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The 13th game in the main Final Fantasy series. The game features an AI driven battle engine where the player can determine overall strategy via Paradigms or instead input commands to use a specific skill or change the paradigm.

The 13th game in the main Final Fantasy series. The game features an AI driven battle engine where the player can determine overall strategy via Paradigms or instead input commands to use a specific skill or change the paradigm.

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Exactly how linear is Final Fantasy XIII?

I was thinking about buying FF XIII but was am a little concerned about the talk about how linear the game is. I have enjoyed most of the previous Final Fantasy games so I was wondering if its linearity can be compared to any of those - for example…
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Where should I go to farm Gil quickly in Final Fantasy 13?

I'm trying to complete the last achievement that I need in FF13, the one where I need to upgrade all the weapons/items to hold every item possible in the game. I'm wondering where I should take my fully maxed out party to farm gil that yields the…
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What's the actual structure/shape of Cocoon?

So far I've finished the first four or five chapters of the game. The Datalog tries to explain the setting as well as other facts while you experience the game. However, so far I still can't really associate the locations I've explored so far to any…
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Weapon upgrade system in Final Fantasy XIII

I'm well into disc 2 and I'm still a little lost with the weapon upgrade system. I don't know how to compare the weapons when they are different levels, and I'm also a little confused when choosing components to rise their level. Could anyone help?
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Getting Vanille AI to cast Death

I've recently gotten the spell Death for Vanille in Final Fantasy 13. In general I have the AI control Vanille and it's done quite well in controlling her. However I've noticed ever since getting Death she's failed to cast in once. Even after…
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How do I defeat FFXIII's final boss?

I'm walking in with Lightning (COM), Vanille (RAV/SAB/MED) and Snow (RAV/SEN) and am simply getting pummeled, especially when Orphan comes out of stagger. How do I keep myself from grinding for hours to finish this game? Is it too late (or even…
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Are the summoned Eidolons useful in any battles?

I only (usefully) summoned one Eidolon in my entire playthrough, and that was only because I did not have Renew at the time, so it was the easiest way to cure all of my characters. When I obtained the first couple of Eidolons, I tried them out in a…
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Is there a way to watch the Final Fantasy XIII cutscenes a second time?

Is there any way to watch specific Final Fantasy XIII cutscenes after finishing the game? Some of them are extremely well rendered and I would love to watch them again, but I really don't have the time to replay the game in order to do that.
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What are the core differences between the paradigm roles?

I'd like to understand the paradigm system in Final Fantasy XIII from a high-level perspective a little bit better, but I'm having trouble telling the different paradigm roles apart. What are the main differences between the roles? Is there a main…
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How do I find the location of the Cie'th Stone missions?

So, I've been looking around for the Cie'th Stone missions, and I've managed to do the first 3. Problem is, I'm looking for the 4th, and I'm just not finding it. Is there an easier way to find them besides just wandering around?
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What is the point of monster level?

I've already read this and came to believe it does not really answer the question, not more than any other guess. So I ask here: is there, and if there is what is the purpose of the monster level in Final Fantasy 13 game? I don't think it's just…
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Help me beat this Neochu

I've finished the storyline and am now finishing all the missions. Up to this point, there have been many battles that took a few tries, but never any battles that I felt I had to grind for. A few moments' thought, a carefully-crafted Paradigm deck,…
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What is the quickest way to get a trapezohedron?

They're 2M when bought - is there a faster way to gain/earn/find a trapezohedron other than grinding for the gil necessary to buy it?
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Final Fantasy XIII Paradigm shifts

Whenever I shift paradigms in Final Fantasy XIII, sometimes I get the animation for each individual character switching paradigms, and sometimes I get the animation for all three switching at the same time which is tremendously faster. I think I get…
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How can I make a lot of gil?

What is the fastest way to make gil? Is there some trick to repeatedly gain lots of gil? I am more concerned on a high level, what's the trick to get a lot of gil? Is there some way to repeat something and get a lot of gil every time?
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