Imagine a 16Bit Version of Final Fantasy XIII  Square Enix Did in This Clever Retrospective
I'm in deep trouble I haven't finished Final Fantasy XIII-2, and Lightning Returns is just around the corner. In the same boat? Has Square Enix got something for you. I noticed this courtesy Kotaku's Jason Schreier a YouTube video upped by Square Enix summarizing Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2  call it "the story so far"  only done endearingly old-school 16-bit console style. And I don't mean 60-seconds of sentimental promotion, but nearly eight minutes of retro recap that touches all the bases and yesteryear yep, I used it tropes. Watch it for chiptunes Masashi Hamauzu, the white Mickey Mouse glove-cursor, the silly superdeformed protagonists and the even more jarringly non sequitur narrative bursts. I don't want to play this version  I'm among those that liked Final Fantasy XIII as-is and, so far, XIII-2  but it's amusing and deftly nostalgic and I salute whoever at Square Enix took the time to pull it together. Lighting Returns  the third and final game in the mainline XIII sequence  arrives February 11 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.