Final Fantasy XIII

The guide begins with an introduction to the world of final fantasy xiii, explaining the core concepts of FalCie and L'Cie.

It details the history of the War of Transgression and the roles of The Sanctum, PSICOM, and the Guardian Corps.

The Purge and its implications are explained.

The guide covers the game's controls for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Various gameplay tutorials are provided, including Active Time Battle, Libra Screen, Camera Control, Main Menu, Encounters, Item Usage, Attack Chain, Shrouds, Pre-emptive Strike, Paradigms, Crystarium, Command Execution, the Paradigm System, Battle Techniques, Eidolon Battles, and upgrading/dismantling equipment.

Information on Gestalt Mode is also included.

Details on playable characters such as Lightning Farron, Oerba Dia Vanille, Serah Farron, Snow Villiers, Hope Estheim, Sazh Katzroy, and Oerba Yun Fang are presented.

Information on the group NORA is provided.

Antagonists including Galenth Dysley, Yaag Rosch, and Jihl Nabaat are detailed.

Other characters like Dajh Katzroy and Cid Raines are also covered.

A chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of the game's story is provided, starting with Chapter 1: Hanging Edge and progressing through various locations like Aerorail Trussway, Skybridge No. 369, Chapter 2: Pulse Vestige (Sacrarium, House of Stairs, Ambulatory, Oblatorium, Nave, Animas Throne), Chapter 3: Lake Bresha (The Waters Stilled, Amid Timebound Waves, A Silent Maelstrom, Encased in Crystal, The Frozen Falls, The Mirrored Morass, Gates of Antiquity, Forgotten Commons, A City No Longer, Echoes of the Past), Chapter 4: Vile Peaks (Dismal Dunescape, Wrack and Ruin, Another Mans Treasure, Munitions Necropolis, Devastated Dreams, Mounds of Naught, Scavengers Trail, Scrap Processing, Bodhum - Seaside), Chapter 5: The Gapra Whitewood (Ecological Research, Canopy Wardwalks, Research Corridor, Bulkhead FalCie, Bioweapon Research Site D, Bioweapon Research Site K, Field Trial Range S, Field Trial Range N, Environmental Regulation, Bioweapons Maintenance, Maintenance Exit), Chapter 6: The Sunleth Waterscape (The Old Growth, Sun-dappled Trail, A Shimmering Sky, Lake Shayra, Rain-spotted Vale, Hemmed in Stone, Seabus Docks), Chapter 7: Palumpolum (The Metrostile, Nutriculture Complex, The Agora, Pedestrian Terraces, Western Promenade, The Back Alleys, Central Arcade, Eastern Promenade, Rivera Towers, Felix Heights, The Estheim Residence), and Chapter 8: Nautilus (Nautilus Station, Festival Road, Nautilift Concourse, Park Square, Chocobo Corral, The Mall).

Missions are initiated by interacting with Cie'th Stones or statues.

Some enemies are exclusive to missions.

Battles may include additional enemies besides the primary mark.

Cie'th Stones are color-coded: Green for Rank D and C, Yellow for Rank B, Purple for Rank A, Red for special stones that remove barriers, and Grey for waypoints.

Statues in Taejin's Tower also provide missions, some of which are mandatory.

As missions are completed, more become available.

Dormant Cie'th Stones appear grey on the map; incomplete missions blink blue; completed missions are solid blue.

Waystones are marked in solid orange.

Press the Square button on the map to access the mission list.

Use the Left and Right D-pad to switch between detailed and simple views of the mission list.

Missions viewed by touching a Cie'th Stone or talking to a statue will appear on the list.

Completed missions are indicated by a checkmark.

The current mission has a special icon.

The detailed view shows mission rankings and locations.