9.7/10
One of the best FF's
Pro's:
- Fantastic mythology/lore especially if you read the analects and so on. Lots of potential to be expanded upon in Versus XIII and Agito XIII
- Fabulous cast of characters except Vanille who is one of the worst ones ever. But you have Lightning, Fang who are some of the best ever.
- Surprisingly very good music even though it wasn't Uematsu. Has memorable tracks but sometimes in the wrong place.
- Best battle system in the series that mixes FFX-2 and adds its own elements.
- Good story that keeps you hooked but not the best story by any means.
- Gran Pulse, chapter 5/6/7/8/9 were all phenomenol and some of the best time I've had in gaming (especially chapter 7/8 and 11).
- A few CGI cut scenes leave your breathless (Chapter 11/12 opening)
Con's:
- Lack of variety and freedom kills the replay value unless you want to do a NO CRYSTARIUM USE play through.
- Vanille
- The story doesn't live up to the great characters and the amazing mythology/lore created. There is much lost potential in this games story.
- The script/writing
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Overall its one of the best FF's and much better than the last 2 Main FF releases (FFX-2, FFXII).
