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Leona (acts likes she) loves Final Fantasy XIII

Written by Random J •

Leona Lewis took the words out of my damn mouth. I never thought "My hands" would have been a perfect fit for Final Fantasy XIII neither, and I still don't. If "My hands" was an attack, it'd be the most damaging attack ever. I'm talking every single flash particle effect and an explosion that hits with 999999 damage when the dust clears.

I cannot believe Square Enix chose "My hands" to serve as Final Fantasy XIII's theme song, when there are a couple of really good songs on Leona Lewis' Echo album, which would have made much, much better themes. What would have been perfect would have been either the Japanese version of the song in the Western release, or having had Crystal Kay sing both the Japanese and English theme's. But the dirty deed is done. Ain't shit we can do about it now but moan and scowl how I'm doing.

Notice how Leona has the Xbox 360 controller in her hand as well. Microsoft be signing them cheques with a quick hand to make sure people know this game is releasing for its system. If past experiences are anything to go by, this game will advertise on TV like it is not even out for the PlayStation 3. The only people who will pick this game up are those who have played an FF game before anyway, so it probably won't make a world of difference. It will interesting to see the first week sales figures, and which version sells the most. I'm gonna say the PS3. FF loving gamers who own both a 360 and a PS3 (of which there are many) will end up picking the PS3 version, purely because of the convenience of the game being on one disc. But ya never know...

Battle of the Final Fantasy XIII theme songs: Leona Lewis vs. Sayuri Sugawara
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  1. Junlee28 February 2010 at 07:06

    The comparison wars are already starting. A lot of websites are saying the PS3 version looks better. I don't know, at the end of the day, unless you're playing the two version side by side, starting at the screen, it shouldn't matter.

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  2. lilithdarkstorm28 February 2010 at 09:42

    I've already ranted about this on my blog but I still can't get over her comment. "The game is so pretty!" "I like how I can walk the fields!"
    *claps* well done Leona, now let the real gamers play the damn thing!

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  3. Random J28 February 2010 at 17:14

    @ Junlee:
    This shit always happens when a game releases for multiple systems. And it's gonna be at fever pitch because it's a Final Fantasy game. As long as the 360 version does not look shit and the comparisons aren't glaring, it won't be a problem for me. It makes no difference to me because I only have a 360 anyway!

    @ Lilithdarkstorm:
    I know! This is the kinda shit you'd expect Nintendo to pull. I couldn't help but shake my head and shiver when I heard the "Amazing. I just wanted to like...run around the fields all day" *lol*

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  4. Junlee28 February 2010 at 21:12

    You're right about one thing. People will know the game is on the 360. All the commercials I've seen on TV for the game are just for the 360, lol. Microsoft has got it like that.

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  5. Anonymous12 May 2010 at 01:20

    I have it for the 360 and it's awesome. So what it has 3 discs? It's cooler that way! AND I looked at the ratings and 360 kicked lame ass PS3's ass on opening day. So ha! AND I LOOOVE Leona Lewis. A LOT! My Hands is an amazing song....but not for Final Fantasy...sorry darling. Whateva.

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  6. Random J12 May 2010 at 03:48

    I have XIII for the 360 too. The game being on multiple discs didn't really bother me. The game being a bit crap is what bothered me the most :(

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