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“Final Fantasy XIII​ (ファイナルファンタジーXIII Fainaru Fantajī Sātīn) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released on PlayStation 3 in Japan on December 17, 2009. It is due for release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America and PAL regions on March 9, 2010. First appearing at the 2006 E3, the game features both futuristic and natural elements; it is set between a land of wilderness and the high-tech world above it. Final Fantasy XIII is the flagship title of the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection of Final Fantasy games.

The plot of Final Fantasy XIII revolves around the fal’Cie (ファルシ farushi) (pronounced /ˈfælsiː “fal see”/), mechanical beings of godlike power created from crystals residing inside them. People who are marked by the fal’Cie for greater purposes are called l’Cie (ルシ rushi). Each l’Cie has a Focus, a goal the fal’Cie wants him or her to fulfill within a certain amount of time; however, the fal’Cie do not explicitly say what the goal is. L’Cie gain the ability to summon Eidolons (monsters who fight with the l’Cie), but this ability comes with a price: if an l’Cie dies before completing his or her Focus, or fails to either take command of his or her Eidolon or complete his or her Focus within a period of time, he or she becomes a monster known as a Cie Corpse (シ骸shigai). For this reason, being chosen as a l’Cie is seen as a curse.

Some 1,300 years ago, a fal’Cie named Ophan constructed a paradise for humanity: the shell-like city of Cocoon, which floats high above the surface of the world known as Pulse. From there, Ophan created life forms and machines for its inhabitants to use, and humanity flourished. Over time, the people of Cocoon began to fear for the safety of their world, and they worried that it would be cast down from the sky into the hell that they saw Pulse to be.

Although most Cocoon citizens have never seen Pulse with their own eyes, it is known to be a dangerous place, and has strange effects on those who venture down to its surface. Anyone who is discovered to have visited Pulse is immediately subject to quarantine and exile by the theocratic government of Cocoon, known as the Sanctum. However, as Snow leads Team Nora in a vain attempt to stop the purging of civilians, the mysterious Lightning fights her way past PSICOM soldiers to find Pulse’s fal’Cie, Anima, with the aid of Sazh. Through a chain of events, these three, along with two exiles, Vanille and Hope, are chosen by the fal’Cie of Pulse against their will to become l’Cie, and with that become enemies of humanity who are tasked with bringing about the downfall of Ophan and Cocoon.”

Well, i do hope this series will get to my country soon. I guarantee many people would love to play it. Square Enix just know how to spoiled their customer with such a magnificent artwork of the character they’ve built. Long live Square Enix! ^^

Source from www.en.wikipedia.org