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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

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First release
Nov 21, 2013
Publisher
Square Enix
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Open world, Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

As Lightning, it is your mission to save souls so they may be brought to a new world. However, with only thirteen days remaining, not everyone can be saved. Armed with all-new weapons, player customization and battle abilities, you are in a race against time to fully understand your destiny. It all ends here.

Also known as LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII, LRFF13.exe, Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Saga Project, Final Fantasy XIII-3

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Storyline
Five hundred years after the events of Final Fantasy XIII-2, the world of Nova Chrysalia is slowly dying and stands only thirteen days from its end, its people rendered ageless and childless by the chaos unleashed long ago. Lightning, the warrior heroine of the earlier games, is awoken from crystal stasis by the god Bhunivelze and named the Savior, tasked with freeing humanity's souls from their emotional burdens and guiding them to a new world before time runs out. Traveling across four distinct regions and reuniting with old friends and adversaries who each carry deep sorrow, Lightning races against the doomsday clock while uncovering the truth behind the world's fate and the god's true intentions.Read more

Five hundred years after the events of Final Fantasy XIII-2, the world of Nova Chrysalia is slowly dying and stands only thirteen days from its end, its people rendered ageless and childless by the chaos unleashed long ago. Lightning, the warrior heroine of the earlier games, is awoken from crystal stasis by the god Bhunivelze and named the Savior, tasked with freeing humanity's souls from their emotional burdens and guiding them to a new world before time runs out. Traveling across four distinct regions and reuniting with old friends and adversaries who each carry deep sorrow, Lightning races against the doomsday clock while uncovering the truth behind the world's fate and the god's true intentions.

Release dates
PlayStation 3
Nov 21, 2013
Xbox 360
Nov 21, 2013
PlayStation 3
Feb 11, 2014
All 9 release dates
Xbox 360
Feb 11, 2014
PlayStation 3
Feb 13, 2014
Xbox 360
Feb 13, 2014
PlayStation 3
Feb 14, 2014
Xbox 360
Feb 14, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 10, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
25h
Main + Extras
40h
Completionist
70h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
time travel, summoning support, military, time manipulation, female protagonist
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At a Glance

Critic Score
70
Main Story (IGDB)
25h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
40h
Completionist (IGDB)
70h
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