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brendude13 said:

I never had to read the datalog to understand the story, it only confirmed what I already knew.

I'm not saying the stuff in the datalog is totally absent from the story. Just that it's so poorly written, it's very easy to miss things and you have to resort to reading the datalog if you want to get any enjoyment out of the story. Not to mention all the lore and history that went into building the world of FFXIII were only briefly mentioned. Such a waste because the world is actually interesting to read about, and would be even better if it was told in a more interesting way.