A Glance at FFXIII

This is just a quick overview of my first impressions of XIII, so nothing big here.

OK, the graphics are WOW. Y'know how every FF has OK graphics, then really good graphics for specific cutscenes? You can barely tell the difference here. Speaking of cutscenes, there are a heck of a lot of them. And people complained about XII having too many!

Battle system is like a cross between X, X-2, and XII. Overall good, but sometimes you just can't get that Cure out fast enough. You don't have levels, but your character advancing system is like a cross between the Sphere Grid and License Board. Easy to maneuver, but in the later stages of the game you have to have a LOT of CP to get it going good.

Characters are great. They all feel like main characters without really totally being main characters. I love Lightning because she's popular, but not because her boobs are bigger than her head. Story is fantastic, I was always kept guessing at what would happen next.

Lastly, this is probably the hardest FF yet. I'm on the third disc, and all my characters have 1000-2000 HP, while taking out enemies with HP up in the hundred thousands, if not millions. Plus I never have any money so I always end up short on items, and Phoenix Down is your best friend.

Well, happy gaming! I'm off to go catch up on my YouTube watching and try to remember what I did with my life before this game...