Beautiful Graphics That Couldn’t Save a Game
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Just like Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII was gorgeous. The world was fully realized in an art aesthetic reminiscent of Final Fantasy VII.
Lightning looked more lifelike than ever before and the combat was buttery smooth. This was, at the time, the prettiest polygonal Final Fantasy game ever made.
Aside from the combat and visuals though, this game was a disappointing end to the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy. Sure, it wrapped up the story of three games, but it ended up being predictable and worse, ignored some of the rules and canon of the previous two entries to make the ending happen.
It was also bogged down by hiccups left and right such as dropped frames, with the game even coming to a complete halt occasionally. For a threequel, this game really should have had more polish.
