Friday, 21 February 2014

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Video Game Review)


Of all the gaming failures to be released in the past few years, Final Fantasy XIII is easily one of the most confusing. Harshly criticised for combat changes and extreme linearity, the news it was getting sequels was truly a surprise. With XIII-2 improving upon a handful aspects there was some hope that Lightning Returns might have turned things completely around. 
Unfortunately it’s as bad as ever.

Already infamous for an atrocious storyline and poorlydefined world, this final chapter does the impossible. Managing to not only beutterly predictable, at the same time it’s so bafflingly poorly presented thatyou can barely grasp onto any grounding facts. The story’s staging is actuallyfine, but problem lie in the execution. It’s so ham fistedly horrific and thenarrative twists so laughably ludicrous that it is near impossible to follow ortake seriously. Combined with Ali Hillis’ deadpan delivery of atrociousdialogue, and you’ll be having Metroid:Other M flashbacks before the first hour is done.
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2 comments:

  1. Jorge22 February 2014 at 03:45

    yeah , for me ff died on the ps2 ff 12 was dodgy and forgettable but at least it was decent , i dont underatdn why companies drive their franchises to the ground s

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  2. grdaat22 February 2014 at 06:29

    Ouch, quite the scathing review, I wasn't looking forward to it but I expected the game to turn out better.
    Oh well, maybe they'll eventually hire writers and we'll get good stories in final fantasy games again, as opposed to boring drawn out films with competent to good combat sections and little to nothing else.

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