from adrenaline every time, especially on repeat play throughs were I specifically level less and less pushing the limits. I appreciate you balancing mentioning the faults of the game with the things you enjoyed about it, that is something that not a lot of people who talk about it do. I could talk about this game for forever probably, so I'll leave it there, but once again, thank you for appreciating FF13.

Liked and subbed my man. I enjoyed this video. I was actually feeling nostalgic for this game a few weeks ago so I’m glad I found this video

Final Fantasy XIII is simply beautiful. You can tell they spent a lot of effort/budget on this game, everything but maybe the gameplay itself. It would've been an amazing movie. I love the characters and designs (especially Lightning in this first game). Beautiful characters, CGs, and graphics for its time. An actually interesting and beautiful environments (specifically Cocoon). Beautiful trailer (definitely watch the trailers) with a song I still listen to. And ofc a beautiful soundtrack. And most importantly a beautiful Final Fantasy world and story full of lore, with a beautiful ending. I admit, I didn't play all of it but I did watch the whole trilogy like long movies. Especially enjoyed the first game's story because of the story and the interesting setting of Cocoon. Also, the last game's ending really does make it whole... was emotional and makes me miss the characters and story, made me want more of the Lightning saga.

Some very good insights! I think the absence of an explicit villain for most of the game made it more relatable for me. Instead of fighting a god, lord, or cataclysmic monster, the conflict for all the characters seemed more internal. Their struggle was literally trying to figure out what they should do in life and how they are supposed to handle their expulsion. And the soundtrack is absolute gold! I still listen to it often^_^

Great video ! I tried several times to play this game on my ps3 but always stop early in the game because I didn’t understand the story… somehow I’m still attracted to it and want to revisit it and the sequels

Keep it up man, you've got a lot of skills i'd expect from a large channel. Just need to stay consistent!

This is the first installment I played in the main line FF series along with its sequels, and I really enjoyed them all! I really want to think that the linearity XIII offered was intentional; that it resembled the premise of the story (fulfilling their foci). :D

Exactly what I was looking for! Appreciate the hard work, thanx my man!

This is a really great review, thank you💛

Just went back to platinum the game last month.

Great video mate, you deserve more subs. High quality content tight here.

Dude u reallly did a great job by making this video, ur voice, ur script, the scenes, everything u put in that video was satisfying, Keep it up!!!!

Great video. Love your indepth review

I loved this game back when it came out and I'm looking forward to revisiting it sometime soon

Man appreciate this vid. You really hit us with the Atonement track at the end lol. I think this game will age better over time. I think the combat gets AMAZING in the latter half, but the first half is only meh imo. Sazh haste gang.

It's on sale now on Steam!! I've always wanted to play this game, but I couldn't cause I couldn't afford to have the console back when I was in school. Time to give it a go!!! Thank you!

I just discovered this video and your page because I was replaying FFXIII-2 (thanks to Xbox Game Pass) and was feeling a little nostalgic on FFXIII. Awesome video

this game honestly gets way too much hate. ive liked it since i first played it.

I was blown away by this game at the time. The story was so heartbreaking and well-realized and the world was gorgeous. It was linear, yes... but given the story, it would not make any sense if you had the freedom of a tradition ff title. Second game was fun. Third game was unplayable. Anyone care to tell me how things ended? 😅

Even though the whole campaign literally goes in a straight line. Its still has a good story overall. Great graphics for the time the game released. 👏

found your video randomly man!, you're doing good keep it up! i am so happy when i got this game but had to sell my ps3 cuz my wife needs money to start her business! im not feeling bad but i did miss this game, i liked it btw haha, also music is great for me :D

Always liked FF13 lotta people I know don't saying its a hallway simulator but loved 10 while was pretty much exactly the same as 13 in terms of openness.

I always wanted to go back and grind early for the high level weapons.

content puuushhhh! I was legit interessted i the question and you answered it awsomely!

The soundtrack! You're one of maybe 4 ppl I've heard point out the soundtrack was amazing. Great video

Awesome, thanks for this. Appreciate the thorough review

I have a feeling this will be a game that's looked back on more favorably in the future.

Going to replay this with game pass haven’t played it since it came out! Nice video.

I have so many fond memories with this game. I loved the paradigm system. I set up an attack, a support, and a recovery team and some mixes. I loved jumping between them to keep raging on the game. And the lines of snow and Vanille are failures in translation. And of all the soundtracks, I think this was the best. Dust to dust is so beautiful. Whatever the complaints you get past that quick. And replay is so much more fun because you know what’s going on in the plot. I have more to say but I want to keep this short.

Holy crap that soundtrack brought me back to 12 years old and now I’m crying.

I actually really like how linear the game is, as well as the fact that there aren't any classic towns, I think it really plays into the themes of the game, the path is linear because the characters feel like they are being forced down a path that they can't escape, no matter what they try, and the level design reflects this. It's the same with no traditional towns or npc interactions, as you yourself said "anything or anyone is your enemy." This means no towns would take you in, and no npc's would want to interact with you. The game forces you to feel lonely, because the characters themselves are alone against cacoon.

You have convinced me to replay this gem. I do remember quite a few thrilling moments and that soundtrack… the best.

I was going through my old boxes, and found FF 13 for the xbox 360 in it. I remember buying it when it was new and playing for a few hours.... and not liking the new battle system, then stopping. Hadn't touched it since. Looked for a "is it worth it" review... and after watching your review, going to give it a shot again. Great video!

This was the first FF game I played through to the end. Some comments: - The lore is amazing even though you have to go through the text boxes (dislike how they did that but it's fascinating to read) - I kinda liked how each new battle with minions felt like a challenge. I've never encountered normal enemy encounters that kicked my ass as hard as these ones in a JRPG before. - it's a game that has a lot of amazing and interesting concepts but they're not executed that well at times or told through an accessible way that didn't rely on the player doing most of the leg work. Lastly, Fang and Lighting...bruh 😍

To be honest when I played the game when I was younger, I finished it and never really felt satisfied. As an adult, I recently also revisited it and yeah there were some odd parts here and there but overall I thought it was a very fun game to play. The combat system was a lot of fun and I actually grew to love all the characters over time. So I would say it is def a good FF that doesnt deserve all the hate it gets.

This is actually the first final fantasy game i got when I get my very first console ps3, I don't know what to do at this game until my brother help me past the first boss but even after that I still don't know what to do lol. Its been more than a year since he died and after actually getting into the series and with your review I'm gonna get this game this year

Love your review. Hopefully, you have time to revisit these videos and add timeline markers to it.

The music alone is worth the play through. Plus the ending is pretty solid. A lot of the game had me a little bored, but the ending hit home.

I recently got the game on Xbox game pass and I have been wanting to give it a try. So thanks for the video. Enlightening.

This video was an absolute master piece! I haven’t seen any of your videos before, but I will Like and Subscribe for sure after this! Great content, great editing, and delivery!

FF13 was one of my favorite games to plat. Fighting those giants on the plains was quite satisfying. I hope the trilogy gets bundled and remade for ps5. I really enjoyed these.

Despite this not being anywhere near my favorite FF, 13 has one of my favorite soundtracks of all time. That definitely played a huge factor in my enjoyment of the game and kept me going.

Great video man. Makes me wanna revisit this!!!!

Thnks for showing me, i redownloaded it right when i saw your video

Your review was lovely and you were incredibly objective and fair. I have always loved FFXIII and thought it deserved more credit. You point out the flaws and strengths insightfully and give potential players/viewers a comprehensive idea of what to expect. Now following you and look forward to many more reviews. Top notch.

you're right, when I first played as a teenager, I was really confused and had no idea what was happening, especially with the battle system and story. but when I played again at 21 (I'm 23 now), I realized......I really like this game! when I beat it, I had a sense of nostalgia and fondness and I even teared up a few times. for anyone on the fence about playing, yeah it's complex but once you understand, you really understand and by that time, you're wrapped up in the story and it's difficult to walk away. you'll definitely want to see the end. so yeah :)

thank you for making this video!! I never finished it and was not happy with it, but I think I will play 15

loved the video, was thinking of playing this game for the first time and i just might

ff13 is one of my favorite games. i loved the atmosphere every local has, never felt like i was playing a boring location. the enemies were varied and had nice designs. The Music is god-tier!!!!! and the characters are nice imo. It took me several playthroughs to understand everything and feel for the story but was able to follow it pretty easily. The combat was a big change for me since i had only played ff10 before this game but in short time i found myself speedrunning battles once i knew how to use paradigms better. the crystarium allows an open exploration of skills and strengths, granted in the late game it allows it. The summons are for sure a let down in terms of combat ability, they're not super powerful but i do love the story-line battles involving them and making them a trial for each character to defeat to continue in their story. The story is mostly linear and the last parts of the game where it opens up in pulse are more for xp, character growth, and to lengthen the game time. The form of upgrading gear was ok but in late game it got terrible, takes hours to get enough gil to get materials for gear, and then you'll have to grind for more gear. So i think that needed a more open system and a more forgiving gil system. But MY biggest issue is what many agree with, the linear storyline and environments. After many many times i have played this game and the more times i will play in the future i can't stop thinking of what it would be like if each chapter had a expanded location, where you can do to multiple places, explore way more, maybe find lore information that way, special enemies or items etc... Even use a larger map to help explore each character's qualities and how they feel. I think it was limited because of the game's size. i had it on xbox 360 and it has 3 cds meaning it was too much to fit on one disc i think. ps3 had it on one but i'm not sure what to make of that. If they did a remaster of the game the creators needs to 100% revamp the maps to allow for exploration, give a more human side of things in terms of enemies, fix the equipment leveling up mechanic, free up the crystarium for all players more early on. But keep the glorious soundtrack and visuals, honestly that is what makes me come back so often, i can't get enough of looking at the game and listening to it all. yeah i love this game😂

Lightning and hope ran the entire trilogy. I really love these characters. Especially hope. Suits his name. He was a crybaby at the start but he learned to man up because of lightning. And look what he became of in ff13-2. He became the most impt figure in their world. Lightning was too hard and inflexible but hope's childishness softened her. And the way lightning saved Hope's soul in 13LR made me cry so hard. She even used the same knife. Sorry for the spoliers. Their tandem is so lovable.

This was a great video and I pretty much agree with you in all regards. Certainly 13 is my least favourite FF game, but isn't a bad game, I remember being in awe when seeing some of the technical accomplishments. However, I think the biggest issue I had was I just didn't like the characters, they often felt flat and hard to empathise with and this really left a foul taste in my mouth. Tbh, I had a similar issue with 15 outside the main 4, who still felt weak compared to previous FF games. Still, it's one I've been tempted to revisit (along with 15 and the dlc content I've not played) and see if I feel differently today

I got stuck midway like your first attempt, and haven't return to it yet. One day, I'll try again to see how far I'll get to completing this!

As someone who isn't really a Final Fantasy fan, I must say I really enjoyed this game. I fell in love with the characters and the story was interesting. The music and cutscenes are amazing and since I don't really care for the other games in the series I had no issue with the game being quite linear - in fact it helped me actually finishing it.

I loved this game so so much when I was a teen. I replayed it during the pandemic and it blew me out of the water again. The characters, the voice acting? Just so damn grand. Up to this day there is no game for me that managed to make me care of six people so immensely. Never understood why this game got so much hate or was considered a 'failure' even? Sure it has its flaws but come on

The video title perfectly fitted my thoughts. Great Video!

Great video replaying it on steam as well right now

Just downloaded it, I’m the same boat, I played it as a teen back when it came out and never fully understood it and put it down pretty quickly. Excited to actually get into it.

I hope that they do a FF13 Legendary Edition (like Mass Effect) that gives some QoL improvements across all 3 games.

Nice vid bro keep up the good work

I've just started my final fantasy journey with XIV and VII, I've been hearing a lot about XIII and I was honestly dreading starting the game. But from your video, it doesn't seem that bad. Great video hoping to see more from you, and I wouldn't mind longer videos, if you're up for it

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