Developer Square Enix
Publisher Square Enix
Director Motomu Toriyama
Producer Yoshinori Kitase
Programmer Yoshiki Kashitani
Artist Isamu Kamikokuryo
Writer Daisuke Watanabe
Composer Masashi Hamauzu
Series
Fabula Nova Crystallis
Final Fantasy
Engine Crystal Tools
PlatformMicrosoft Windows
Release Date
October 09, 2014
Genre Roleplaying
Mode Single-player
HISTORY:
Final Fantasy XIII (ファイナルファンタジーXIII Fainaru Fantajī Sātīn?) is a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and later for Microsoft Windows. Released in Japan in December 2009 and worldwide in March 2010, it is the thirteenth major installment in the Final Fantasy series. The game includes fast-paced combat, a new system for the series for determining which abilities are developed for the characters called "Crystarium", and a customizable "Paradigm" system to control which abilities are used by the characters. Final Fantasy XIII includes elements from the previous games in the series, such as summoned monsters, chocobos, and airships.
The game takes place in the fictional floating world of Cocoon, whose government, the Sanctum, is ordering a purge of civilians who have supposedly come into contact with Pulse, the much-feared world below. The former soldier Lightning begins her fight against the government in order to save her sister who has been branded as an unwilling servant to a god-like being from Pulse, making her an enemy of Cocoon. Lightning is soon joined by a band of allies, and together the group also become marked by the same Pulse creature. They rally against the Sanctum while trying to discover their assigned task and whether they can avoid being turned into monsters or crystals at the completion.
Development began in 2004 and the game was first announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2006. Final Fantasy XIII is the flagship title of the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection of Final Fantasy games and is the first game to use Square Enix's Crystal Tools engine. Final Fantasy XIII received mostly positive reviews from video game publications, which praised the game's graphics, presentation, and battle system. The game's story received a mixed response from reviewers, and its linearity compared to previous games in the series was mostly criticized. Selling 1.7 million copies in Japan in 2009, Final Fantasy XIII became the fastest-selling title in the history of the series. As of January 2013, the game has shipped 6.6 million copies worldwide.[3] A sequel titled Final Fantasy XIII-2 was released in December 2011 in Japan and in February 2012 in North America and PAL regions. A second sequel, titled Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, which concludes Lightning's story and the Final Fantasy XIII saga,[4] was released in November 2013 in Japan and in February 2014 in North America and PAL regions.
Industri game begitu terkejut ketika Square Enix di masa lalu, memutuskan untuk membawa game RPG andalan mereka yang selama ini diasosiasikan sebagai franchise eksklusif milik Sony ke sang konsol kompetitor – Microsoft. Gamer Xbox 360 mana yang tidak gembira ketika Final Fantasy XIII dipastikan akan meluncur ke platform mereka, walaupun dengan konten yang harus dipecah ke dalam beberapa disc terpisah. Percaya atau tidak, hal inilah yang sekarang akan dirasakan oleh gamer PC di seluruh dunia. Setelah sempat menyebar sekedar sebagai rumor, Square Enix akhirnya mengkonfirmasikan rilis Final Fantasy XIII untuk PC!
Tidak tanggung-tanggung, mereka langsung melemparkan Final Fantasy XIII ke portal distribusi game digital – Steam dengan harga yang cukup bersahabat, apalagi dengan konversi Rupiah yang kita dapatkan sebelumnya. Square Enix memastikan akan membawa trilogi seri Final Fantasy XIII: XIII, XIII-2, dan Lightning Returns: FF XIII, walaupun tidak akan dirilis secara berbarengan. Final Fantasy XIII PC akan meluncur terlebih dahulu, tanggal 9 Oktober 2014. Benar sekali, bulan depan! Sementara Final Fantasy XIII-2 dan LR: FF XIII akan menyusul setelahnya. Walaupun belum ada tanggal rilis pasti, namun mereka menjanjikan bahwa port ketiga trilogi ini akan sudah rampung sebelum musim semi 2015 mendatang.
Trilogi FF XIII akhirnya mampir di PC, dengan seri pertama meluncur 9 Oktober 2014 mendatang.
Sayangnya, rilis ini sama sekali tidak membawa embel HD Remaster atau sejenisnya, seperti proyek-proyek serupa yang bertebaran beberapa bulan terakhir ini. Square Enix juga tidak menjelaskan seperti apa resolusi, fitur ekstra, framerate, atau bahkan perbedaan yang mungkin atau tidak mungkin Anda dapatkan di Final Fantasy XIII versi PC ini. Satu yang pasti, spesifikasi yang dibutuhkan akhirnya meluncur. Tertarik? Pastikan terlebih dahulu rig Anda mampu menanganinya:
Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows® XP SP2 or later
Processor: 2GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® 8 Series/ ATI Radeon™ HD 2000 series VRAM 256MB or later
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
Sound Card: Sound card compatible with DirectX® 9.0c
Recommended Requirements:
OS: Windows® Vista/ 7/ 8
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad (2.66 GHz)/ AMD Phenom™ II X4 (2.8 GHz) processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX™ 460/ ATI Radeon™ HD 5870
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
