The first in the series to be released on the all-new PS3, Final Fantasy XIII had a lot to live up to. Sadly, it didn't quite manage to wow as many of us as we had hoped. While the graphics were beautifully clear, probably some of the best the series has ever seen, and the soundtrack and cut-scenes engaging; FF13 felt more like I was watching a movie than playing a game. The cut-scenes were incredibly long and drawn out, and although immersive, I didn't feel like I was doing much playing. The characters were likeable, but not particularly deep or engaging, and the voice-acting was, as usual, fairly poor. The gameplay itself was far too ...  Read the complete review

The Final Fantasy series is one gaming franchise that is continually evolving, with the majority of the sequels taking place in completely different universes from the previous iteration, and often using different gameplay methods. Final Fantasy XIII takes a different approach to the Role Playing Genre by having an amalgam of real time action, alongside turn-based move selection. The plot is similar to some of the previous games, with your team of heroes & heroines banding together to fight the government, known as the Sanctum. In this case, our heroes have been infected with a curse from a creature that exists in the netherworld of the planet Cocoon. With ...  Read the complete review