There is a lot of hate surrounding Final Fantasy XIII but I honestly enjoyed it quite a bit. The most common complaints about the game is its linearity, but the truth is you actually get to explore quite a bit of open world once you get to the latter half of the game. For a game that came out in 2009, the game is extremely gorgeous and beautifully rendered. The combat leans towards being strategic rather than action since you can't manually control your character's movement, but it is fun in its own way. Also being a Final Fantasy title the music definitely did not disappoint.

My only gripe with the game is probably that the characters' personalities felt very weak and that it had a rather confusing story flow.

Overall, very decent game and would recommend. 7/10

There is a lot of hate surrounding Final Fantasy XIII but I honestly enjoyed it quite a bit. The most common complaints about the game is its linearity, but the truth is you actually get to explore quite a bit of open world once you get to the latter half of the game. For a game that came out in 2009, the game is extremely gorgeous and beautifully rendered. The combat leans towards being strategic rather than action since you can't manually control your character's movement, but it is fun in its own way. Also being a Final Fantasy title the music definitely did not disappoint. My only gripe with the game is probably that the characters' personalities felt very weak and that it had a rather confusing story flow. Overall, very decent game and would recommend. 7/10