For every positive Final Fantasy XIII implements, there seems to be a corresponding negative.
I beat Final Fantasy XIII this past weekend. I can’t go so far as to say I’ve completed it, but I at least got to see the game’s ending! The core campaign was about a 50 hour game, but the game is actually split right down the middle in terms of the first 50 hours being the very linear main storyline, and the second 50 hours being all of the optional sidequests that are the more traditional Final Fantasy aspects that you would expect. The verdict is still out on whether or not I will end up going back to trying to do all of the optional stuff after beating the game, but I have an idea of what they are about so I believe I have enough to share my final thoughts on the game in this review.
