Impressions of XIII

[Formalhaut]

I am that rare player who -loved- Final Fantasy XIII. The Paradigm system was amazing, and I honestly felt the tension that the characters were literally on the run from a world that wants to kill them.

Every. Last. One. Of. Them.

The only problem I really had with this game was the fact that there were no real side quests beyond the 1-60 mob-kills in the Steppe, which got rather annoying really fast.

Oh yes those missions were irritating, not to mention rather unimaginative. I think the greatest appeal to me was both the paradigm system and the story. For what the story is worth, it is excellent. Was there barely any sidequests? Not really, and that was my main, and essentially only complaint. I loved how every character had some form of development, unlike VIII where half the party is forgotten.