FFXIII's plot is not as confusing as rumor dictates

Posted by fanzhou on July 22nd, 2016

Two worlds are at odds with one another: Cocoon, a floating globe, and Pulse, the land below. Players enter Cocoon amidst the Purge, a joint government-military operation to cleanse the world of all those tainted by Pulse influence. For as long as one can tell, Cocoon's government has nurtured hatred and fear of Pulse and all Pulse related entities, for Pulse is Hell. At least according to rumor. As Lightning, Sazh, Snow, and others try to fight against the Purge, they soon become more involved in the fates of the two worlds than they originally desired.FFXIII's plot is not as confusing as rumor dictates. While the first few hours explain little, FF14 Gil characters soon explicate the more beguiling terms such as fal'Cie and l'Cie. The developers took risks with the story, using flashbacks, narrative, and frequent changes in perspective. Initially the plot provides ample motivation for one to move the game along, even if the story is never groundbreaking. Eventually, however, the plot falters completely and falls into generic JRPG mediocrity about saving the world because we all have someone worth fighting for. There is no sophistication of theme and eventually the plot really has no meaning. This is partially due to unexplained plot points, and reliance on the codex to fully understand certain events.

Even then, however, some are lost entirely in a sea of irrational character reactions and nonsensical phenomena. The colander of a plot only suffers more from weak characters and a weaker script.FFXIII's main cast numbers six, and it requires a certain quality to stomach half of them. Final Fantasy XIV Gil This is largely a result of the script: a juvenile, melodramatic, child's cartoon quality catastrophe of ill-used language. Better dialogue may have redeemed the characters, if only to a tolerable level. While some characters actually undergo change, motivations are thin, non-existent, or transparent from the start. At times, one has no idea why characters act and respond the way they do. Again, the codex explains some things, but this should not be necessary. Inter-party relationships offer some potential for attachment, but they too fail to evoke an emotional response. No one can be taken seriously in FFXIII thanks to sentimental, sappy dialogue through and through. I tried valiantly to connect with the cast and feel something, but I could only suspend my disbelief and intellect so long. In the end, Cheap FFXIV Gil I had to laugh.Annoying and unlikable non-player characters also make FFXIII even more difficult to digest. What few NPCs turn up during the story represent some of the worst in character design, voice acting, and characterization. The major and minor villains are a handful of zero charisma losers, and the rebel group NORA makes me want to kill or be killed. The main cast is as inconsistent as the rest of FFXIII. Lightning's early potential fizzles out, although she's still the least unlikable character (different from "most likable.") Sahz is a bag of clichés that escape in droves every time he opens his mouth.