The Complete Story of Final Fantasy XIII

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  • Welcome to the complete story of Final Fantasy XIII, a game perhaps best known for its reputation as being bad. However, even though some things regarding the game's design might be up for debate, the game’s cast, world, and story, all deserve their rightful place in the pantheon of the Final Fantasy series.
    So if you haven’t played it, or if your first impressions weren’t all that good, I recommend giving the game a go. But anyway, I'm Pétur from Birds of Play and in this video I hope you’ll join me as we revisit the complete story of Final Fantasy XIII.
    It's going to take a while to fulfil our Focus, but I hope you'll be with us every step of the way.
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  • @davidlejenkins
    @davidlejenkins ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I love you guys and your content. Please do a long form lore video for 13-2 and Lightning Returns one of these days. I understand they're not the most popular games but I would be so stoked to watch them. CAAAWW!!

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wow, thanks for all the love and support! When you say long form lore video, are you talking about giving them the Complete Story treatment? Just want to make sure since we want to answer your kindness in kind!

    • @davidlejenkins
      @davidlejenkins ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ​@@BirdsOfPlay Exactly like you did with this one. Please and thank you.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +17

      We're on it! It might not be our next video but we've pushed it to the top of the list! Finally the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy will get the love it deserves!

    • @JustaBigMan
      @JustaBigMan ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@@BirdsOfPlayI'm a new viewer but if you guys are actually doing that, I'm gonna be so excited for it

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@JustaBigMan Already hard at work on the script and recording footage from the game. Stay tuned!

  • @EverythingIsNothing4
    @EverythingIsNothing4 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +159

    Fun fact: as they were writing the game, vanille was written/intended to be the main character, but since lightning had already been revealed to be the main in promotional material, they had to keep it that way. This is why vanille is the game’s narrator and why the last part of the game seems to be more so about vanille/fang’s story

    • @hajde8128
      @hajde8128 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Another fun fact: Fang was originally written as male and to be Vanille's romantic partner

    • @EverythingIsNothing4
      @EverythingIsNothing4 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@hajde8128 yup!!! which is why I consider vanille & fang lovers like all the content is there in game still

    • @hajde8128
      @hajde8128 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@EverythingIsNothing4 I mean, I guess, even though their dynamic seems more sisterly.

    • @djonesdavid
      @djonesdavid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Say whaaaa? I mean the fang x vanille was fine but im glad vanille wasn't the MC of this story. No offense to her character. Still one of my core party members tho.

    • @Dzzy123
      @Dzzy123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Had Vanille been kept the main character, a lot of the game's narrative issues might have been fixed. Since Vanille was lying about her amnesia, the game would have had the excuse to explain things to the player like they did in X with Tidus. That would have been better than having to go through datalogs for lore.

  • @jared2243
    @jared2243 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is a great video. But what it shows is that the game's creators went WAYY to far with the made up words like "fal'Cie" and all that crap, making it incredibly difficult to follow along. Should've just stuck to "aeons" or "summons" to keep it simple

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I know that it bothers at lot of people but personally I always loved the fal'cie, l'cie and cie'th dynamic. The mythos in 13 is really interesting, although the game doesn't do the best job of showcasing it. Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching!

  • @Kuriatis
    @Kuriatis ปีที่แล้ว +130

    This made me actually want to give FF13 another go.
    I think the big issue with 13 is it really started the new trend of telling the story through the glossary and data entries rather than showing.

    • @off-meta-michael
      @off-meta-michael ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Like you said, it's a big issue.

    • @americasteam2112
      @americasteam2112 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      You’re confusing story with lore. The game takes it’s time to tell the story. People just jumped on the bandwagon that the game is told threw data points.

    • @Kuriatis
      @Kuriatis ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@americasteam2112 I disagree. A large chunk of the story with Vanille and Fang was off screen. Understanding the L'Cie and Fal'Cie and how that worked was all off screen.
      A lot of times it was reading the journal/glossary ending of the scene I've just sat through was needed to understand what just happened.
      It's better than FF15 where the majority of the story was in other mediums or glossary entries but it was still way to disjointed. Even after finishing the game twice watching this video had a fair few things that I did not know because the game was so vague and ambiguous. It was extremely poor story telling and FF15 is another example of this.

    • @americasteam2112
      @americasteam2112 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Kuriatis the game’s dialogue tells you what happened. I played the game not that long ago I didn’t even read the data points until after I beat the game. I knew pretty much everything in the data points because they games explains it through out the game. Like I said m, people jumped on the bandwagon of hate and didn’t pay attention to the game.

    • @xuto2693
      @xuto2693 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I never quite get this. Yeah there's an awful lot in the log but pretty much everything you need to know is learned naturally through gameplay. I think people miss it because they assume it's all tucked away without realizing what they need to know is already presented.

  • @KyngD469
    @KyngD469 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    3 small corrections.
    It was etro who reverted Fang back from the incomplete Ragnarok form. As she did during the War of Transgression.
    It was also her who dod the same for the partt so it was a combination of their force of will and Etro's pity.
    Lastly, Etro sent water from the Surface of Gran Pulse to help cool the lava and ultimately aiding in the crystal pillar holding up Cuccoon. I dont think Ragnarok in its complete form had the ability to summon Water from Gran Pulse.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      All hail the mighty Etro!

  • @hajde8128
    @hajde8128 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Kinda wild how this game is more than a decade old and still looks like it could be a fairly recent release.

    • @Tarmax94
      @Tarmax94 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm playing it for the first time in 2024 and I'm loving it, already finished the story, but I'm doing the end game/post game stuff to get all achievements.

  • @CouchtrollPodcastDS
    @CouchtrollPodcastDS 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    13 is an underrated series. Loved 13-1 and 13-3. 13-2 was ok but a bit too confusing.
    Also these games look better than most games released in the last 5+ years

    • @Ihateganondorf
      @Ihateganondorf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      LR was the most confusing to me I want to play it so bad but I need help

    • @kevin360sk
      @kevin360sk หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Ihateganondorf Honestly Lightning Returns time system is what ruined it for me FF13 and FF13-2 are my favorites in that series.

  • @davidlejenkins
    @davidlejenkins ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This was a pleasure to listen to and I appreciate it immensely. 13 was my favorite Final Fantasy game but I could never really put the lore pieces together.
    Also, the narrator sounds like the voice of the narrator from FF 12 and I love it.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      We get so many comments about sounding like Marquis Ondore that we might be starting to believe it!

    • @alexandrostype-2211
      @alexandrostype-2211 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@BirdsOfPlay"Don't believe Ondore's lies" 😅

    • @davidlejenkins
      @davidlejenkins ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alexandrostype-2211 Apparently Basch still lives despite Ondore's lies. The narration throws me off

  • @wadeyyy
    @wadeyyy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I always thought this game was so brilliant, including the story. I don’t understand how people shit on XIII while praising XV. It was one of my favorite games in the franchise and I have such fond memories from playing it.

  • @joshramirez1335
    @joshramirez1335 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    You all are, and by quite a margin I may add, the two best birds I’ve ever encountered.

  • @darren_mcgarvey
    @darren_mcgarvey ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I really appreciate deep dives delivered with a calm thoughtful tone. Thank you

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks watching! Glad we could make something that appeals to you!

  • @Truekingr6
    @Truekingr6 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Cocoon is such an amazing setting, I love it's futuristic feel and honestly I wish we had a giant city to explore, which is what made me excited for versus 13 and ff15 but ff15 cut the city and in still pissed, at least ff16 had some cities but it's set in Old times so ehh

  • @snogard106
    @snogard106 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I've never watched any of your videos before but dude you sound just like the narrator of Final Fantasy 12 lol. The fact that you play some music from 12 in the background of this video just adds to it. Great job man!

    • @flohohneh94
      @flohohneh94 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That was my very first thought. It must be the guy I have no other explanation 🤯

  • @smeepUCA
    @smeepUCA ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This video is great. I'm currently playing through FFXIII and it's kinda confusing so coming back to this video to recap every chapter is great.

  • @supersnow17
    @supersnow17 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always loved FF13 but found the story way too "complicated" for its own good. It's not super complicated on a baseline level, evil bad guy we gotta stop, but everything in between and the way the story just jumps around like it's a Tarantino movie drives me a bit crazy at times. But holy hell if it doesn't look, sound, and just feel amazing to play at times. Not all the time, but enough to make me love this game.

  • @tetsuo311ontwitch5
    @tetsuo311ontwitch5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome complete story and thank you so much for the hard work. 😊 Absolutely thought this game was amazing when it came out on the PlayStation 3. Took me awhile to get used to it though to be honest but ended up falling in love. Going to Play it again considering games in 2023 have kind of been up and down. Looking forward to go back down memory lane and playing this looking forward to go back down memory lane.

  • @BirdsOfPlay
    @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +21

    We hereby bestow a focus upon you! Subscribe to the channel and like the video to fulfil it! We believe in you!

    • @emeros8631
      @emeros8631 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Praise be our benevolent content creators

    • @GQDStar
      @GQDStar ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I knew BoP was a fal-cie!!!

    • @RanTurniphead
      @RanTurniphead ปีที่แล้ว +5

      **crystalises**

  • @snazzydrew
    @snazzydrew 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The Snow and Hope scene made me sit up in my chair. Such a good scene!

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Powerful!

  • @nunuonroad9969
    @nunuonroad9969 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The art direction in this game was nuts.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bonkers! 🔥

  • @Not_So_Fireproof
    @Not_So_Fireproof 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I lost track of the story very quickly because i couldnt remember what the hell Fal'cie, L'cie, Cie'th or Pulse was... They were all such similar names that were all introduced so close to eachother. I feel like this game would have kept my attention if the naming convention was easier to remember...

  • @neilcunningham4634
    @neilcunningham4634 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Excellent work. I super appreciate the recap. Well done

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much! More recaps incoming!

  • @AmanTheDisciple
    @AmanTheDisciple 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video, story well told, you deserve millions of subscribers.

  • @ChesireWaltz
    @ChesireWaltz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Goodness I played the game and needed this. Lovely work! And great narration, your tone is so easy to listen to.

  • @nastyplot_-2960
    @nastyplot_-2960 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I might be the only one but it be nice if they port all ff 13 games to ps5

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That would be fantastic!

  • @twinacid1
    @twinacid1 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Are you considering a complete story of XIII-2 and Lightning Returns as well? Love your narration style btw

  • @shadowsonic2912
    @shadowsonic2912 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved this game. i played it for about a year ago. and i was so amaized by the theme of the game and the music is so amazing. FFX and FFVIII is still my favorites, but this game is close.

  • @nickando1734
    @nickando1734 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    please do 13-2 and lightning returns!! my favorite trilogy of all time 🥺

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Working on it. Will finish the script for 13-2 today!

  • @NekoDavid
    @NekoDavid 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for this.
    I beat this game back when it was new. I didn't like it. The story just feels like it's trying too hard to be cool or meaningful...while being neither😢
    Was good to revisit it again after so many years

  • @TrineofFire
    @TrineofFire ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can see why a good chunk of people didn't like this game or story, Lightning doesn't exactly come off as a likeable or relatable character. However, I appreciate the summary, now, I won't play this game, but it was fun to watch and listen to.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you got some value out of it!

    • @xuto2693
      @xuto2693 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A lot of the cast seems to designed to turn some tropes on it's head. Everyone isn't a charismatic, likeable hero. Everyone isn't a battle ready paragon of justice. They're just people. And I rather enjoy it for that.

    • @IlMemetor72
      @IlMemetor72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Guess every final fantasy protagonist has to be the same to be likeable huh.

    • @TrineofFire
      @TrineofFire ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IlMemetor72 It'd be nice if the protagonist was relatable and wasn't a total jerk most of the time. Of course no one protagonist is the same. I personally just don't like Lightning's overall attitude.

    • @xuto2693
      @xuto2693 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TrineofFire
      They're all relatable, but for different reasons. I think they expose the humanity in a lot of us, and that's what makes it a good story.

  • @iiAchilles
    @iiAchilles ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow it was so good to watch a recap my friend. You put a lot of work into it i can tell, so take a sub and like! :)

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for acknowledging our hard work! We appreciate both your sub and your like, not to mention your comment!

  • @thismesswecall...
    @thismesswecall... 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Fang is a "roommate" with Vanille.

    • @SaiBlast
      @SaiBlast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      wombmate

  • @Elysian-III
    @Elysian-III 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was my first ff game. You did it good justice. This'll forever be my #1 favorite ff game despite everyone shit talking it. Thank you

  • @adeadphish7931
    @adeadphish7931 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for giving this game a fair shake. I personally love this game, have since its launch almost 15 years ago and have called it the bottom of my top 5, below 6,9,7 and 4 and have always lamented how written off it goes by people who dismiss it outright. There are great characters, a great story and a good game in there, but it requires players to meet it with patience, which not everyone is willing to give it

  • @whitenoise8619
    @whitenoise8619 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    new sub!
    love the channel

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Much appreciated! Welcome aboard!

  • @BJLegacy74
    @BJLegacy74 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My favorite character from Final Fantasy XIII is Lightning, because she reminds me of Blossom from the Powerpuff Girls.

  • @royaltoon6590
    @royaltoon6590 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love that I started this game just as you finished this video. I'm only on chapter 10 so I'm not done yet, but this is so far one of my favorite final fantasy games. The soundtrack just hits so hard 😫

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hope you are loving the game!

    • @mariosmith2314
      @mariosmith2314 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When I had my ps3 I replayed the story over 6 times. I loved the game so much especially the 1st of the trilogy. To me part two is the weakest of the trilogy while the final part gave ff13 series a satisfying wrap up

  • @ruinerdown1614
    @ruinerdown1614 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great work as always

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much! This took a while.

  • @nickfromohio6032
    @nickfromohio6032 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff!

  • @MrAgilla
    @MrAgilla ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These types pf videos are always squaking good. Keep them flying in please

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We also appreciate all bird related puns,🦆

  • @ziegfeld4131
    @ziegfeld4131 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wish they would put the 13 games on Switch

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The more people that can play them the better!

    • @betaraybill3548
      @betaraybill3548 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree agree agree! I think switch can handle the graphic demands.

  • @rinas6550
    @rinas6550 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love love love the story of this game. I cried at the end and I still tear up when I hear that song sometimes 😢
    People hate on this game way too much.

  • @travismorse5050
    @travismorse5050 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a great game! Thanks for the great video!

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Always nice to hear from someone who appreciates XIII. Not to mention if that person also likes this video!

  • @hazelcrisp
    @hazelcrisp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I played XIII for the first time this last year around this time. I absolutely loved it. Came to watche this to revive that feeling of playing it the first time. Totally love my gals Lightning, Fang and Vanille.

  • @ADAMAGAYAN
    @ADAMAGAYAN 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can't believe TH-cam didn't recommend me your channel earlier >.< Really love the voice and the way you deliver the info! definitely a like and a sub from me ❤

  • @TimeIsMine93
    @TimeIsMine93 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The game started handing terms from a dictionary I didn’t know, and it said “what ever move it or lose it” by the time I started understanding things I was over process of being given questions and getting the ability to answer them hours later

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really appreciated the in media res approach. When I first played the game there were definitely some things that bothered me but that wasn't one of them.

  • @Kurasai56
    @Kurasai56 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am currently replaying this right now, my second playthrough since I got it on release day. It's more difficult than I remember xD. But it's gorgeous and I would daresay quite a fun ride.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm so glad you're enjoying it! And I agree!

    • @pouks
      @pouks 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The game gets really hard starting chapter 10 I had to do some christarium farming to do some bosses

  • @eurolex2446
    @eurolex2446 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wonder what the game would have been like if Vanille was the main character of this first FF13 game as intended… I love Lightning’s growth throughout the game, but she’s so monotonous in this first game…

  • @michaelkami6866
    @michaelkami6866 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i am currently playing it finally after having it in my steam library for a few years. Well, i would say i'm playing it, but it plays itself. Cutscene- walks a few steps, cutscene. Fights a few mobs, cutscene, walks a few steps, cutscene- bossfight, cutscene. WTF? lol
    Fang is best waifu.

    • @ooooswain
      @ooooswain ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it's why so many people hated it. You can literally tape down the X button and put a rubber band around the joystick pointing up and it will beat everything for you except boss fights lol. I heard 13-2 and lightning returns improve quite a bit from the on rails garbage that 13 is... which is why I'm watching this video as I'm about to give 13-2 a try after ignoring it for over a decade.

  • @maddux1188
    @maddux1188 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this channel

  • @blakekatuin9679
    @blakekatuin9679 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just got out my old ps3 and started on ff13 again brilliant video tnx

  • @jf4156
    @jf4156 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I haven’t played this one yet but it’s next on my list, can’t wait to watch this after!

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wish you all the best for your playthrough!

  • @Speak4Yourself2
    @Speak4Yourself2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks a lot!

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Means a lot!

  • @annikamyren3026
    @annikamyren3026 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So nice to hear Ragnarök correct 🇸🇪

  • @iamthereddemon20
    @iamthereddemon20 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really hope we get a 13 remaster, it's not loved nearly enough for a 7 style remake but a remaster would be great i don't have a console i can play it on anymore 😭

  • @Jo_Jenk
    @Jo_Jenk 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    15:05 is my favorite version of this song final fantasy 13 had the best music hands down besides crisis core

  • @EG01988
    @EG01988 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bad??? I love this game. Didn’t get to play past the first part, though only 13.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you ever get a chance to play XIII-2 I highly recommend it! I'm currently replaying it to record footage for a complete story video!

    • @EG01988
      @EG01988 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BirdsOfPlay Will do. Thanks for the recommendation.

  • @enjolraslechimiste
    @enjolraslechimiste ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Candidly, does the last chapter make sense to you? If this question is received as invective, please disregard. I nonetheless pose the question because I very much struggle with finding a way to like this game. I personally do not feel like the character's motivations/actions ever make sense, and the final chapter feels the worst. I genuinely do not understand what their plan was, going into the final chapter, for how they would kill Barty/Orphan AND not kill Barty/Orphan because that would destroy the world. Does it make sense to you?

    • @thealexfiles303
      @thealexfiles303 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's truly the worst. It makes no sense at all. "We'll stop Orphan from killing himself and destroying Cocoon by killing him and destroying Cocoon! Our plan is flawless!" It's the main reason I never bothered with the rest of the trilogy, even though at least one of my friends loves it.

    • @enjolraslechimiste
      @enjolraslechimiste ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thealexfiles303 Really interesting to hear your thoughts. I have struggled with feeling like I am quite alone in finding this plot incomprehensible. I am astounded more people do not have a problem with this game's story, independent of the problems in storytelling.

    • @thatjeff6102
      @thatjeff6102 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thing is, as far as I understand, they knew they had no choice at the end and accepted it. The outcome would be the same whether they destroyed Orphan or not, because the sacrifice would be made anyways. Barthandelous would just kill everyone in Caccoon as a sacrifice. What motivated the party was seeing their friend being tortured and from there, they had to improvise. They didn't particularly have a plan even though they make it seem like they did. That's so true that most of the time everyone is going separate ways trying to find a way of ~not fullfilling~ their focus just to get frustrated afterwards.
      The whole story is about destiny x free will. They spent the whole game trying to fight their destiny just to get to the end and realise they couldn't. Turns out Vanille and Fang took the power they had that was supposed to destroy the world and used it to save it instead. It was not planned at all. If they didn't do anything, world would die anyways but so would Cacoon's Fal'cie. No one would win the battle.
      Ofc, all that is just my interpretation.

    • @Dzzy123
      @Dzzy123 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In XIII-2 you learn that the party's victory in XIII was partially a deus ex machina. They should have lost when fighting Orphan once they became Cieth. Etro took favour on them and this distorts the time line.

    • @enjolraslechimiste
      @enjolraslechimiste หลายเดือนก่อน

      Isn't this terribly problematic from a story--telling perspective? i.e., the ending makes no sense without reading/playing/learning stuff from later games?@@Dzzy123

  • @justin4429
    @justin4429 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    whats the song at 16:00 ?

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The theme for the Sunlith waterscape, if I'm not mistaken. 🎶

  • @AFoxInFlames
    @AFoxInFlames 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I didn't like the battle system but I liked the story, I love Lightning, shes so damn cool.❤

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The battle system had a lot of potential but it took too long to open up and didn't reach the same heights it would in XIII-2. Would love to see the battle system reworked a bit for a rerelease so that the story can truly shine.

  • @Nannada1212
    @Nannada1212 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think the worst part of this game is that you get to the "training ground" for what you are like, 2/3 through the game.

  • @maskguyfromsailormoon
    @maskguyfromsailormoon 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ive not played thee sequels to 13, but 13 isolated is such a beautiful story when the ending wraps I all up. I did enjoy ff15, but besides not, none of the characters grabbed me the way THESE did for some reason.

  • @TribeDownSouth
    @TribeDownSouth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The cocoon name drop in about every cutscene makes me go insane but the story is great. (PC version is a stuttery/buggy mess as well😢)

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you... An "enemy of Cocoon"?

  • @SharkRoach1
    @SharkRoach1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @29:17. Could you please spell that for me?

  • @newlightforgod
    @newlightforgod 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Game is properly rated. It wasnt a bad game but a lof of the characters actions didnt make sense. Story wise i get the gist but still pretty lost. I always regreted not playing it but not anymore.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Made enough sense to me. I think the biggest issue was the pacing of the game mechanics. They had this new system but they were worried people weren't going to get it so they kept it restricted for way too long. One of the best things about XIII-2 is that it lets you play with it from the start.

  • @nicosteer3629
    @nicosteer3629 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have never heard of ff13 beeing bad and if someone ever had the guts to say this up to my face they wouldnt have theyr guts any longer, i love it that much i got myself the whole trilogy two times, once on ps3 and lately on my pc, i even got the solution book just for fun since it also features the unique alphabet

    • @sebastianschrader838
      @sebastianschrader838 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m saying, I will defend and love this specific series til the end lol

    • @mathiasgajardo9729
      @mathiasgajardo9729 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My guy 👏👏🔥🔥🔥

  • @MrOmega565
    @MrOmega565 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't wait to see the videos on the sequels

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      We can't wait to make them!

  • @BlindGardener
    @BlindGardener 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this. I played until chapter 11 but just could not do it anymore. It´s just not for me.

  • @betaraybill3548
    @betaraybill3548 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved the narration but suggest to lower down the BGM just a bit. Can you do 13-2 next and maybe Lightning Returns. Thanks you

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We're planning on doing XIII-2 and Lightning Returns this year!

    • @betaraybill3548
      @betaraybill3548 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BirdsOfPlay Super!

  • @Ranixo286
    @Ranixo286 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Honestly I love Lightning as an FF protagonist, but I feel like her story became not about herself half way through and felt out of character. She doesn't deserve the hate she gets but I desperately wish she was rewritten a bit in those later game sections to be a little more consistent.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Although not the point of this comment, it servers as a reminder for me to finish Lightning Returns before XVI drops. But yeah, Lightning is a fantastic character!

    • @annikamyren3026
      @annikamyren3026 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lightning was very populair that is why they did "Lightning return " . I love ff13 and ff13-2 , not so much Lightning return. I want a party and not just a guest and I was'nt happy with the battelsystem in Lightning return. Love the battelsystem in ff13 and 13-2!

  • @cad3nce
    @cad3nce 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your voice!

  • @dehuelp83
    @dehuelp83 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m still confused but this story are rewinding it many times

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Watch as many times as you like! 😁

  • @carlosvazquez8766
    @carlosvazquez8766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The game had truly awesome ideas, but its execution was dreadful. Most characters are disaligned in their goals for way too long (some want to go as far as desiring to destroy the others or the others' way of living). And, yes, most are pretty unsympathetic (except for Snow). The game itself was no more than a long corridor with so few options to take meaningful decisions (what games are truly about). The battle mechanics was ok, but it may have made the game way too easy: I never thought I fully understood it, yet I got easily to the middle of the game, where I simply stopped.
    Yet, its ideas were so great.

  • @troubiemakie
    @troubiemakie ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love these

  • @369lalala
    @369lalala 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Played the game on Xbox, i really liked gampplay and characters, but the whole game felt like an intro. When i finished it i was like.... that's it? I never got the feeling of accomplishment other ff games gives you once you see the credits. It felt incomplete.

  • @Kabodanki
    @Kabodanki 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought a PS3 at 689e back in 2006, which is 863e in 2023-ish only to play FF13, which came out way after the ps3 release (2010). I really hated the game, pull my way through till I'm was on Gran Pulse (the big planet), and then I gave up the game, in fact I hated it so much that I gave up on gaming altogether... the ps3 slept for years... until a jailbreak was release and I installed RDR, which was the biggest slap I've ever had until that point.

  • @emeros8631
    @emeros8631 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Ooooh my favorite FF

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great taste!

    • @kevinbonin6173
      @kevinbonin6173 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      An intellectual among the commons.

    • @HecVD
      @HecVD ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There's dozens like you!
      (Tbh they released 3 freaking games on the same world, so probably not many people hated it as much as a few of us did)

    • @minhtao9774
      @minhtao9774 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SAAAAAAAAAME!

    • @Anaklusmos42
      @Anaklusmos42 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's not something you see often, and I respect that !

  • @bchandruu
    @bchandruu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To fully understand this story, first you need to understand all game terms like Cocoon, eden and Fal"Sie means. Only FF I have no mood to complete, like no motivation. maybe its because PS3 and complicated data terms

  • @kevinpernod9336
    @kevinpernod9336 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lightning is amazing. Equally beautiful and warrior she's the sole reason I recommend the game.

  • @dotdottheconnector8795
    @dotdottheconnector8795 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The FF13 ENTIRE STORY & LORE totally underrated..

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Agreed! 💯

  • @mohammedallha61
    @mohammedallha61 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I replied almost all of the main ff games to prepare myself for ff16( I played it and finished it on launch yes it’s a great game) and I admit ff13 was and still my favourite ff of all time only ff7 remake is better than ff13 in my opinion

  • @zayian3
    @zayian3 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I actually enjoyed the shit out of this one. Definitely felt a little wild at times though haha

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We all like getting a little wild from time to time! 🐺

  • @trimicannabi
    @trimicannabi หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why does this game looks so smooth, was there a remaster or something?

    • @Maverick.D.
      @Maverick.D. 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Xbox re-relesed them in 4k, and 60fps.(Except the first game)

  • @rchow4100
    @rchow4100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ff13 was the first female protag so I was definitely all in about it. Some of the characters are kind of useless however that's part of a group dynamic of this style of game.

  • @user-dh2bz7gc2o
    @user-dh2bz7gc2o ปีที่แล้ว +16

    idk wtf yall was on about ff13 was amazing

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We love Final Fantasy XIII. We're just mentioning its general reception.

    • @user-dh2bz7gc2o
      @user-dh2bz7gc2o ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@BirdsOfPlay Oh I heard yall on the video, yall good, Just everyone else including game journalists etc that bashed the game, I felt like back in 2009 nobody gave this game a chance which hurt me cuz this was my favourite game out of the series.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Definitely deserves more love! In general, I also just think it's better to approach things with an open heart. Maybe I just don't get the appeal of hating on things...

    • @Sammy102093
      @Sammy102093 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@user-dh2bz7gc2o Main complaints were how super linear the game is until you reach Gran Pulse and the lore being mostly done through datalogs instead of actual story.

    • @annikamyren3026
      @annikamyren3026 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Sammy102093 ff10 is the same but people love that game ... I love both

  • @brieezy.
    @brieezy. ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how the story is told well, but I am failing to see how you could agree that the game is bad - I guess I can agree that the fact that most of the stories terminology is contained within data logs is pretty cheeky
    The story and characters are actually good. They all have character at the beginning and they all have character development.
    Im just failing to agree with the word “bad“ I think it’s actually pretty good, especially if you’re not used to games, if you’re just starting out, it’s a great game with a solid story, message and theme in my opinion

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We don't agree that the game is bad at all. Final Fantasy XIII is a fantastic game.

    • @brieezy.
      @brieezy. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BirdsOfPlay oh…? I guess I misunderstood then, you were just stating a fact at the beginning, how it is collectively among traditional Final Fantasy gamers, I gotcha.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, that was the intention. I'm glad we got to clear that up, since XIII deserves some love!

  • @randy5606
    @randy5606 ปีที่แล้ว

    I made it to grand pulse then my friend accidentally deleted my game and I started over but I found the characters and story so boring I couldn't keep going. Lightning and venel are the only characters I liked but it wasn't enough to keep going

  • @JimmyTwoTimesJimmyTwoTimes
    @JimmyTwoTimesJimmyTwoTimes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoyed the game story but after the first two discs just pressing one button I said why finish it and not just watch a YT recap of the story

  • @Rose-ve4bf
    @Rose-ve4bf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it

  • @migoyoung4418
    @migoyoung4418 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nah i play almost all the series, this one love it since the first play ,10 years ago

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We love it too!

  • @austinl7265
    @austinl7265 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I could fall asleep to your voice

  • @dutchgamer842
    @dutchgamer842 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They wanted to have DLC for this game, on the last moment they decided not to and keep it as it is.

  • @arlokkkk
    @arlokkkk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for this amazing explanation. I played the game and like it but the lore is horrible for me. Thes lcie, falcie, cieth are big mess and not interesting. I still love lightning thou.

  • @NeoMoonSevin
    @NeoMoonSevin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eye an currently playing this right now on Xbox

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hope you have a great time with it!

    • @NeoMoonSevin
      @NeoMoonSevin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BirdsOfPlay yeah man 👍

  • @Toomuchmetal12
    @Toomuchmetal12 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved this game as a kid, but holy shit the story is so hard to follow especially with similar but different words as well as completely foreign names for things

  • @jasonhelem2824
    @jasonhelem2824 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I havent beat none of them.... Ffx13 was pretty good. Im on ffx13-2 now. Trying to beat the big cactus guy... Smh

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Best of luck with XIII-2, hope you enjoy it! I'm currently playing Lighting Returns to record the game play footage for the last complete story video in the trilogy!

  • @KyngD469
    @KyngD469 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My favourite Final Fantasy. It has the best lore.

  • @jorgerivera5003
    @jorgerivera5003 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This includes 13-2 and lightning returns?

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, there is a separate video for XIII-2 and we are working on Lightning Returns! Stay tuned!

    • @jorgerivera5003
      @jorgerivera5003 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BirdsOfPlay Oh great, I'll be waiting for it. Never got the chance to play FFXIII on my PS3 and it's not available for PS4 so I want a full summary

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We've already finished the script for Lightning Returns and recorded the footage so it shouldn't be too long. Although we're going to be playing Final Fantasy XVI for the next few days.

  • @aricente
    @aricente ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you a professional narrator or voice actor? I feel like I'm listening to a dungeons and dragons campaign

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah, just a dumb man in a broom closet. Thanks for watching!

    • @aricente
      @aricente ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BirdsOfPlay you should really consider auditioning for that. Your voice reminded me of the opening narration to the Harry Potter chamber of secrets game or the Divinity original sin 2 narrator. Lovely voice

  • @AntipaladinPedigri
    @AntipaladinPedigri ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can someone sum up Barthandanus' plan in simple man's terms to me? The parts of his plan were revealed separately with so many twists and turns it became a convoluted mess.

    • @sebastianschrader838
      @sebastianschrader838 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bart is a sanctum fal’cie(from cocoon). Bart and the other cocoon fal’cie want massacre everyone on cocoon in order to call back the Maker(god) to the world. But cocoon fal’cie cannot directly damage cocoon. So Bart manipulates the pulse l’cie(our main characters) into doing it for him.

    • @sebastianschrader838
      @sebastianschrader838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In the end, Barts plan fails becuase the main characters kill Orphan, rather then destroying cocoon. Killing orphan put the sanctum fal’cie into dormancy or killed them(both i think).

    • @AntipaladinPedigri
      @AntipaladinPedigri ปีที่แล้ว

      @Sebastian Shrader Thanks. Makes sense now.

    • @sebastianschrader838
      @sebastianschrader838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AntipaladinPedigri Yea! It’s what makes them tragic in a way. They want to die but can’t kill themselves and have to keep preserving cocoon at the command of beings that already their world(Lindzei, Pulse). I think Bart says something in the games along the lines of “we yearn for death but cannot achieve it ourselves bla bla”, it’s been a while lol.

    • @AntipaladinPedigri
      @AntipaladinPedigri ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sebastianschrader838 that already ... their world?

  • @michaelfreeman3189
    @michaelfreeman3189 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Any time L'cie and Fal'cie, Pulse or Cacoon is mentioned my brain cuts off and can't follow what is going on.

    • @BirdsOfPlay
      @BirdsOfPlay  หลายเดือนก่อน

      But those are the best bits!