All I can say is wow...this game will get a 10 here, mark my words, bookmark this blog and remember this day :P
What can I say, as always Square delivered on the graphics to make it the best, this game looks better than Uncharted 2, yup, this is the best looking game I've ever played on consoles.
The characters looks so detailed its unbelievable, alot of times it becomes hard to distinguish if it is CG or not in the cutscenes, thats how much of a graphical powerhouse FFXIII is.
There is no freaking install and there is no loading at all so far, the game runs butter smooth and seamless from running around in areas to engaging in battle to running through cutscenes to navigating through the menu screen , that is alone incredible so don't worry PS3 owners, this game is not downgraded at all from a technical standpoint, in a matter of fact, Square did a better job than all of the first party developers including Naughty Dog, the game feels so crisp and vibrant and the animation of the characters are of the best in the industry.
Characters are at last different than the past awkward looking from FFX and FFXII, they are all great to look at, however there is an exception still :P a boy called Hope haha.
The new upgrade system is similar to the grid system in FFXII, it is called [spoiler] Crystalium [/spoiler]
There are alot of other stuff to talk about but Im gonna put it in short so your wait can't be more painful :P
Back to playing some more :D