The story in "Lightning Returns" is curious. Lightning has 13 days to save as many souls as she can to be reborn in the new world. The world is essentially doomed, which is why God, also known as Bhunivelze, has summoned Lightning as his avatar. Time has not flowed in the past 500 years, leaving the human race to stagnate and dwindle. "Lightning Returns" has a lot of big ideas, but punishes players for trying to explore them all.Īfter the events of "Final Fantasy XIII-2," the world of Nova Chrysalia is in a bad state. Staggering enemies - temporarily disabling them to deal more damage - is also very unpredictable compared to previous games, which makes knowing which Schemata to create in advance almost impossible. Most enemies are incredibly tough, though, and require split-second precision to block their devastating attacks. Creating a melee warrior, an elemental mage and a defensive sentinel, and switching between them in real-time is both fun and strategic. In concept - and sometimes in execution - the system is brilliant. By switching between Schemata, Lightning can continue attacking and defending almost indefinitely while other Schemata recharge. Battles take place in real-time, and each one of Lightning's abilities consumes energy. The Schema system is extremely versatile and lets players customize Lightning to both their aesthetic and gameplay tastes. During battle, she can switch between Schemata at will. As Lightning acquires new outfits, swords, shields and abilities, she can combine them to create Schemata.
The battle system is one of the game's high points, although it comes with its fair share of qualifiers, too. Stat gains are generally paltry and unpredictable, meaning you'll need to tackle lots of side quests to stand a chance in the difficult, drawn-out main quests. Lightning can earn money and recharge her special abilities (such as the ability to temporarily freeze time) by fighting enemies, but she can only improve her statistics by completing quests. This wouldn't be so much of a problem if quests were not directly responsible for character progression. Because certain quests can only be completed at certain times of day, and traveling between the game's four main areas takes time, you'll find that you expend a lot of time hunting for quests in the wrong places, narrowly missing your opportunities to complete them and standing around waiting until a certain area opens up or quest-giver appears. Rather than giving "Lightning Returns" a sense of urgency, this situation actually fosters mild distress and panic. The game operates on a timer, and if you complete enough quests, you'll gain additional time - up to 13 in-game days, anyway (each "day" lasts for two or three hours, depending on your actions). This mechanic effectively makes "Lightning Returns" into a game of seeing how many side quests you can complete in a limited period of time.
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