http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1074667p1.html

Check it out guys well a fair review a bit higher than a lot of other independent reviewers. Average reviews have been around the 7 or 8 mark.

Closing paragraph from page 2 sums up the reviewer's opinion of the  game:

 "How, then, do we feel about Final Fantasy XIII? Well, I’ve really enjoyed my time with the game, but there’s no question that the mechanics are far less involving than in XII. There’s also no question that if Square-Enix had used the present mechanics, only with a little more choice – a better Crystarium system for role development and a less linear path through the first 20-30 hours, for starters – this would have been a much better game. Even so, this is a staggeringly pretty PS3 game, and for all its faults, it is enjoyable and it is a meaty adventure... just not meaty in some of the ways we would have hoped".

Now we only need the American IGN review to be put up and the Game Trailers review video. UK gave it 8.3. Au gives it an 8.4.

Huh... amusing.

So the sub-8 scores continue to come in.......

Again the review score doesn't match up with what it should be. But at least it is better than the crappy UK one.

Awesome score!...

People still quote IGN Au as a legitimate source?

Pretty much every international jrpg has surpassed FF


interesting

have you finished the game or is it just a conjecture ?

I'm fine with the overall score. The review just doesn't match what the score should be. Take a look at the UK review, it makes no sense.