Nooo Basil! I was going to make an FFXIII thread to celebrate its anniversary.
Anyways, this game get a solid 8 from me. Battle system was pretty fun, and it was pretty gorgeous back in the day (not sure how well it holds now). However, I didn't like that it was too limited in customization, and the fact that it lacked of a strong antagonist.
I didn't mind the party leader dying leads to a game over since I'm used to seeing that in the SMT games. It makes sense it those games (except Persona) since your party members are demons, and once the leader dies, they can run free or be ruled by the person who defeated you.
It's definitely one of the better console JRPGs of the 7th gen imo, but that's not saying much since a lot of them were crap. The best things about FFXIII were the soundtrack:
And Lebreau :D
The sequel is also great - also an 8 from me. Battle sytem is still fun, customization with the monsters is a nice addition and the soundtrack is very beautiful. The story lacks, but unlike the first game, there is an interesting antagonist this time around.
I'm currently playing Lightning Returns, and it's amazing so far. The battle system is great (quite arguably the best in the series), and there's also a lot of quests to do. I'm also having a fun time editing my schemas & garbs which you are kind of required to do.
