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Putting it in perspective

Pretty much every other Final Fantasy besides XIII: One hour in, I have somewhat of an idea, if not enough of the story to keep me interested, and to keep me playing the game further, thus uncovering more of the story, and keeping me even more interested.

Final Fantasy XIII, one hour in: What the hell am I doing? Why am I controlling a bunch of lifeless characters that have almost zero story to them? Furthermore, what am I doing?

Difference: In 13, I have no idea what I’m doing, there’s almost no backstory or anything to motivate me to keep playing, and all the characters feel stale. Every other Final Fantasy gave me some motivation to keep going by this point in time.