10) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013)
As the third part of a trilogy, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII should have been the best and most refined entry of all three. Rather than focusing on and further polishing the already established elements from its predecessors to make something marvelous however, Lightning Returns went its own way, for better and for worse.
On the plus side, the combat system is incredibly customizable and simply wonderful. Unfortunately the game has a doomsday clock, similar to The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, that gives players some anxiety as to whether or not they should rush through the game. This causes a fair bit of discomfort alongside the game’s confusing plot. While the game, outside of battle, is littered with frame rate drops and some awkwardly low-quality textures, it still proves to be a good game. The potential for excellence was there, but was sadly squandered.
