Final Fantasy XIII

Original title: Fainaru fantajî XIII

Video Game
2009
T

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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In a futuristic city, a group of adventurers must fight the government forces controlled by an alien force to stop its plan to destroy the world.In a futuristic city, a group of adventurers must fight the government forces controlled by an alien force to stop its plan to destroy the world.In a futuristic city, a group of adventurers must fight the government forces controlled by an alien force to stop its plan to destroy the world.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Awards
- 5 nominations

Claire Farron - Lightning
(English version)
(voice)

Troy Baker

Snow Villiers
(English version)
(voice)

Georgia Van Cuylenburg

Oerba Dia Vanille
(English version)
(voice)

Reno Wilson

Sazh Katzroy
(English version)
(voice)

Vincent Martella

Hope Estheim
(English version)
(voice)

Rachel Robinson

Oerba Yun Fang
(English version)
(voice)

Laura Bailey

Serah Farron
(English version)
(voice)

Daniel Samonas

Maqui
(English version)
(voice)

Zach Hanks

Gadot
(English version)
(voice)
…

Anndi McAfee

Lebreau
(English version)
(voice)

Jeff Fischer

Yuj
(English version)
(voice)

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Nora Estheim
(English version)
(voice)

André Sogliuzzo

Bartholomew Estheim
(English version)
(voice)

Connor Villard

Dajh Katzroy
(English version)
(voice)

Jon Curry

Yaag Rosch
(English version)
(voice)

Paula Tiso

Jihl Nabaat
(English version)
(voice)

Dave Wittenberg

Amodar
(English version)
(voice)

Josh Robert Thompson

Rygdea
(English version)
(voice)

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Storyline

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Trivia
Many fans criticized Georgia Van Cuylenburg's performance as Vanille, singling out her supposed unauthentic Australian accent, while simultaneously praising Rachel Robinson's accented performance as Fang. Ironically, Robinson is from Los Angeles and Van Cuylenburg is from Melbourne.

Goofs
During battle sequences, Snow's trench coat has artwork on the back; however, in the field, there's nothing there. These designs serve as Snow's equipable "weapon" as the design changes as the player equips new weapons. Equipped weapons appear in battle and do not appear in the field for any of the characters.

Quotes
Oerba Dia Vanille: When it comes to home and family, we never keep either as close as we should. Who ever thinks that this time could be the last?

Crazy credits
The background image used in the The End title screen is the crystalized Cocoon.

Alternate versions
The Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII required 3 discs to play and when the player got to the end of Disc 1. A message would appear Please Insert Final Fantasy XIII Disc 2 and when they got to the end of Disc 2 another message would appear Please Insert Final Fantasy XIII Disc 3.

Connections
Edited into Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box (2012)

Soundtracks
My Hands
From the album "Echo"
Used courtesy of J Records/Syco Music
Vocalist: Leona Lewis
Lyricsts: Arnthor Birgisson and Ina Wroldsen
Composers: Arnthor Birgisson and Ina Wroldsen
Producer: Arnthor Birgisson
Mixing Engineer: Manny Marroquin
Assistant Mixing Engineers: Christian Plata and Erik Madrid
Recording Engineers: Rich Cooper, Seth Waldmann, and Neil Tucker
Recording and Mixing Studios: British Grove Studios, London; Conway Studios, Los Angeles; Dean Street Studios,
London; Metropolis Studios, London; The Vault, Sweden; Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studio, North Hollywood

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Near-Perfect Entry in the Final Fantasy Franchise

I write this review as a relative-newcomer to the Final Fantasy games, having played 7 Remake, 7 Original, and 8 (in that order) only months before this one. After 52 hours of gameplay, I can confidently say that 13 is fantastic. It's a beautiful, intense, and satisfying experience.

Firstly, the visuals are absolutely phenomenal. This game is over a decade old, but it's still probably one of the most visually impressive games I've ever played. I stopped playing at least a dozen times just to get a screenshot of the gorgeous landscapes.

The gameplay itself is also great. The combat system takes some getting used to, but is very fast-paced and rewarding when understood and utilized.

The story and a couple characters take a while to really get traction (specifically Hope and Lightning) but it all comes together about halfway-through. The voice acting was top-notch for the most part.

Overall, this game is an amazing ride both aesthetically and mechanically, and any FF fan who hasn't played it yet should do so ASAP.