The Writer's Eye

As a long time fan of the Final Fantasy Series, I consider it my job to keep up with these things. Final Fantasy XIII is the latest game to be released in a franchise that changed the RPG genre forever. Having already been released in Japan, most of us in America (myself included) know a fair bit about the game.

It implements a new version of an older battle system and has some of the best graphics and voice-acting out of any RPGs released to date. While Final Fantasy XII for the Playstation 2 got relatively low reviews for it’s different take on the story, Final Fantasy XIII reviews have been positive overall. Many of us were recently blown away by the international trailer, which I will be presenting below this post. The first 30 seconds were bad, and the music was corny, but overall the trailer was enough to make gamers all over the world want this game more than any RPG since Final Fantasy X all those years ago. Final Fantasy XIII is scheduled for release on March 9th, 2010 at the usual price of $60. For the first time ever the series will have the game on multiple gaming consoles (both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360).