Final Fantasy XIII

Director: [[Motomu Toriyama]] Producer: [[Yoshinori Kitase]] Art Director: [[Isamu Kamikokuryo]] Main Character Designer: [[Tetsuya Nomura]]

From Wikipedia:

Final Fantasy XIII is a role-playing video game developed and published by [[Square Enix]] for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and later for Windows (in 2014). Released in Japan in December 2009 and international in March 2010, it is the thirteenth title in the mainline 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.

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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 was critically acclaimed in Japan and received mostly positive reviews from Western video game publications, which praised the game’s graphics, presentation, and battle system. The game’s linearity received a more mixed reception from some critics. 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 2017, the game has sold over 7 million copies worldwide on consoles. The Windows version has sold over 746,000 copies according to SteamSpy. 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 series, was released in November 2013 in Japan and in February 2014 in North America and PAL regions. As of September 2014, Final Fantasy XIII series was widely successful and has shipped over 11 million copies worldwide.