The worst reason to hate Final Fantasy XIII is because of its linearity. Non-linearity doesn't necessarily improve a game, and following a constrained path doesn't necessarily make it worse. All Final Fantasy games, including the most highly praised ones, have been essentially linear in both story and world design.
Despite respectable review scores and reasonably good sales, Final Fantasy XIII is widely derided, for many good reasons and a few bad ones. Defenders of the game often point to the battle system as the game's saving grace. I found myself sharing the sentiment when I played through the game recently.
HIGH Finally getting my hands on a new Final Fantasy.
LOW Realizing that the game I was playing only looked like Final Fantasy.
WTF Who ever green-lighted Vanelle's voice acting should retire.
At first, I held off writing this article because everyone was too busy talking about how Final Fantasy XIII is a terrible game, then it was because the game was "too old" to talk about. Fortunately, the recent release of Metroid: Other M has reignited conversation about the portrayal of women in games, and given me the perfect opportunity to get this article out of my mind and off of my back. This article does contain major spoilers.
HIGH The pitch-perfect ending.
LOW Easy endgame battles that lasted five minutes anyway.
WTF 1 Boomerang + 20 Sturdy Bones + 6 Particle Accelerators = +6 to attack?
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