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Category: FF13 Trilogy Critique

  • Just Deicide: Lightning Returns (Final Part)

    So we’ve talked gameplay and we’ve talked plot & characters – I think it’s time we wrap up the Lightning Trilogy with discussing probably my favorite part of Lightning Returns: the ending.  Not because it’s finally over oh sweet Noel Kreiss it’s over, but because I found it to be a satisfying conclusion to the…

  • God Damn It (Literally): Lightning Returns (Part 2)

    Welcome back one and all to yet another installment of Vry desperately tries to convince the world that Final Fantasy XIII doesn’t completely suck.  Today we’re going to be tackling the main story and the characters of Lightning Returns, since the two are pretty much interwoven.  Much like the Final Fantasy XIII prime, much of…

  • Fashion, Free Will, & Deicide: Lightning Returns (Part 1)

    So with Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2 now firmly in the ‘dealt with’ drawer, and Type-0 HD along with the Final Fantasy XV demo knocking on the door, it’s time now to look at the final installment of the “Lightning Trilogy” of the Fabula Nova Crystallis – Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.  Which is kind…

  • Serah the Explorah: Final Fantasy XIII-2 Part Three

    Well, it’s been a while. The wheels of time spin ever onward into the black nothing that is everything.  Or something.  That being said with the announcement of all three XIII games being released for PC via Steam, I think it’s time I put the finishing touches on my critique of the second installment of…

  • Time Warp: Final Fantasy XIII-2 Part Two

    So now that we’ve gotten the characters out of the way, we should discuss the story a bit.  Really, pretty much everything in Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a step up from the original.  The crystarium offers more choices, there are side quests, the plot doesn’t really require a crap ton of external reading to make…

  • Doctor Yuel: Final Fantasy XIII-2 Part 1

    I was all getting ready to write up a post on Lightning Returns when it suddenly struck me: I never talked about 13-2! Oh golly gee, I feel bad now.  I actually finished 13-2 way back in February but was thinking so much about revisiting I never even thought to write a post about it.…

  • Final Fantasy XIII Part 5: The Big Fat Kill

    In this post I will be talking about the ending of Final Fantasy XIII and the plot overall.  If you wish to avoid spoilers about how the game ends, I would stopping right now.  Back there.  No, not here. Over there.  That period you reached? After the word “now”? That’s where you should have stopped. …

  • Final Fantasy XIII Part 4: The Pulse on Pulse

    Okay, so after like a full 24 hours holy crap that’s an actual full day of following the storyline from point to point, you finally get off Cocoon and to Gran Pulse.  At this point, most of the details of the plot have been offered.  Although the explanation requires some extra explanation.  Honestly, the whole…

  • Final Fantasy XIII Part 3: The Craft

    You know, I’ve been quite kind to this game in my previous assessments. Talking about the characters, and the story, and how it is actually quite enjoyable if you can make it through the utterly confusing first few hours.  But oh man, oh man, oh man, is there one aspect of this game that had…

  • Final Fantasy XIII Part 1 & 2: Introduction, Gameplay & Characters

    (Reposted from my Tumblr) Potential Spoiler Warning! This is the warning:  There may be potential spoilers. You have now been warned by the Potential Spoiler Warning. Introduction & Gameplay Okay, I’m just going to come out and say it. Maybe this game isn’t as bad as I first assumed. I rented FF13 way back when…