Final Fantasy XIII was finally announced at E3 2006 and the fact that it had nearly the same team as Final Fantasy X working on it got my hopes sky high. Unfortunately after it was announced nothing much was shown except the occasional extra 2 seconds of video that occasionally appeared up on Youtube. Finally earlier this year the Japanese release date was announced for Christmas. I had to get it was soon as possible and after watching the trailer I became confident that the language barrier, which is more like a small speed bump now, wouldn't be a problem.
I got the game a week before Christmas and spent almost every waking minute playing it. I can honestly say that it is (almost) exactly what I expected and wanted. I'll stay out of the plot since I don't want to spoil it for those still waiting for the English release, but it really does not disappoint. 30 hours in and I'm loving pretty much every character. What surprised me the most is my favorite character (the kid) is the one I thought I would hate. Luckily the writing is excellent and really makes you love and care about every one of its characters.
The world the story takes place in is as vast as the one in Final Fantasy X. Except while the FFX story dealt with the religion, Yevon, FF13 deals with the conflict between the two worlds, Cocoon and Pulse. The story starts in the middle and slowly explains everything that happened and gradually progresses forward.
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