March 9th, 2010 celebrated the grand release of Final Fantasy XIII in North America. I bought it at Best Buy over my lunch hour. So far this week, I’ve only been able to play the game for 4 hours. I’m currently on Chapter 4. I’m getting hammered & killed by the watchdrones and soldiers. This game has some pretty amazing graphics and music. From my experience so far, this game has been pretty linear up to now. I’ve read that the later chapters are much longer and intense.

What I really like about it this game is that if you die, you just start right where you left off. LOL! There are tons of save crystals along the way, but I like the fact that when I die, I don’t have to start back at the last save crystal. Also, this game has changed quite a lot from the previous Final Fantasy versions I’ve played previously. You only get to control 1 player. If your player dies and you still have teammates standing with power, too bad … game over.

I haven’t mastered anything yet. I’m not following any official or unofficial guides so I’m sure I’m missing a lot of treasure and weapons by now. I gotta keep playing and let you know how it goes. So far, I think “Snow” (main male lead who is engaged to Serah, Lightening’s lil sister) is annoying and is a bad fighter. “Lightening” (main female fighter) is the girl version of Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII). She is a tough girl who loves her sister and but is deeply troubled by her past.

Love the fantasy and the graphics!

Tags: final fantasy 13, final fantasy xiii

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