Bare with me, I started FFXIII a little later than most players so this might be old news for some but for me, this is what I am living through. I surpassed the 50 hour playing time mark and finally beat Barthandolas for the second time. (Took 21 minutes and I had full Crystalarium, how the hell is the goal 10 minutes???) Now I beat Proudclod twice and fought my way into Orphan's Cradle. Now, after all this time, the side quests open up! The game is almost over at this point!

Maybe I am looking at this wrong, but I would have liked to see some side quests available throughout the game instead of bunched up at the end. Plus, from what I understand, there are some you cant do until you beat the game and get a new crystal expansion! Why would they do that? When I beat a game I want the final battle against the last Boss to be the final part of the game. I don't wanna have to keep playing mindless side quests that have rewards that dont help me in the main mission, after the final Boss is dead. What would be the point? To get trophies? Big deal!

Anyway, I will try to get through as many quests as I can before enemies are too strong and I must continue the final level and beat the game. Once finished I will write a nice long game review.