I agree that FF13 is totally different from other FFs in the series. However I still love FF13 even though it feels somehow awkward. I played all Final Fantasies except 11 and 14, FF13 is not my personal favorite but still it's a good game.
Though this song is drastically different from the previous Final Fantasy "classic" preludes, I think the second half of the song has a lot in common with the "Main Theme of Final Fantasy", than anything else (just done Hamauzu's way).
@bub777 also forgot to mention that this song does seem to have a lot in common with the "Moment of Truth" song from Final Fantasy X. Oddly enough, they're written by the same composer (Masashi Hamauzu).
It makes perfect sense, I've played every FF except 1-3. 4 and 9 being my favourites, but when it comes to character development, it's clear FFXIII has a strong point there. By the end of the game, all of the characters feel like different people with different motivations, they grow and mature. It makes perfect sense, have you seen the grown men at hospitals blaming doctors for their wives deaths?
@Peace1ProudCanadian "By the end of the game, all of the characters feel like different people with different motivations," how exactly? hope is still whiny and annoying, lightning is still a bitch, snow is still obsessed with being a hero for no reason, space-pope is still bland and uninteresting. You compare any of the characters in FFXIII to seymour in FFX and then you can see what complexity in characters is.
@Peace1ProudCanadian uhhh, though i want to respect other opinion but FFXIII's character development is its strong point? Man, i agree that this game is good and not as bad as people make it out to be but its characters are horrible and unrealistic, it seems like they makes these characters for kids under 10. They are not one dimension, they're just unreasonable unrealistics and "crazy", try to think if there's anyone you have met IRL that you can relate to Snow, Hope...etc.
This is not the FF prelude. This is just a testament to how out of touch XIII was with the rest of the series. It just didn't feel like final fantasy. FFXII completely revamped the combat system, yet it never lost touch with the final fantasy series as a whole. This is the first FF since the first one not to include the Final Fantasy prelude. It's like playing a legend of zelda game where you don't play as link, the main theme is gone, and there are no dungeons.
Yeah yeah, it's a tradition for Preludes to be the same for Final Fantasy series--but 13 took the step that most nostalgic gamers can never handle. People complain on how repetitive and boring the battle system was for previous Final Fantasy games and when developers try to show us a new game play or change, people start bitching on how it's not like the other games. Smh. The true Prelude for XIII should be the Menu theme in my opinion.
@yoBEENLY The people who complained about the FF battle system getting boring are the kind of gamers who prefer epic cinematic presentation over actual strategy. It was even worse from the fact that they nearly achieved a perfect balance between turn-based and action rpg that they were looking for with FFXII's combat. Sure the quickenings were a meh system and the summons were useless but in terms of mechanics, FFXII did so much right where XIII did so much wrong.
How so? Gamers weren't force to use auto-battle. Instead of having to wait outside of battles to switch classes, you can change classes with Paradigm Shifts during the heat of battle. Besides it being forcefully linear and story-driven, I see no other flaw with XIII.
@yoBEENLY "Instead of having to wait outside of battles to switch classes, you can change classes with Paradigm Shifts during the heat of battle." sounds like you've never played a final fantasy. I can't recall a single FF where you had to switch classes outside of battle or an ff that really had classes at all.
@djdavidolivia Turn off auto-battle... FFV was pretty bad, lame and uninteresting story and characters. Poor music besides Battle on the Big Bridge, and Ahead on Our Way. FFV has by far the highest encounter rate as with FF7. FF7 was great but those foul mouthed jerks; Cid and Barrett ruined the story for me. Just so you know, the world doesn't revolve around you ;) A lot of people (myself included) loved FFXIII. Though 4 was my favourite.
The thing with game music is that we may at first (without playing the game) find a track uninteresting but when we play the game and hear the song during an emotional scene, during a scene that speaks to us and makes us remember, recall it all the time, then suddenly we love the track and can't imagine the game without it. I had this with "To Zanarkand" and "Eyes on me" and also "Suteki da ne". Their magic comes from how they perfectly mirror the character or the feel of an event.
Problem with auto-battle? Put it on abilites (beat the whole game like this). Linearity? Goes with the story and still has a great OST and battle system. Bad characters? Easily the best character development of the entire series. Hope was whiney? His fucking mom just died... Bad soundtrack? Listen to "Nascent Requiem". Like seriously FFXIII was an amazing game through & through. Fighting on the wings of the palamecia with Fangs theme playing. Truly Epic :) Only FF9 is better than 13 IMO.
@Peace1ProudCanadian Auto-battle was garbage, FFV had the best battle system (black mages, white mages, actual FF job classes). Story was just another hash of technofuture garbage, not even medieval feeling like original final fantasy. Best character development, go to 7(we all loved and hated sephiroth,damn it). I'll give you that there's a decent soundtrack but 13 was the first to officially kill the original Prelude to final fantasy,it's ORIGINS! FF13 is the begging of the end of Fin. Fantasy
@Peace1ProudCanadian"Easily the best character development of the entire series." I doubt you've played the other FF's. Take any of the characters in FFXIII, and then take the background and complexity of any of the main characters in FFX. FXIII's pale in comparison. FFXIII had purely archetypal characters and motivations that made no sense. Hope watched his mom effing volunteer to fight, then watches snow try to save his mother, and then blames her death on him? IT MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE.
I wonder did anyone think of the "Time of Judgment" song from FFX when they heard this. It has a very similar feel to it. I wonder if Hamauzu composed that song as well...
The massive orientation towards consistent battling throughout Cocoon irritated me immensely however if I wasn't being hunted down like a rat I wouldn't mind living there.
@wiggie666 "i actually liked this intro theme it reminded me of a farewell fairy tale type of thing, if that makes any sense" Actually that doesn't make any sense fucknut! You like this intro theme because you lack the taste to actually appreciate the other preludes. You just like this one because it's new and the game has great graphics. You're an asshole you know that? So fuck you and fuck you're idiotic comment too.
@silvagunner24 I'll take a lot of changes. I don't expect every Final Fantasy soundtrack to sound alike, and frankly, I wouldn't want them too. The prelude, however, is special. That simple arpeggio is the thing that ties every Final Fantasy together.
@touchtheONEpower Blame that on the Xbox. They had to tone it down for the 360. It made it linear. You want a world to explore in a Final Fantasy, Go look at the Final Fantasy versus 13 trailer/gameplay trailer. Search it up, right now. That one ahs been in development for 6 years and it'll be done in another year or two. It's supposed to have an ENTIRE world to explore just like the old Final Fantasys, and a Kingdom hearts battle system. And it has nothing to do with 13 or 13-2. PS3 only.
@RemembranceBlade stupid XBOX-360 bottle necking.I've noticed every former ps3 exclusive that has come to 360 has either become gay or not as important.For example many people hated final fantasy 13,Tekken 6 looks crap and it's only a matter of time before we see what MGS rising ends up looking like.
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If this game be like the classics, people would say it is getting old. So people, accept the change. I for one think that this game is amazing, can do better.. but still amazing just like any other Final fantasy
@gagurl12345 Personally it's not about it not being like the older ones. In fact, I think it's awesome that they are trying to do new stuff with the series and I'm not really a big fan of the older style gameplay anyways. But I don't think this game is the way to do it. I mean it's fun and all, but I expected a revolution and instead I just got a dull fireworks show. That's why I hope future games will go a few steps further instead of a half step like this one.
I have to say, even if this game was very dissapointing besides the breathtaking scenery, this is truly a masterpiece after 1:28. Always gives me the chills :)
This game is good, but not as good as the classics. Come on, the classics were unbelievable. And i prefer the old prelude, but this one is pretty bad ass, i have to admit that. Overall, good game.
@SuperMustacheman Well this game sucks if you keep comparing it to greater titles man. We have to see each installment as a fresh new adventure so we can appreciate it to the fullest.
@SuperMustacheman Hmm, I'd have to say the one I grew up with and the one I cherished as a kid, and the one I never finished. Final Fantasy III (VI in japan). Funny, my girlfriend never played a Final Fantasy game in her life, I never completed one.
@SuperMustacheman Remember, though: Nostalgia is blinding. The classics also have their problems, just like this game has its problems, although I will say the classics were at least slightly better than this.
@SuperMustacheman I like the older games too, but even then I'm not really the biggest fan of this series. Maybe it's just because I'm older, but the storylines and gameplay don't appeal that much to me anymore. I really wish they would try to tell a story that's grown up for once. I don't like stereotypical anime characters, but I guess I can't expect that much from a Japanese company.
@PsychoKrazyTime Well, i find that to be the beauty of Final Fantasy . It's Japanese, epic plots and gameplay. But hey, there's much more video games out in the sea. Try Gears Of War or COD ? Serious, adult games .
@SuperMustacheman i'm sorry, but i fail to see how Serious, adult games are Gears of War and Call of Duty. Any game is not intended to be serious. I do know this though, The games you named are highly advertised and spoke about. There is many many more games.
@seymor99 Well, thats true. Then again, Heavy Rain is a very adult game, a PS3 exclusive. If you're looking for something very adult, mature and serious, check out Heavy Rain. I promise you'll find what you're looking for.
@cidraines12 Hmm, I have no idea what game "x-s" is or who "sqaure enix" is, but I do know that the merger took place on April 1 in 2003 and the game was released in Japan on March 13 in 2003, therefore being made by Square and not Square Enix. A simply google search would confirm that.
What happened to Final Fantasy and where's my traditional sounding Prelude, DAMMIT!? All I want to hear is the rhythm chords from the FFIV prelude thundering in my ears in HD orchestra glory.
@12ealDeal The real question is where the heck is the victory song? How could that not be in this game? :( But the battle music is indeed quite festively delicious nonetheless.
@12ealDeal Go look at the Final Fantasy versus 13 gameplay trailer. FFV13 is being developed and has been in development for 6 years now. Go look at it, and then try and come back with a complaint about the new Final Fantasys.
@RemembranceBlade No no no no no no. This theme is BADASS. The new games are just 'okay' to me though. I hate to say it man, but even versus 13 doesn't look like it captures the old school charm of the PS1 entries. It honestly reminds me a lot of Crisis Core, with the art style and gameplay. I hope it's good though.
@du0lol Funny, because X-2 and XI were made by Square BEFORE they merged with Enix. Get your facts atraight, Square is ruining themselves. Has nothing to do with Enix.
Nobuo Uematsu has become a freelance composer. He has his own label Dog Ear Recordings. He's mainly been composing tracks for Hironobu Sakaguchi's studio Mistwalker (Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey(XBOX360) and Last Story (Wii)).
He worked together with FFXIII's composer Masashi Hamauzu on FFX's soundtrack. Maybe it's for the better. The series' style has changed so much that it calls for more ambient tracks, which, if you listen Last Story's OST, isn't the style Uematsu-san shines in.
@SamuriX2010 I agree. I much prefer the past preludes where the beat is pretty much the same. With the accept ion of FF10 which is more of an upgraded techno version.
@Last4xis they can't use that because that's Nobuo Uematsu copyright. This is Masashi Hamauzu. I was a bit disappointed too but it's still good, you're right. (:
@RyuzakiFan1 Whoa, really? I thought SE held all rights to the music. Well, if this is going to be the new prelude, I definitely hope they keep the first 40 seconds. That ambient noise really has a cool feel to it. :D
@ChilSeongGeom dood its not even alike with the previous preludes, i personally like IV prelude better. But i have to agree that this one is simply marvelous, and the game is too. But as i said before, i like the older ones much better :D
This was the first Final Fantasy i played, and i did like it. I believed the storyline was pretty epic, although the only thing i didnt like about the story was some of the characters. FFVII,VIII,IX,and X definitely had the best characters for me,they were well crafted. Of course, the music for this one was pretty good, and the new Battle System was fast paced,i like them both. Honestly, though, SE needs to end it sometime sooner or later, it'll just turn bad because they'll run out of ideas.
I didn't like this game very much, I found it extremely frustrating. Not only because the party were always so weak no matter how developed (bring back defensive stat!) but most of the game seemed to be never ending battle after battle after battle, with Pulse being a sole respite. I found myself disillusioned and mentally weary of the constant fighting, the linear gameplay and the inability to relax (which I like in a game.) If I were one of the L'cie I would have shot myself rather than go on!
I have a feeling that this game was specifically designed to throw this right in Hironobu Sakaguchi face, after Lost Odyssey came out, I mean the music sounds the same, and the universes are almost similar.
@Littleyoder this is not amazing. History it's a shit,it's a game very lineal and it's,the gameplay it's so very boring because the "limits" are attacking and it's not cool if you must have to go to pase at defensive stance it's not cool,you can't control the others players and you can't think your strategies,how the others final fantasys,his characters,doesen't have carism,his OST it's so sad,if this game has got Nobuo Uematsu ost thei will have any nice,the OST...
@Skyragansal How the fuck is it interesting and easier? It's just the same thing every time. It's basically a dumbed down version of rock paper scissors. And every old Final Fantasy I play (especially FF7) required me to level 10 more because the difficulty was....oh wait, there was no difficulty. It was just the same thing every time. At least here you can switch roles mid-battle to keep things interesting. So what if FF13's story was somewhat nonsensical? At least SE cut out the fluff found.
@kiddoxsupra2 Lol he doesnt hate SE..his name wouldnt have 2 SE characters in it if he was a SE hater....just saying..its the guys own opinion..although i enjoyed FF13 it WAS much more linear than the others IMo and Kingdom hearts will always be my favorite SE series :P
Good piece of music, indeed, but a FF game without a Prelude is ... strange. Not bad, but strange. I <3 XIII Battle Theme (Victory Fanfare, what the....?)
To me, this game doesn't compare to FFVI, VII, VIII and IX, but nowadays is a really good game.
I once listened to a track from Dissidia 012 and someone said that only Nobuo Uematsu could do music like that. When I explained to him that someone else composed it, he said Final Fantasy was lost. So if he doesn't do a Final Fantasy soundtrack, suddenly it sucks? Most of the people who bash the soundtracks simply do so because it "isn't Uematsu" when I've found that many of them are just as good if better than he is. He's great and all, but he's not the be all to end all composer.
@PsychoKrazyTime I don't see why complain about it (after all, Dissidia's songs are arrangement form Uematsu's compositions :D and they're good at it: Crisis Core is the best example)
@ShiroxCloud I was actually talking about an original song made for Dissidia 012, not an arrangement. It was a great song of course, but somehow if Nobuo doesn't do it, it suddenly isn't any good for some people. It's a weird phenomenon.
@tristram599 What aspects did you find incomprehensible? It's been awhile since I've played it, but I remember it primarily being about a government that uses fear and propaganda to manipulate its people into giving up their freedoms -- all to "protect" them from something the masses had long been ignorant of.
Ah this is Masashi Hamauzu instead of Nobuo Uematsu. This explains the absence of the original prelude. Hamauzu has worked with Uematsu in FFX and composed Besaid and Rin's travel agency among others in FFX. Good composer.
This is so Beautiful, and i love it, and i love the whole of FF13 alos. i don't why all the fanboys are having a go at 13! i am glad that it was a change to the series, and got to try somthin new!
Final Fantasy XIII wasn't without minor issues, but I don't think it could ever be called a bad game. It's Final Fantasy. And Final Fantasy is all about an epic story and an epic journey. And there's plenty of that in this game.
My only real issue with FFXIII is that the game stayed linear for longer than I would have liked. Kinda would have preferred it if the open world elements came into play sooner, but otherwise I like the game. Music is great, it's got some nice characters (Snow, Sazh, and Vanille are probably my favorites), graphics are gorgeous, and I like the way they brought back the ATB battle system.
My only major request for FFXV is that they make it less linear than XIII.
I hate all things Final Fantasy because it seems like i can never quite understand their story lines... This Game, I just adore and love. I love the story and its amazing.
When I began the game, and witnessed the quieter opening to this, I didn't find it very attractive right off the bat. But lately I've been coming back to this many times and it's actually become my favourite opening theme. I love the way the melody flows.
@sakurathekunoichi Yes, haha, and unfortunately a few people give up on the opening because of it's a minute and a half intro, but if they do get past it, it's certainly a treat.
@Chronomagi haha ya lol so about 80% through the game THEN i get a descent ammount of customization lol i didn't know though since i believe i only got to maybe 5 or something lol
The music was great, but not to ruin it for the fans, but i dsidnt like the lack of variety you could have with your party, you didn't get to control who was in your party, and you only really got to play Lightning. I just finished playing 10 and 12 then i started this and it....just wasn't as good imo... Its somewhat like how people didn't like the change from 3.5 to 4.0 D&D i just came around 4 D&D when 4e was out so i can't tell....I'm rambling but i imagine thats how it is for great things
Neat game (as most Final Fantasies) The only thing i wanted was the racing mini game hahaha!. It did feel like a Final Fantasy and Lightning was awesome, i loved every cutscene with her and i want to experience more of Final Fantasy XIII, i dont want it to end just yet!, i wanna fight Titan, i wanna play minigames, i want it all!.
Thumbs up so Square Enix can see how many truly wants Final Fantasy XIII-2
there is a huge dilemma for Square Enix here. if SE sticks to the exact same gameplay format for every FF, ppl will complain abt the lack of freshness and innovation. if SE thinks out of the box and innovates new format, ppl complain abt the lack of tradition and norms. oh c'mon, unless you're wearing traditional costume eating tradition food everyday, stop complaining about progress.
I agree that FF13 is totally different from other FFs in the series. However I still love FF13 even though it feels somehow awkward. I played all Final Fantasies except 11 and 14, FF13 is not my personal favorite but still it's a good game.
TheFiryfire 1 week ago
well i love this prelude sooo much!! even more than the olders sry... :)!!!!!!!!
Fkreisler 1 week ago
you miss the prelude? here is your prelude <<
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Ragnadave 2 weeks ago
Though this song is drastically different from the previous Final Fantasy "classic" preludes, I think the second half of the song has a lot in common with the "Main Theme of Final Fantasy", than anything else (just done Hamauzu's way).
bub777 2 weeks ago
@bub777 also forgot to mention that this song does seem to have a lot in common with the "Moment of Truth" song from Final Fantasy X. Oddly enough, they're written by the same composer (Masashi Hamauzu).
bub777 2 weeks ago
It makes perfect sense, I've played every FF except 1-3. 4 and 9 being my favourites, but when it comes to character development, it's clear FFXIII has a strong point there. By the end of the game, all of the characters feel like different people with different motivations, they grow and mature. It makes perfect sense, have you seen the grown men at hospitals blaming doctors for their wives deaths?
Peace1ProudCanadian 3 weeks ago
@Peace1ProudCanadian "By the end of the game, all of the characters feel like different people with different motivations," how exactly? hope is still whiny and annoying, lightning is still a bitch, snow is still obsessed with being a hero for no reason, space-pope is still bland and uninteresting. You compare any of the characters in FFXIII to seymour in FFX and then you can see what complexity in characters is.
sunset261 3 weeks ago
@Peace1ProudCanadian uhhh, though i want to respect other opinion but FFXIII's character development is its strong point? Man, i agree that this game is good and not as bad as people make it out to be but its characters are horrible and unrealistic, it seems like they makes these characters for kids under 10. They are not one dimension, they're just unreasonable unrealistics and "crazy", try to think if there's anyone you have met IRL that you can relate to Snow, Hope...etc.
Cafu192 2 weeks ago
This is not the FF prelude. This is just a testament to how out of touch XIII was with the rest of the series. It just didn't feel like final fantasy. FFXII completely revamped the combat system, yet it never lost touch with the final fantasy series as a whole. This is the first FF since the first one not to include the Final Fantasy prelude. It's like playing a legend of zelda game where you don't play as link, the main theme is gone, and there are no dungeons.
sunset261 3 weeks ago
@sunset261 Neither did Final Fantasy VIII....but I'm not complaining....
ShaolinDragon9 3 weeks ago
Yeah yeah, it's a tradition for Preludes to be the same for Final Fantasy series--but 13 took the step that most nostalgic gamers can never handle. People complain on how repetitive and boring the battle system was for previous Final Fantasy games and when developers try to show us a new game play or change, people start bitching on how it's not like the other games. Smh. The true Prelude for XIII should be the Menu theme in my opinion.
yoBEENLY 4 weeks ago
@yoBEENLY The people who complained about the FF battle system getting boring are the kind of gamers who prefer epic cinematic presentation over actual strategy. It was even worse from the fact that they nearly achieved a perfect balance between turn-based and action rpg that they were looking for with FFXII's combat. Sure the quickenings were a meh system and the summons were useless but in terms of mechanics, FFXII did so much right where XIII did so much wrong.
sunset261 3 weeks ago
@sunset261
How so? Gamers weren't force to use auto-battle. Instead of having to wait outside of battles to switch classes, you can change classes with Paradigm Shifts during the heat of battle. Besides it being forcefully linear and story-driven, I see no other flaw with XIII.
yoBEENLY 3 weeks ago
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@yoBEENLY "Instead of having to wait outside of battles to switch classes, you can change classes with Paradigm Shifts during the heat of battle." sounds like you've never played a final fantasy. I can't recall a single FF where you had to switch classes outside of battle or an ff that really had classes at all.
sunset261 3 weeks ago
Very nice, but not the same as the original Prelude.
megamanfan3 1 month ago
The older Preludes..... own. this. prelude. ALTHOUGH, still a good prelude. :P So stop your whining.
RiceLovingAsian 1 month ago 6
@RiceLovingAsian i was going to say just that :D
TheKnightsOfGaming99 3 weeks ago
What is Preludes?!
danie2332123 1 month ago in playlist FINAL FANTASY
this is actually an awesome theme but of course its not as good as the other preludes
MrBurgundy76 1 month ago
Awesome way better than FFVII!
TheFinal360 1 month ago
@TheFinal360 How dare you say that! just joking Final fantasy is so cool.
romans1001 1 month ago
@TheFinal360 You must be out of your mind
topcat001 3 weeks ago
@djdavidolivia Turn off auto-battle... FFV was pretty bad, lame and uninteresting story and characters. Poor music besides Battle on the Big Bridge, and Ahead on Our Way. FFV has by far the highest encounter rate as with FF7. FF7 was great but those foul mouthed jerks; Cid and Barrett ruined the story for me. Just so you know, the world doesn't revolve around you ;) A lot of people (myself included) loved FFXIII. Though 4 was my favourite.
Peace1ProudCanadian 1 month ago
@Peace1ProudCanadian 13 sucks compared to 7 bitch!!!
DickyMcLongShots 1 month ago
@DickyMcLongShots No, it doesn't idiot!
TheFinal360 1 month ago
@Peace1ProudCanadian yeah, XIII was terrible
MrBurgundy76 1 month ago
5 stars?? fuck!! 100000000000000000 starsss!!!! :D
Vidrumcuar01 1 month ago
The thing with game music is that we may at first (without playing the game) find a track uninteresting but when we play the game and hear the song during an emotional scene, during a scene that speaks to us and makes us remember, recall it all the time, then suddenly we love the track and can't imagine the game without it. I had this with "To Zanarkand" and "Eyes on me" and also "Suteki da ne". Their magic comes from how they perfectly mirror the character or the feel of an event.
AntipaladinPedigri 1 month ago
@AntipaladinPedigri Very nicely put. I agree.
NASTAR01 1 month ago
Problem with auto-battle? Put it on abilites (beat the whole game like this). Linearity? Goes with the story and still has a great OST and battle system. Bad characters? Easily the best character development of the entire series. Hope was whiney? His fucking mom just died... Bad soundtrack? Listen to "Nascent Requiem". Like seriously FFXIII was an amazing game through & through. Fighting on the wings of the palamecia with Fangs theme playing. Truly Epic :) Only FF9 is better than 13 IMO.
Peace1ProudCanadian 2 months ago
@Peace1ProudCanadian Auto-battle was garbage, FFV had the best battle system (black mages, white mages, actual FF job classes). Story was just another hash of technofuture garbage, not even medieval feeling like original final fantasy. Best character development, go to 7(we all loved and hated sephiroth,damn it). I'll give you that there's a decent soundtrack but 13 was the first to officially kill the original Prelude to final fantasy,it's ORIGINS! FF13 is the begging of the end of Fin. Fantasy
djdavidoliva 1 month ago
@Peace1ProudCanadian"Easily the best character development of the entire series." I doubt you've played the other FF's. Take any of the characters in FFXIII, and then take the background and complexity of any of the main characters in FFX. FXIII's pale in comparison. FFXIII had purely archetypal characters and motivations that made no sense. Hope watched his mom effing volunteer to fight, then watches snow try to save his mother, and then blames her death on him? IT MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE.
sunset261 3 weeks ago
aweee, the traditional Prelude that originated from FFlV got changed. But this Prelude is okay though.
rappinggrammy101 2 months ago
@rappinggrammy101 The prelude has actually been here since FF1
mozea120 2 months ago
@mozea120 I meant the style. whoops :$
rappinggrammy101 2 months ago
I wonder did anyone think of the "Time of Judgment" song from FFX when they heard this. It has a very similar feel to it. I wonder if Hamauzu composed that song as well...
bub777 2 months ago
The massive orientation towards consistent battling throughout Cocoon irritated me immensely however if I wasn't being hunted down like a rat I wouldn't mind living there.
Standuble 2 months ago
Five Stars!!!!!!
Axlman1293 3 months ago
I can't wait for Final Fantasy XIII-2
We get to play as Serah! :D
TheMeezProductions 3 months ago
@TheMeezProductions If she existed in real life I would go out with her.She's hot and she sounds like a nice girl.
BarryTehBunghole 2 months ago
1:31 ♥
chamda1 3 months ago
I love this song but the only thing that bothers me slightly is the transition at 1:31
MrIFrench 3 months ago in playlist Final Fantasy 13 Soundtrack
I don't know why, but this prelude makes me cry...
PokemonaMoni 4 months ago
I love this prelude.
NASTAR01 4 months ago
Remember... "Teach us how to blitz!"
ChaosTheHedgehog05 4 months ago
i actually liked this intro theme it reminded me of a farewell fairy tale type of thing, if that makes any sense lol
wiggie666 4 months ago
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@wiggie666 "i actually liked this intro theme it reminded me of a farewell fairy tale type of thing, if that makes any sense" Actually that doesn't make any sense fucknut! You like this intro theme because you lack the taste to actually appreciate the other preludes. You just like this one because it's new and the game has great graphics. You're an asshole you know that? So fuck you and fuck you're idiotic comment too.
BossCityBaller 4 months ago
Where's the old prelude D:?! I feel violated...
Ernesto9IL 4 months ago 12
I feel like a slacker, but when I played this it didn't really grab me like X, XII or VII did, so I stopped. Is it worth finishing?
tachikoma747 4 months ago
i like this song :) but alas, ff9 was the best from my childhood
gaaraandsakuraskid00 4 months ago
@gaaraandsakuraskid00 9 was the best ;D
Ernesto9IL 4 months ago 2
@gaaraandsakuraskid00 IX was the best, indeed.
NASTAR01 4 months ago
@silvagunner24 Good point. If they had to replace the Prelude with anything, I'm glad it was the Promise.
Strayed601 5 months ago
@silvagunner24 I'll take a lot of changes. I don't expect every Final Fantasy soundtrack to sound alike, and frankly, I wouldn't want them too. The prelude, however, is special. That simple arpeggio is the thing that ties every Final Fantasy together.
Strayed601 5 months ago
I want to explore the world. I hate the Linear story.
touchtheONEpower 5 months ago
@touchtheONEpower Blame that on the Xbox. They had to tone it down for the 360. It made it linear. You want a world to explore in a Final Fantasy, Go look at the Final Fantasy versus 13 trailer/gameplay trailer. Search it up, right now. That one ahs been in development for 6 years and it'll be done in another year or two. It's supposed to have an ENTIRE world to explore just like the old Final Fantasys, and a Kingdom hearts battle system. And it has nothing to do with 13 or 13-2. PS3 only.
RemembranceBlade 3 months ago
@RemembranceBlade stupid XBOX-360 bottle necking.I've noticed every former ps3 exclusive that has come to 360 has either become gay or not as important.For example many people hated final fantasy 13,Tekken 6 looks crap and it's only a matter of time before we see what MGS rising ends up looking like.
BarryTehBunghole 2 months ago
40 people did haven't childhood
ChibiiTeam 5 months ago
@ChibiiTeam nice english there bro
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ORTmusic 5 months ago
Don't get me wrong, love the game.
BUT, you can't call this a Final Fantasy prelude.
Strayed601 5 months ago
@Strayed601 Same with FFX
rauj13 5 months ago
@Strayed601 you are totally right :\
0Tidus0989 5 months ago
holy shit those bastards could'nt even get the prelude correct.
Raubez 5 months ago
I think Enix had more say than Square when making FF 13; although nice, this song just doesn't have the magic and memories of the Crystal Theme.
VPR2001 5 months ago
If this game be like the classics, people would say it is getting old. So people, accept the change. I for one think that this game is amazing, can do better.. but still amazing just like any other Final fantasy
gagurl12345 6 months ago in playlist Final Fantasy OST
@gagurl12345 Personally it's not about it not being like the older ones. In fact, I think it's awesome that they are trying to do new stuff with the series and I'm not really a big fan of the older style gameplay anyways. But I don't think this game is the way to do it. I mean it's fun and all, but I expected a revolution and instead I just got a dull fireworks show. That's why I hope future games will go a few steps further instead of a half step like this one.
PsychoKrazyTime 6 months ago
woah nelly
dudeguy2157 6 months ago
i cant believe i didnt beat this game yet.... well its time for me to continue where i left off!!!
TheLightninification 6 months ago
I have to say, even if this game was very dissapointing besides the breathtaking scenery, this is truly a masterpiece after 1:28. Always gives me the chills :)
mangomariel 6 months ago
This game is good, but not as good as the classics. Come on, the classics were unbelievable. And i prefer the old prelude, but this one is pretty bad ass, i have to admit that. Overall, good game.
SuperMustacheman 7 months ago
@SuperMustacheman Well this game sucks if you keep comparing it to greater titles man. We have to see each installment as a fresh new adventure so we can appreciate it to the fullest.
TheBadShaman 7 months ago
@TheBadShaman Yah, i'd say you're right. Either way though, i still enjoyed it. Which was your favorite ?
SuperMustacheman 7 months ago
@SuperMustacheman Hmm, I'd have to say the one I grew up with and the one I cherished as a kid, and the one I never finished. Final Fantasy III (VI in japan). Funny, my girlfriend never played a Final Fantasy game in her life, I never completed one.
TheBadShaman 7 months ago
@TheBadShaman You really need to man, especially VII.
SuperMustacheman 7 months ago
@SuperMustacheman Remember, though: Nostalgia is blinding. The classics also have their problems, just like this game has its problems, although I will say the classics were at least slightly better than this.
Blinktigue 6 months ago
@Blinktigue Well, of course. But hey, everything has its flaws, be it a classic or not. I just personally prefer squaresoft over enix.
SuperMustacheman 6 months ago
@SuperMustacheman I like the older games too, but even then I'm not really the biggest fan of this series. Maybe it's just because I'm older, but the storylines and gameplay don't appeal that much to me anymore. I really wish they would try to tell a story that's grown up for once. I don't like stereotypical anime characters, but I guess I can't expect that much from a Japanese company.
PsychoKrazyTime 6 months ago
@PsychoKrazyTime Well, i find that to be the beauty of Final Fantasy . It's Japanese, epic plots and gameplay. But hey, there's much more video games out in the sea. Try Gears Of War or COD ? Serious, adult games .
SuperMustacheman 6 months ago
@SuperMustacheman i'm sorry, but i fail to see how Serious, adult games are Gears of War and Call of Duty. Any game is not intended to be serious. I do know this though, The games you named are highly advertised and spoke about. There is many many more games.
seymor99 5 months ago
@seymor99 Well, thats true. Then again, Heavy Rain is a very adult game, a PS3 exclusive. If you're looking for something very adult, mature and serious, check out Heavy Rain. I promise you'll find what you're looking for.
SuperMustacheman 5 months ago
@cidraines12 Hmm, I have no idea what game "x-s" is or who "sqaure enix" is, but I do know that the merger took place on April 1 in 2003 and the game was released in Japan on March 13 in 2003, therefore being made by Square and not Square Enix. A simply google search would confirm that.
PsychoKrazyTime 7 months ago
@cidraines12 that dose go together well
Vyse195 7 months ago
What happened to Final Fantasy and where's my traditional sounding Prelude, DAMMIT!? All I want to hear is the rhythm chords from the FFIV prelude thundering in my ears in HD orchestra glory.
But this isn't too bad, I guess.
12ealDeal 7 months ago 27
@12ealDeal The real question is where the heck is the victory song? How could that not be in this game? :( But the battle music is indeed quite festively delicious nonetheless.
Sykora727 4 months ago
@Sykora727 The battle theme is awesome! Love the brass that thunders in and the guitars that come in on the kick. That bass line really pounds too.
12ealDeal 4 months ago
@12ealDeal Go look at the Final Fantasy versus 13 gameplay trailer. FFV13 is being developed and has been in development for 6 years now. Go look at it, and then try and come back with a complaint about the new Final Fantasys.
RemembranceBlade 3 months ago
@RemembranceBlade No no no no no no. This theme is BADASS. The new games are just 'okay' to me though. I hate to say it man, but even versus 13 doesn't look like it captures the old school charm of the PS1 entries. It honestly reminds me a lot of Crisis Core, with the art style and gameplay. I hope it's good though.
12ealDeal 3 months ago
@12ealDeal Goooooooooooo look at the gameplay trailer. 7 minutes long of actual footage and music and exploration and story and cutscenes.
RemembranceBlade 3 months ago
@12ealDeal honestly i understand where you are coming from but i cant really imagine this game with that prelude y'know?
guitarheroziplock 3 months ago
@12ealDeal this is amazing. dont underestimate the power of FFXIII
HeyitsAl3c 1 month ago
What a piece of crap. Enix managed to destroy Final Fantasy. After FFX, it just goes downhill. FF XI couldn't have been worse.
du0lol 7 months ago
@du0lol Funny, because X-2 and XI were made by Square BEFORE they merged with Enix. Get your facts atraight, Square is ruining themselves. Has nothing to do with Enix.
PsychoKrazyTime 7 months ago
I hope they use this in ffxii2 ff versus xiii and xv
PinkNinjaMaster 7 months ago
i love the begining. but i absolutley LOVE LOVE LOVE the whole song!
flyfree1311 7 months ago
Nobuo Uematsu has become a freelance composer. He has his own label Dog Ear Recordings. He's mainly been composing tracks for Hironobu Sakaguchi's studio Mistwalker (Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey(XBOX360) and Last Story (Wii)).
He worked together with FFXIII's composer Masashi Hamauzu on FFX's soundtrack. Maybe it's for the better. The series' style has changed so much that it calls for more ambient tracks, which, if you listen Last Story's OST, isn't the style Uematsu-san shines in.
Crolon 7 months ago
Ummm.... Nobuo just doesn't work for Square-Enix anymore, that doesn't mean he won't compose for them anymore. (Look at FFXIV's OST).
There is a track though (can't remember which), that does include the original prelude.
All that aside, Masashi Hamauzu is a great composer.
rithblog 7 months ago
Can't wait to see my lovely Lightning in FF XIII-2 again.
nforspeed91 7 months ago
Really? Such a pity. This is a catchy tune though.
A65Roman 7 months ago
is it just me or does this song not include anything that everyother prelude has, the rhythm that is associated with FF preludes?
SamuriX2010 8 months ago
@SamuriX2010 bcoz it composed by masashi hamauzu not nobuo uematsu,he will not compose ff ost anymore
genjutsugaara 8 months ago
@genjutsugaara that's really a shame... I'm going to cry about this... T.T
SoulIvEOn 8 months ago
@genjutsugaara WHAT! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
solidvipersnake 7 months ago
@SamuriX2010 I agree. I much prefer the past preludes where the beat is pretty much the same. With the accept ion of FF10 which is more of an upgraded techno version.
ChocoboBlaze 7 months ago
This game made me cry multiple times throughout the story.
xMrsZar 8 months ago
does anybody see ff10 at the begining of this?
TheBlackOni1 8 months ago
@TheBlackOni1 what do you mean?
asain101g 8 months ago
you know the point where you fight sinspawn gui over at that point kind of similar if you listen real closely at the begining
TheBlackOni1 8 months ago
What a great song.
9HereticPrincess9 8 months ago
It's not the Prelude from all the Final Fantasies prior to this one, but still good nonetheless.
Last4xis 8 months ago
@Last4xis they can't use that because that's Nobuo Uematsu copyright. This is Masashi Hamauzu. I was a bit disappointed too but it's still good, you're right. (:
RyuzakiFan1 8 months ago
@RyuzakiFan1 Whoa, really? I thought SE held all rights to the music. Well, if this is going to be the new prelude, I definitely hope they keep the first 40 seconds. That ambient noise really has a cool feel to it. :D
Last4xis 8 months ago
wtf they cant change what we grow with!!!
Thats just rong!!!
MarioFetonix 8 months ago
@MarioFetonix Not being able to spell the word wrong is also pretty wrong.
PsychoKrazyTime 8 months ago
@PsychoKrazyTime ye ye
MarioFetonix 8 months ago
@ChilSeongGeom dood its not even alike with the previous preludes, i personally like IV prelude better. But i have to agree that this one is simply marvelous, and the game is too. But as i said before, i like the older ones much better :D
Tr3s3ntos 9 months ago
I swore to me to never play this game. I broke my promise and can't stop playing the game...damn it Dx
LPfreakGirl7 9 months ago 2
@LPfreakGirl7 well i didnt want to say this game sucked without playing it i like 1-10 and i hated 11,12,14 but i played it and i like it :D
Ernesto9IL 8 months ago
First-off, this was also my first Final Fantasy, and I loved it.
Second, does this prelude seem to be a bit different from the other preludes? As in, the recurring ones with a sweeping harp into.
ChilSeongGeom 9 months ago
This was the first Final Fantasy i played, and i did like it. I believed the storyline was pretty epic, although the only thing i didnt like about the story was some of the characters. FFVII,VIII,IX,and X definitely had the best characters for me,they were well crafted. Of course, the music for this one was pretty good, and the new Battle System was fast paced,i like them both. Honestly, though, SE needs to end it sometime sooner or later, it'll just turn bad because they'll run out of ideas.
SuperMustacheman 9 months ago
I didn't like this game very much, I found it extremely frustrating. Not only because the party were always so weak no matter how developed (bring back defensive stat!) but most of the game seemed to be never ending battle after battle after battle, with Pulse being a sole respite. I found myself disillusioned and mentally weary of the constant fighting, the linear gameplay and the inability to relax (which I like in a game.) If I were one of the L'cie I would have shot myself rather than go on!
Standuble 10 months ago
@Standuble Someone in the game already tried that. Didn't work. :P
Ruciomagacon 9 months ago 2
One of the best final fantasies ever! Close to Final Fantasy X
imao666 10 months ago
don't judge something when you aint even played it yet.
evaMASS 10 months ago
All I've heard is bad things about this game. I've never played it, but this is really good.
Voliko1 10 months ago
I have a feeling that this game was specifically designed to throw this right in Hironobu Sakaguchi face, after Lost Odyssey came out, I mean the music sounds the same, and the universes are almost similar.
Stevelord666 10 months ago
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FF13 was the worst FF.
Skyragansal 10 months ago
@Skyragansal And yet...Still amazing =D
Littleyoder 10 months ago
@Littleyoder this is not amazing. History it's a shit,it's a game very lineal and it's,the gameplay it's so very boring because the "limits" are attacking and it's not cool if you must have to go to pase at defensive stance it's not cool,you can't control the others players and you can't think your strategies,how the others final fantasys,his characters,doesen't have carism,his OST it's so sad,if this game has got Nobuo Uematsu ost thei will have any nice,the OST...
Skyragansal 10 months ago
@Skyragansal Gee, it sure is better than the boring traditional battles.
Soroxas232 10 months ago
@Soroxas232 I'll prefer traditional battles,are so more interesting and easy. its better
Skyragansal 10 months ago
@Skyragansal How the fuck is it interesting and easier? It's just the same thing every time. It's basically a dumbed down version of rock paper scissors. And every old Final Fantasy I play (especially FF7) required me to level 10 more because the difficulty was....oh wait, there was no difficulty. It was just the same thing every time. At least here you can switch roles mid-battle to keep things interesting. So what if FF13's story was somewhat nonsensical? At least SE cut out the fluff found.
Soroxas232 10 months ago
@Soroxas232 Exactly how is it possible to dumb down rock paper scissor?
Chuck Norris/Everything? Chuck Norris always win?
thepeanutlord 9 months ago
@Soroxas232 stop fuckn complaining and get over with it.
icexxold 9 months ago
@Soroxas232
CLEAR!! You are the one hate SE.... dont come play everything FF and stay go away from SE
kiddoxsupra2 9 months ago
@kiddoxsupra2 Lol he doesnt hate SE..his name wouldnt have 2 SE characters in it if he was a SE hater....just saying..its the guys own opinion..although i enjoyed FF13 it WAS much more linear than the others IMo and Kingdom hearts will always be my favorite SE series :P
StingKing456 9 months ago
All hail the FF13 army. lets support this magnificent spectacle of Art & Music.
Shit they should give Masashi Hamauzu an Oscar for being so damn Awsome.
long live lighting! Army of One to all the haters!
yujabes 10 months ago 23
this prelude sucks
PaulMatthewChalkley 11 months ago
Good piece of music, indeed, but a FF game without a Prelude is ... strange. Not bad, but strange. I <3 XIII Battle Theme (Victory Fanfare, what the....?)
To me, this game doesn't compare to FFVI, VII, VIII and IX, but nowadays is a really good game.
ShiroxCloud 11 months ago
I once listened to a track from Dissidia 012 and someone said that only Nobuo Uematsu could do music like that. When I explained to him that someone else composed it, he said Final Fantasy was lost. So if he doesn't do a Final Fantasy soundtrack, suddenly it sucks? Most of the people who bash the soundtracks simply do so because it "isn't Uematsu" when I've found that many of them are just as good if better than he is. He's great and all, but he's not the be all to end all composer.
PsychoKrazyTime 11 months ago
@PsychoKrazyTime I don't see why complain about it (after all, Dissidia's songs are arrangement form Uematsu's compositions :D and they're good at it: Crisis Core is the best example)
ShiroxCloud 11 months ago
@ShiroxCloud I was actually talking about an original song made for Dissidia 012, not an arrangement. It was a great song of course, but somehow if Nobuo doesn't do it, it suddenly isn't any good for some people. It's a weird phenomenon.
PsychoKrazyTime 10 months ago
You know, im still not sure if its good or bad that my favorite Final fantasies were the "odd one outs": FFX, XII and XIII
Jakezing 11 months ago
i don't give a shit about the gameplay. its just cool.
indraap90 11 months ago
the gameplay and the music is good. but the story is kinda.. u know... not annoying but kinda... inconprensible
tristram599 1 year ago
@tristram599 What aspects did you find incomprehensible? It's been awhile since I've played it, but I remember it primarily being about a government that uses fear and propaganda to manipulate its people into giving up their freedoms -- all to "protect" them from something the masses had long been ignorant of.
ScrewedUpClickFan 9 months ago
@ScrewedUpClickFan about the name's like fal'cie Pulse Fal'cie and others like that and there is a lot of cutscenes and the acting is really bad
tristram599 9 months ago
Final Fantasy XIII-2 anyone let the good times continue !!!
gardenstateboss 1 year ago 72
@gardenstateboss Indeed! I haven't bought/'played the first one yet, but am definitely going to buy the second! (I won't preorder though)
9HereticPrincess9 8 months ago
Ah this is Masashi Hamauzu instead of Nobuo Uematsu. This explains the absence of the original prelude. Hamauzu has worked with Uematsu in FFX and composed Besaid and Rin's travel agency among others in FFX. Good composer.
ElTacoNazo92 1 year ago 2
I never listened long enough to reach the change at 1:31 starting up the game.
Cool
Jimbobob5536 1 year ago
This is so Beautiful, and i love it, and i love the whole of FF13 alos. i don't why all the fanboys are having a go at 13! i am glad that it was a change to the series, and got to try somthin new!
BlazeFireSaberK 1 year ago
This sondtrack sound a little bit, like a march song
Arthoras 1 year ago
@Arthoras
Cause it's showing you the adventure you're about to experience.
That's why I think it's a masterpiece :)
Agusloquillo 1 year ago
FINALLY FOUND IT!
D0OMZDAYZ 1 year ago 3
Final Fantasy XIII wasn't without minor issues, but I don't think it could ever be called a bad game. It's Final Fantasy. And Final Fantasy is all about an epic story and an epic journey. And there's plenty of that in this game.
Kyuubi424 1 year ago 3
My only real issue with FFXIII is that the game stayed linear for longer than I would have liked. Kinda would have preferred it if the open world elements came into play sooner, but otherwise I like the game. Music is great, it's got some nice characters (Snow, Sazh, and Vanille are probably my favorites), graphics are gorgeous, and I like the way they brought back the ATB battle system.
My only major request for FFXV is that they make it less linear than XIII.
BloodRedFox2008 1 year ago
I really love this game. It may not be the best Final Fantasy, but it's amazing. A few flaws doesn't make it a bad game (:
nikkixescapist 1 year ago
I personally love this game very much.
Waluiginumberone 1 year ago 128
@Waluiginumberone I think I will too, I'm not going to let the bitching and moaning about this game get to me and influence whether I buy it or not.
9HereticPrincess9 8 months ago
@Waluiginumberone it is not final fantasy =[
vonkeonig 7 months ago
it was a good game but it made me sad at the end ;_;
fuut10 1 year ago
I hate all things Final Fantasy because it seems like i can never quite understand their story lines... This Game, I just adore and love. I love the story and its amazing.
LiamzLIKEz 1 year ago
After hearing this I just had to start playing the game from the start again.. =/
iCloverify 1 year ago
I dont know why I love the piece from 2:05 on I think its so beautiful and then to flow back into the quiet....magic!
Littlewater 1 year ago
So this is where the classic prelude died...
Still, I loved the game. Loved the story. Loved the characters. Just loved it.
jvt95 1 year ago
When I began the game, and witnessed the quieter opening to this, I didn't find it very attractive right off the bat. But lately I've been coming back to this many times and it's actually become my favourite opening theme. I love the way the melody flows.
LiiChinHo 1 year ago
1:30 <3
sakurathekunoichi 1 year ago
@sakurathekunoichi Yes, haha, and unfortunately a few people give up on the opening because of it's a minute and a half intro, but if they do get past it, it's certainly a treat.
LiiChinHo 1 year ago
love this man but find it sad when it kicks in because its sad to know every fantasy must have a ending </3
catsith69 1 year ago
@katkerate2 Note that from chapter 11 onwards you can choose who will be in your battle team
Chronomagi 1 year ago
@Chronomagi haha ya lol so about 80% through the game THEN i get a descent ammount of customization lol i didn't know though since i believe i only got to maybe 5 or something lol
Kakerate2 1 year ago
The music was great, but not to ruin it for the fans, but i dsidnt like the lack of variety you could have with your party, you didn't get to control who was in your party, and you only really got to play Lightning. I just finished playing 10 and 12 then i started this and it....just wasn't as good imo... Its somewhat like how people didn't like the change from 3.5 to 4.0 D&D i just came around 4 D&D when 4e was out so i can't tell....I'm rambling but i imagine thats how it is for great things
Kakerate2 1 year ago
Neat game (as most Final Fantasies) The only thing i wanted was the racing mini game hahaha!. It did feel like a Final Fantasy and Lightning was awesome, i loved every cutscene with her and i want to experience more of Final Fantasy XIII, i dont want it to end just yet!, i wanna fight Titan, i wanna play minigames, i want it all!.
Thumbs up so Square Enix can see how many truly wants Final Fantasy XIII-2
akuam209 1 year ago
there is a huge dilemma for Square Enix here. if SE sticks to the exact same gameplay format for every FF, ppl will complain abt the lack of freshness and innovation. if SE thinks out of the box and innovates new format, ppl complain abt the lack of tradition and norms. oh c'mon, unless you're wearing traditional costume eating tradition food everyday, stop complaining about progress.
rapha24mt 1 year ago
@rapha24mt You want to know what another game is that people complain about constantly? Resident Evil 4. I have never seen this