The Curious Case of Final Fantasy XIII Remastered

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Final Fantasy XIII stands as the first HD-era Final Fantasy game. But even though it was released almost 15 years ago, it has never received a proper re-release by Square Enix; we have never had Final Fantasy XIII Remastered Edition. But why? In this curious case, we discuss the topic.

[josephRUready]

Just the fact that it is also the only main series game you can't buy on Playstation is heartbreaking. I hope one day it will get SOMETHING.

[Aldrasio]

There are now as many years between us and the release of FF13 as there are between the release of FF13 and that of FF6. It's crazy to see how much graphics changed in those 15 years compared to the most recent 15 years.

[dantevalentine]

If 13 got a remaster, i would purchase it so fast, it would be installed before the transaction processed 😅

[NiiRubra]

Regarding the re-evaluation that 13 has gone through more recently, I think it's also worth taking into account, that the younger people whose first FF game was 13 are probably adults by now, and they can more adequately express themselves and make their appreciation of the trilogy known, which may also haved helped bring people to look at it again with fresh eyes.

[Antimonium]

I replayed xiii and xiii-2 recently and decided to not let myself be influenced by the negativity surrounding them and I have to say, they were not nearly as bad as I remembered them. started lightning returns just today, such timing!

[claytalian]

It doesn't need a remake. Just a 4K 60fps remaster for PS5, and remove the instant game over upon party leader death like in XIII-2.

[ratchet]

"It's been a decade" man you know how to make us all feel older!

[ianrye]

"It's now been well over a decade since..."
"LALALALA CANT HEAR YOU LALALALA"

[mattappl]

Personally, I'd enjoy a remastered collection like with 10, the whole saga in one bundle

[X--Ghost-In-The-Machine--X]

I was never a XIII hater but i leaned to really love it over the years.
Would buy a remaster instantly.

[PoIarization]

I’m glad Xbox and PC players are able to play but I just want the trilogy on PS5. Insane it still hasn’t happened. A Zodiac Age-esque remaster with QoL features would do wonders, but at this point I wouldn’t be surprised if they just do another half baked port like how the PC ones turned out

[Cosmic_Espeon]

“We Live to make the impossible possible. That is our Focus!”

God 15 years already? I feel so old. Feels like just yesterday I was running through The Hanging Edge and Lake Bresha. I would love to replay this game again but my PC can’t run it lol.

I would love for newer generations to play this game, especially 13-2. Caius is definitely my favorite character in the entire trilogy and hearing his monologue near the end is heartbreaking. I still cry at the end of that game lol

[wolfguild]

FF XIII was my very first FF game I played and it made me fall in love with the series. I remember walking into Gamestop, seeing it on the used game shelf, and once I got up to the register the cashier was trying his best to "persuade" me into rethinking buying the game and I'm glad I ignored him. I played XIII & XIII-2 over and over again, but sadly never got to try Lightning returns. I don't have a PS3 anymore so if they released an HD trilogy I would 100% preorder I replay through them once again.

[ArcadeTheatre]

XIII Trilogy remaster would be great. I'd buy it.

[gogetoanks]

I actually bought XIII and XIII-2 recently for my PS3 and visually this game has aged wonderfully (I'm currently going through the series from newest to oldest actually on XIII now) I do wish the game was a bit more accessible to people who want to try to experience this game.

[TrvisXXIII]

This game doesn’t even need a remaster, just port it! I haven’t played it since its initial release and the way I play games has changed a lot.

I’d love to experience it again, especially because I never got to the ending, just grand pulse and I stopped playing once everything opened up haha felt burnt out at that point and clocked over 100 hrs by then

[daviddalrymple]

I would love to see the Final Fantasy 13 games simply get the same treatment as the Mass Effect Trilogy Legendary Edition.

[redlox]

I would definitely play the FF13 series if it was remastered (or even ported tbh) for ps5 or even the switch lol, that’s just me of course

[joewaldeck]

The 13 trilogy games were my first FF home console games. I would like to see these remastered. The games still hold up well, but it would be nice to have some new life put in to it.

[michaeldechant]

FF13 Trilogy is definitely one of my all time faves & replay it every 2ish years