Every time I play Final Fantasy XIII it feels like I'm playing in a past Final Fantasy game Universe! Well it feel like Final Fantasy VIII's Universe! Besides Lightning's Gunblade ( on that subject! very,very later on in the game you get to buy! not find! a gunblade called Lion Heart!...if anybody have played Final Fantasy VIII you know Lion Heart is Squall's strongest gunblade and must likely the strongest weapon in Final Fantasy VIII...But I do not know if Lion Heart is Lightning's strongest weapon in the game! and it only cost $28,000 from the up in arms shop.) Cocoon it self looks/feels like Esthar,Balamb,Deling City,Trabia Canyon,Timber and Galbadia forest all put togather into a small and beautiful planet! Lets move on to Lightning & Snow which are the main characters in the game( I put in over 200 hours into the game and they show everyones story...but mostly it looks like Lightning & Snow's story...well to me) Lightning Looks strong! if Cloud (Final Fantasy VII) & Yuna ( Final Fantasy X-2) had a baby. it will most likely be Lightning!but she acts like Squall raised/train her! Snow looks like a strong D-BAG! if Tifa & Zell had a kid. it will be Snow! but hes cool and funny somtimes! maybe its just me...I mean I do love Final Fantasy VIII alot and most likely get a Psp for it..( that and Final Fantasy VII)