13 years later, still defending FF13

Final Fantasy 13 came out in 2009, and now, 13 years later, looking back at what SquareEnix managed to offer us in the interim, I maintain that FF13 continues to be one of the better entries in the Final Fantasy franchise.

Is it the best? No. That title still belongs to FF7.

Is it the second best? No. That's FF10. (Even if I think 10's character is better written.)

But FF13 certainly is not the worst entry in the FF franchise by far. No, that honor goes to FF15. But I'm not here to shit on a game I hate, I'm here to defend a game that I think has been unfairly maligned.

Oh, and no, FF13-2 was not good and Lightning Returns is a terrible thing, fuck your fanservice obsessed brain.

( FF13 remains one of the better entries because NARRATIVE. )