Final Fantasy XIII is a mixture of challenge, story, character development, and amazing environments mixed together.
Pros: Phenomenal environments, Extremely impressive graphics, Very deep story and character development, Challenging and easy at times, Makes you strategize
Cons: Sometimes too hard, Difficult to get money, Really hard to keep up with story
Final Fantasy XIII completely surprised me. I never expected to get this game and enjoy it. The story is VERY complicated. You will have to read alot if you want to understand it all, but it's worth it. This game adds challenge as well as nice customization and beautiful cutscenes. Square Enix really cared about how the look and gameplay. That's why it has 3 discs with it! If you are curious and skeptical, rent it, if you are a fan of Final Fantasy, definetely check it out. I bet you'll love it. And since XIV is coming out soon, dont miss out of XIII.