With all the pandemonium surrounding recent AAA releases—whether Bioshock 2, Heavy Rain, or Battlefield Bad Company 2—people seem to have forgotten that there's a little indie title coming out tomorrow called... Ah, gee, what was it again? Oh, yes: FINAL FUCKING FANTASY XIII. Which isn't the legal title, but is surely how it's thought of by its global legion of hardcore fans and housebound otakus who have happily been sinking months of their life into each title for the past...23 years?! Yes, hard to believe, but the very original Final Fantasy came out in 1987. And if this is your first time considering a FF title, you may want to take a moment to peruse the game's previous iterations—after all, this has historically been one of the most sprawling and addictive franchises in gaming history (no shots, Elder Scrolls!), not to mention having more titles than the Sweet Valley High universe. So read on, because you can't know your future if you don't know your oddly compelling quasi-elfin past...
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