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Final Fantasy XIII - Collectors Edition (PS3) | 
| From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
List Price: £59.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 56
Format: Unknown format
Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
Genre: role-playing-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: 0040151
EAN: 5021290040151
ASIN: B0035JKUDA
Release Date: March 9, 2010 (New: This Week)
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Product Description
Take Part in a Gaming Experience that Sets New Standards â The first in the series developed for a simultaneous release on multiple high-definition consoles, Final Fantasy XIII pushes new boundaries in cinematic presentation, sound and gameplay.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Pretty nice - for a turn based beat'em up March 13, 2010
F., Dirk
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong, I know what ff has done for the genre, but this isn't an rpg at all. You go from fight to fight - many of them very much alike, you don't interact with other characters (exept to hit them with colours), shopping is done via a list...
Graphics are good, sound is great, gameplay is boring. Get Bayonetta - same linear gameplay, but much more fun.
 Final Fantasy XIII - Collector's Edition March 11, 2010
Mr. J. C. Hull (Hereford, United Kingdom)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
It's strange to think that this game is finally here. After four and half years of waiting with baited breath, watching almost every video released, new updates coming with but a trickle of new information; you can understand why the hype level for this game has been set so high. Understandably so, the Final Fantasy faithful are looking towards XIII with vigorous eyes - a hope that this game will return their beloved series back towards the light after its somewhat dip in form with the past two releases. With producer Yoshinori Kitase back at the production helm for the first time since Final Fantasy X, it was the hope that his influence would spur the series topside again - or at least give this incarnation of the series a half decent story.
It would not be remiss to say that Final Fantasy XII was a flawed game. From the outset, the main character was designed to look far too female for a western audiences liking, not to mention the fact that his part in the story was so minor that it was hard to swallow for anyone who loved the character development that the Final Fantasy series has prided itself on. On the other hand, the game did deliver in the gameplay factor. It was a step in a completely new and daring direction for the series, which split the fans reception for it, but would consider itself a successful experiment.
Final Fantasy XIII, however, is somewhat of a step back. Not in quality, but mechanics. For as FFXII was set in real time, XIII heads back towards its turn based roots. That's not to say that it isn't fun, because it is, it really is, but this change may well be the tipping point that frightens the audience that Square Enix took so many risks in attracting with XII in the first place. That said, the battle system is genuinely good fun. Even during the first 5 hours or so of the game, which is but a basic template of the things to come later on, it is a design that works well. It's fast, action packed and full of promise - and it delivers on a whole new level once the skills and abilities earned throughout the game are learned and mastered.
But while the fighting is fast, the story certainly is not. Somewhere along the line Square decided to trickle the information much in the same way they did regarding the game during its development. And for the first 25 hours or so of the game you are taken along a clearly marked path that is exemplified by the mini map in the top corner with a small yellow arrow leading you onwards. There are small offshoots from the main path, but small they are, and it is always obvious that there will be an item waiting at the end of it. However, during all of this, the game keeps your attention. Cutscenes are introduced with regularity that keeps the story moving, and always teases the player to carry on. Not least of its long list of attributes are its graphics, which are simply stunning in every respect, and it's highly applaudable at how well the development team has managed to meld the CG graphics into in-game footage and still leave the player wondering whether it's still a cutscene. And the English voice acting this time around, is excellent on the whole, which has been so delicately produced into the game, that the team reanimated all of the characters so that speech went perfectly with the character mouth movements and emotions.
It's safe to say that Final Fantasy XIII is impressive. Its depth is unparalleled. The battle system is deep and rewarding, and only gets deeper as the game progresses. Around half way through the game the world opens up and allows for some time out from the heavily beaten story - though it has to be earned as it takes around 25 hours to get to this point. The development system is similar to that of Final Fantasy X's sphere grid system, taking place along a grid which allows the player to purchase skills and attribute enhancements with hard earned points from battle. And the story, although slow to begin with, is rich and thought-provoking which constantly throws the player with its twists and turns.
Final Fantasy XIII is an accomplished and polished game that sacrifices a small amount of the series hallmarks, such as town shopping and NPC dialogue, to make up a faster and more tactically engaging game overall. Although it was with some distain that the development team retreated from the system they began to build with XII at first, it is a healthy compromise for the cutting edge story-telling experience that FFXIII so lovingly weaves. It's another new beginning in the Final Fantasy chapter, for better or worse, and this is one aspect of the series that will never be changed, and what's left here, is a deeply accomplished game that delivers in almost every aspect, but most importantly, is a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
this plum from Japan... March 11, 2010
72trails of smoke (Birmingham, UK)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
not that you'd know from playing the game, since there is, unbelievably, no Japanese language option, so you are stuck with the English soundtrack. There's nothing wrong with this track as such, its done very well but Square have missed a trick by not including the original. If its ok for Star Ocean and Eternal Sonata, why not here? Its like dealing with Anime 15 years ago, when all the Western distributors insisted on English dubs and had to be dragged kicking and screaming into providing the original soundtrack as well.
Is it the case that ps owners have been deprived just to keep x-box customers from feeling they have missed out on something? Really I wonder what is the point in buying the more expensive console when there is no obvious benefit? Do they really think that fans of Japanese games and culture will be put off? Or is there some more mundane technical reason? It does occur to me that the other 2 titles I've mentioned came out on ps well after their x-box debuts, so does it have something to do with the need for a simultaneous release?
Regardless of the gripe however, the game is great and looks sublime and has to be recommended.
Fast Pasting action RPG March 9, 2010
Mr. S. Clough (Bradford, West Yorkshire)
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3Q3VCGQH0S3EU Final Fantasy 13 is a fast action RPG game with a leveling up system not so disimler to Final Fantasy X.
packageing March 9, 2010
M. W. Jones (uk)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Not happy at all with the packaging! If I had wanted the standard edition Id have bought it. That's what this is! The normal version of the game, stuffed in a weak cardboard box with the other extras.
I expected it all to come in a double thick plastic case holding the, manual, art book, art cards, stickers, and both discs firmly in place.
Iv given 5 stars because giving this game less would be a crime.
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