Stop listening to others bad reviews, and enjoy the game!
User Rating: 10 | Final Fantasy XIII PS3
Take this review with a grain of salt, like most Final Fantasy games, they split the fan base in half, some prefer older games over the new ones, one battle system over the other, characters and villains etc. Lets get the most obvious elephant in the room out first, yes, it is linier, yep, I said it, most of the game you will be running down a hall (a beautifully designed one at that) and you can practically max your characters ability's before more are released for the first oh, lets say 20 hours of the game. But, lets look past that if we can, look at the wonderful brew they have put together this time…. Yes, linier, but amazing story line, it keeps you hooked, stunning graphics and lots of beautiful 1080p cut scenes, a unique new way to battle, that involves changing your entire tactics in battle, sometimes multiple times and lots of missions and "sandbox" type style game play from the middle to near end of the game. So yes, you will be running in one path for awhile, but is it a reason not to enjoy, and buy this game, certainly not, when you are starting the game, if you can handle not worshiping critics thoughts and think for your self, you will see an amazing story line, with amazing graphics, and a unique battling system, with, if you choose, lots of flexibility after the story is built on a solid foundation, this game is A++ in my opinion, and a must have addition to your collection, and a worthy game in the Final Fantasy franchise! 
