Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Zero: Promise
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Summary
Before destiny was decided。。。
In the futuristic society of Cocoon， all the needs of the people are taken care of by the godlike fal'Cie。 The only threat to their comfortable lives is the world of Pulse below， ruled by its own fal'Cie with their own intentions。 And should trouble ever arise， the fal'Cie sometimes choose humans to do their bidding-and life will never be the same for these people marked by fate。
Before the unlikely heroes of FINAL FANTASY XIII banded together， each had their own story to tell。 This series of short stories chronicles the last few days before their encounter with a fal'Cie， providing a deeper look at the characters of the hit game！
In the futuristic society of Cocoon， all the needs of the people are taken care of by the godlike fal'Cie。 The only threat to their comfortable lives is the world of Pulse below， ruled by its own fal'Cie with their own intentions。 And should trouble ever arise， the fal'Cie sometimes choose humans to do their bidding-and life will never be the same for these people marked by fate。
Before the unlikely heroes of FINAL FANTASY XIII banded together， each had their own story to tell。 This series of short stories chronicles the last few days before their encounter with a fal'Cie， providing a deeper look at the characters of the hit game！
Reviews
CHL
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Needs a movie
Dakota
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A wonderful edition to FFXIII's universe and story。 Seeing what everyone was up to and how their lives intersected before the beginning of the game was fascinating。 Plus， this was a really good translation - some repetition but everything else was amazingly well done。 A wonderful edition to FFXIII's universe and story。 Seeing what everyone was up to and how their lives intersected before the beginning of the game was fascinating。 Plus， this was a really good translation - some repetition but everything else was amazingly well done。 。。。more
Rhyra
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is mainly aimed for Final Fantasy XIII fans and doesn't make quite the sense nor adds a journey for people who haven't played the game。 If you're planning on playing it， then this book might be what you're looking for to get a whole grasp of what the game truly is about。I'm aware Jun Eishima is a recurrent pen in most of Final Fantasy's novels， probably because of their popularity （I've seen their name quite often）， but I wouldn't say their writting is my favorite。 I liked the whole bo This book is mainly aimed for Final Fantasy XIII fans and doesn't make quite the sense nor adds a journey for people who haven't played the game。 If you're planning on playing it， then this book might be what you're looking for to get a whole grasp of what the game truly is about。I'm aware Jun Eishima is a recurrent pen in most of Final Fantasy's novels， probably because of their popularity （I've seen their name quite often）， but I wouldn't say their writting is my favorite。 I liked the whole book， but not precisely by the narration but the events。What I loved the most was Hope， Vanille and Sazh's stories。 I loved how you can see how truly important Nora is in Hope's life and how he's a more patient， loving character that what you can see in the first half of the game。 We shall always be reminded that there were valid motives for this kid to be angry at his father and at the world。 Vanille's journey just described how cold she can be and the dark nature that followed their own culture in Pulse。 And Sazh in his parental role， which very much explains why he's so versed in the l'Cie topic， because he had to deal with the Sanctum using his own child as a l'Cie。 If you're a XIII fan， this book is definitely a must。 。。。more
Noah Frank
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Honestly， I would have given this book four stars if it weren’t for two of the short stories。 One of them more so than the other。 The short story entitled “Friends” is long， boring， pointless， and it drags on forever。 It seriously has no place in this book at all and I feel it was only written so that Hope could been the main character of at least one of the short stories。 But seriously， it is complete garbage。 The short story that takes place directly after “Friends” entitled “Present” is also Honestly， I would have given this book four stars if it weren’t for two of the short stories。 One of them more so than the other。 The short story entitled “Friends” is long， boring， pointless， and it drags on forever。 It seriously has no place in this book at all and I feel it was only written so that Hope could been the main character of at least one of the short stories。 But seriously， it is complete garbage。 The short story that takes place directly after “Friends” entitled “Present” is also pretty dull。 Thankfully， it is the shortest out of all of them so it can be read if you really want to read it。 But in the flow of the book and the cohesiveness of the rest of the stories， it just feels a bit off。 Personally， this book to me felt like a Final Fantasy XIII miniseries that was seven episodes long。 I mean， in a lot of ways that’s what it is just in book form。 There were so many instances where I felt I was watching a miniseries on Netflix and binge-watching the episodes。 In a lot of ways， I kinda wish this actually was a mini-series。 I mean， Final Fantasy XV got an entire feature-length movie that played in theaters along with an anime and a book all to complement that game。 But Final Fantasy XIII did not get any of that （at least to my knowledge）。 This book would have worked a lot better as an anime or cgi miniseries。 But still would I recommend the book？ Yes。 Just not “Friends。” 。。。more
Lexi
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Much needed backstories for the seven main characters in FFXIII。 All but two （Hope's and Snow's） greatly aided in my understanding of the complex world and plot of the game。 This is both a good and a bad thing。 I appreciated it because it made aspects of the game more clear to me， but it's unfortunate that the book was required for a complete experience。 I also got annoyed by the constant description of Sazh's Afro as "hair a bird could nest in。" Yes， we get that he has a chocobo chick living th Much needed backstories for the seven main characters in FFXIII。 All but two （Hope's and Snow's） greatly aided in my understanding of the complex world and plot of the game。 This is both a good and a bad thing。 I appreciated it because it made aspects of the game more clear to me， but it's unfortunate that the book was required for a complete experience。 I also got annoyed by the constant description of Sazh's Afro as "hair a bird could nest in。" Yes， we get that he has a chocobo chick living there。 Moving on。 Also 40 is not "middle-aged" in my book。 but it was a teenager's POV， so I'll let it slide。 。。。more
Jessica Kwon
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Final Fantasy XIII – Episode Zero – Promise – is actually a good introduction to Final Fantasy XIII。 Even if I regret that the story does actually only narrate the thirteen first days of the heroes of the game， I had a blast。 This book helps us to see characters from another perspective。 My favorite chapter was the one about Sazh and Dajh， but also the one about Fang and Vanille’s awakening inside the Pulse Vestige。 I didn’t like Vanille in the game but she was very interesting in the book at le Final Fantasy XIII – Episode Zero – Promise – is actually a good introduction to Final Fantasy XIII。 Even if I regret that the story does actually only narrate the thirteen first days of the heroes of the game， I had a blast。 This book helps us to see characters from another perspective。 My favorite chapter was the one about Sazh and Dajh， but also the one about Fang and Vanille’s awakening inside the Pulse Vestige。 I didn’t like Vanille in the game but she was very interesting in the book at least。 The book doesn’t drag along unnecessary details， it only explains important stuff and what’s the most interesting – and intriguing – thing here is that when you read the book you realize that the characters’ fates were actually tied from the very beginning。 The game itself was just a continuation。Anyway， it’s a good book， though I was curious about how Snow and Serah met， and I also wanted to know more about Hope and his two childhood friends but oh well， I guess we can’t have it all， now can we？ 。。。more
Jorge
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NOTE: Yen On released an official English translation in 2019 which is rather well written and much more enjoyable than fan translations。 Take reviews that were posted before May 2019 with a grain of salt。The main story/plot itself is nothing major or new for someone who has played the game but it contains little events and stories that happened before the game which are not shown in the game。 These help to add another layer of depth to the characters and makes them feel like they are real peopl NOTE: Yen On released an official English translation in 2019 which is rather well written and much more enjoyable than fan translations。 Take reviews that were posted before May 2019 with a grain of salt。The main story/plot itself is nothing major or new for someone who has played the game but it contains little events and stories that happened before the game which are not shown in the game。 These help to add another layer of depth to the characters and makes them feel like they are real people with real thoughts and personalities。 I'd say it adds a lot of value to the game's story if you have played or plan to play the game。 。。。more
Earwen
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this is a book for fans of the game。 There is absolutely 0 reason for anyone else to pick it up。 Its not well written –it’s not well translated （I’m thankful that the fans have taken it upon themselves to translate it but it is what it is。 ） but I strongly suspect it wasn’t very well written either。 So you know， from a non-ff13 fans perspective this is 0 out of 5 no literary or other merit and definitely not the right place to get started。 But if you already played and loved the game， and the ch this is a book for fans of the game。 There is absolutely 0 reason for anyone else to pick it up。 Its not well written –it’s not well translated （I’m thankful that the fans have taken it upon themselves to translate it but it is what it is。 ） but I strongly suspect it wasn’t very well written either。 So you know， from a non-ff13 fans perspective this is 0 out of 5 no literary or other merit and definitely not the right place to get started。 But if you already played and loved the game， and the characters。 Well it’s more of the same。。。sort of。 There are some fun interactions， some “oh so that’s what happened” moments， a bit of background info and simply more content。 But what I said before still applies – it’s just not well written。 But does it need to be well written – is it not enough to listen to lightning criticize peoples fashion for a whole chapter？ Maybe。 I don’t know。 I wish there was more of lightning actually， whether shes criticizing people or not。 This girl continues to elude the spotlight despite being the poster girl。 Basically， this isn’t essential info but if you love the game you’ll find it at least moderately interesting。 。。。more
Jewels
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A good 4/5 stars。As a disclaimer， I haven't been able to dig out my copy of FF13 in a while， nor the original console it plays on， so my game knowledge is rusty。 That being said， as a sort-of new-comer， I didn't find it all that hard to pick the story up。 This book actually helped me understand the background and world-building a lot better than I thought I did。 There's not too much action going on。 It's simply the week of events leading up to the beginning of the game。 So， besides some little g A good 4/5 stars。As a disclaimer， I haven't been able to dig out my copy of FF13 in a while， nor the original console it plays on， so my game knowledge is rusty。 That being said， as a sort-of new-comer， I didn't find it all that hard to pick the story up。 This book actually helped me understand the background and world-building a lot better than I thought I did。 There's not too much action going on。 It's simply the week of events leading up to the beginning of the game。 So， besides some little grammatical/spelling errors I came across， I thoroughly enjoyed this。 I'd definitely recommend for those who want to relive the game， those who want that background info on the characters and world of Pulse and Cocoon， or those who want to start from the very beginning in the story。 。。。more
Kastie Pavlik
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3。5 Stars， rounded up。 I knew of these stories when they were released in Japan and really wish they'd been released here sooner。 If nothing else， I want to restart the saga all over。 The stories brought back nice memories and prompted various soundtracks from the game to play in my mind， and filled in some backstory。 Vanille and Fang's is the most interesting （to me） and I enjoyed the extra detail into Lightning， Serah， and Snow — although most of it could be gleaned from the game （much the sam 3。5 Stars， rounded up。 I knew of these stories when they were released in Japan and really wish they'd been released here sooner。 If nothing else， I want to restart the saga all over。 The stories brought back nice memories and prompted various soundtracks from the game to play in my mind， and filled in some backstory。 Vanille and Fang's is the most interesting （to me） and I enjoyed the extra detail into Lightning， Serah， and Snow — although most of it could be gleaned from the game （much the same for Sahz & Dajh）。 I skimmed Hope's chapter。 It glimpsed the reason for for his attitude， but added the least to the story， especially given its place in the book's progression， and I truly hate to admit that it was a little boring。 I remember disliking Hope at the beginning of the game and maybe if I'd read this back then I'd feel differently。 I'm not a fan of this style of YA writing with everything explained to the Nth degree and a lot of repetition， but it's Final Fantasy and I'm a die-hard， so it's a must have for me。 Hopefully the next two books are better， but even if they aren't， I look forward to reengaging with Noel & Serah。 I suppose a pandemic is the perfect time to log another 400 hours into a game （or 3）， too。 ;） 。。。more
Robert
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Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Zero: Promise is a short story collection detailing what the main characters of Final Fantasy XIII were up to during the days of leading up to the Purge。Split into seven short stories， they are as follow:"Encounter" follows Lightning and Serah， showing Lightning's first meeting with Snow and how Serah became a l'Cie。"Strangers" follows Fang and Vanille's awakening from their crystal sleep and their first steps on Cocoon。"Treasure" follows Sazh and Dajh。 Some parts are Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Zero: Promise is a short story collection detailing what the main characters of Final Fantasy XIII were up to during the days of leading up to the Purge。Split into seven short stories， they are as follow:"Encounter" follows Lightning and Serah， showing Lightning's first meeting with Snow and how Serah became a l'Cie。"Strangers" follows Fang and Vanille's awakening from their crystal sleep and their first steps on Cocoon。"Treasure" follows Sazh and Dajh。 Some parts are told in first-person as Sazh talks to the Chocobo chick as he prepares to go find a way to save Dajh before switching to third-person to show how Sazh first met the chick， how Dajh became a l'Cie and their time in PSICOM's custody。"Search" shows how Fang met Cid and Rygdea and allied with the Cavalry while trying to find Vanille after being separated following their mission to Euride Gorge。"Friends" is framed with Hope and his mother's trip to Bodhum with the majority of the story being a flashback to a school trip Hope took years before。 I found it to be the weakest story of the bunch。"Present" follows Snow and Serah as they shop for a birthday present for Lightning， Snow also using the trip to buy an engagement present for Serah。The final story， "Tomorrow"， begins in a style similar to the Analects from the game， detailing how Fang and Vanille became l'Cie。 After that， the narrative switches back to third-person as it reveals how and why Vanille was on the Purge train at the beginning of the game。Overall， I enjoyed Episode 0。 Besides expanding details and scenes shown in the game， it also goes into details only alluded to or left out altogether。 When I read the dialogue， I could hear the characters' voices。The only fault I had with it was Hope's story， due to it focusing more on a flashback than the present-day events happening in Bodhum and a mention of how Hope almost met Sazh years before the events of the game but Hope just happened to get sick beforehand。 Now， throughout the stories， we see bits of the main characters crossing paths （even if it was just being in the same area at the time） but most of those had to due to that being the case in the game and ties into the game's theme of destiny vs。 free will， but this passing of Hope and Sazh just feels forced and unneeded。 。。。more
Skywings123
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4。5
SER
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This is an interesting bit that gives us more details and insight to the details leading up to the first games main events。 My favorite story was seeing how Serah became a l'cie， since we never got that in the game， but I enjoyed most of the others as well （like seeing how Fang and Vanille have to adapt to the world around them after first waking up from their crystal slumber）。 The translation might come off as a little rocky in some places （ for example， Serah makes a comment saying how she was This is an interesting bit that gives us more details and insight to the details leading up to the first games main events。 My favorite story was seeing how Serah became a l'cie， since we never got that in the game， but I enjoyed most of the others as well （like seeing how Fang and Vanille have to adapt to the world around them after first waking up from their crystal slumber）。 The translation might come off as a little rocky in some places （ for example， Serah makes a comment saying how she was "too young to appreciate death" when referring to her father's death。 I feel the word should have been understand， not appreciate ）。 If you're expecting a whirlwind of action and fast pacing events， this probably isn't for you。 It takes a calmer and slower approach with the characters and their individual stories。 If nothing else， it also gives people who enjoyed the game and it's characters more information we don't get in any of the games。 Overall， it isn't a bad read。 。。。more
Billy
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This was a nice read。 Originally this and the original game came out in 2009。This was originally published bit by bit online in Japan and then was released as a physical book。The first game， Final Fantasy 13 released in the US in 2010 and I played it then。This book wasn't released until April 2019 in the US though it was released in a few countries in Europe earlier。 Why？ I don't know。It helps fill in some blanks， give extra information， extra moments， and helps inform about the game's universe This was a nice read。 Originally this and the original game came out in 2009。This was originally published bit by bit online in Japan and then was released as a physical book。The first game， Final Fantasy 13 released in the US in 2010 and I played it then。This book wasn't released until April 2019 in the US though it was released in a few countries in Europe earlier。 Why？ I don't know。It helps fill in some blanks， give extra information， extra moments， and helps inform about the game's universe and characters。 It all leads up to the original game。Some of the moments also are presented in flashbacks in the first game。I had missed the characters and found this to be relaxing and nice to read。 There are two others coming out shortly that I will likely read later too。 I always liked the story and characters of this series which is three main games and looks like there will be three side novels in total by the end of the year。 。。。more
Heather
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I wish this book had been available in English back in 2009。 The game would have made so much more sense！If you’ve ever been confused， frustrated， or annoyed by Final Fantasy XIII， it’s probably at least in part because you haven’t read this book。 The game throws you into an unfamiliar world， bombards you with foreign words like “l’Cie” and “fal’Cie，” and has you recruit an array of characters without properly introducing them。 Why？ Because all the world building and character backstories and re I wish this book had been available in English back in 2009。 The game would have made so much more sense！If you’ve ever been confused， frustrated， or annoyed by Final Fantasy XIII， it’s probably at least in part because you haven’t read this book。 The game throws you into an unfamiliar world， bombards you with foreign words like “l’Cie” and “fal’Cie，” and has you recruit an array of characters without properly introducing them。 Why？ Because all the world building and character backstories and relationships are explained in Episode Zero: Promise。It’s like how Final Fantasy XV gave us a movie and an anime （and， in Japan， a drama CD）， and watching those first helped the game make a lot more sense。 Except， unlike Final Fantasy XIII’s prequel content， those were available in English from the get-go。 Here we are a decade after this book was published in Japan， just now getting it in the West。 *shakes fist at Square-Enix*Even if you hated FFXIII （and， until now， I did）， I recommend this book because it will make the confusing scenes of the game connect like puzzle pieces for you。 I’m replaying the game now and everything makes so much more sense， it’s incredible。 I feel like in the past I had skipped the first disc， and only now do I have the complete game。Here’s a spoiler-free breakdown of the chapters:First there are 8 full-color， glossy pages containing screen shots from the game with captions which provide biographies for allies and foes and geographical information about various locations in the game。Chapter 1， Encounter。 Lightning is on patrol and meets NORA—and Snow—for the first time。 It does not go well， so Snow offers to help Serah choose a birthday gift for Lightning to reconcile。 In this chapter， we discover information about Light and Serah’s parents， and why Lightning changed her name to “Lightning。” And we see how Serah became a l’Cie。Chapter 2， Strangers。 This chapter is all about Vanille and Fang， and how they woke up and survived on Cocoon。 This was one of the best chapters， because you see how the people of Cocoon live day-to-day， discovering it at the same time as Fang and Vanille， who are essentially two foreigners。Chapter 3， Treasure。 Here we see how Sazh got his chocobo and how Dajh became a l’Cie。 You learn a lot about the Public Security and Intelligence Command （PSICOM） and the villain characters， Jihl Nabaat and Yaag Rosch， and discover how Sazh lost his wife。 Probably the most important chapter in the book， for all the information it provides。Chapter 4， Search。 This entire chapter is about how Fang came to be aboard the Lindblum and their lengthy， failed search for Vanille。 While she is involved with the Guardian Corps Wide-Area Response Brigade （GC-WARB）/The Cavalry， we learn about Cid Raines’s motivations for helping her， and parts of the chapter are written from the perspective of Captain Rygdea。 I really loved his character so it was awesome to spend time getting to know him！Chapter 5， Friends。 This chapter explores Hope’s relationship （or lack thereof） with each of his parents。 The majority of it is a flashback to Hope’s childhood and an adventure he shared in the Sunleth Waterscape with his school friends while on a field trip。 （If you don’t remember Sunleth Waterscape， that’s the random rainforest-looking place that Sazh and Vanille appear in during the game。 The book explains that it is a nature preserve where monsters are studied。 And those floating bubbles that change the weather from sunshine to rain are explained in the book， as well。）Chapter 6， Present。 Serah searches for the perfect birthday gift for Lightning; meanwhile， although he accompanies her， Snow is actually looking for an engagement gift for Serah。 A lot of cute， silly fluff。 I love Serah and Snow so it was nice to see them together in scenes like this。Chapter 7， Tomorrow。 A far-off flashback to how Vanille and Fang first became l’Cie on Pulse。 Then it jumps to the present and explains how Vanille ended up on a Purge train with Hope， Nora， Lightning， and Sazh。 And we know the rest， because this is where the game begins。So there’s a LOT of information about the people， history， world， and main characters in this book that you absolutely do not want to miss， whether you’re a fan of the game or didn’t like it so much。 It really made me appreciate it more， now that I understand where the characters are coming from and the world they’re in。 。。。more
Nadine
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Etwas für zwischendurch :） 3 / 5 SternenBuchinfo:Titel: Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Null - VersprechenAutor: Jun EishimaSeiten: 302Buchart : TBVerlag: LimesBestellcode: 978-3833222405Erhältlich : 02 / 2011Kosten : € 12，95Alter: ab 12Buchrichtung: Fantasy Vorgängerbände: -Folgebände: - Final Fantasy XIII-2: Fragmente - Rückblick-Final Fantasy XIII: Fragmente - Der AnfangVerfilmung: -Inhalt:Die Einwohner dieser wahrhaft himmlischen Welt wogen sich lange Zeit in Sicherheit。 Das Sanktum regierte Coc Etwas für zwischendurch :） 3 / 5 SternenBuchinfo:Titel: Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Null - VersprechenAutor: Jun EishimaSeiten: 302Buchart : TBVerlag: LimesBestellcode: 978-3833222405Erhältlich : 02 / 2011Kosten : € 12，95Alter: ab 12Buchrichtung: Fantasy Vorgängerbände: -Folgebände: - Final Fantasy XIII-2: Fragmente - Rückblick-Final Fantasy XIII: Fragmente - Der AnfangVerfilmung: -Inhalt:Die Einwohner dieser wahrhaft himmlischen Welt wogen sich lange Zeit in Sicherheit。 Das Sanktum regierte Cocoon und garantierte allen Bewohnern Wohlstand und ein glückliches Leben。 Unter dem Schutz der Fal’Cie lebten die Menschen den wahrgewordenen Traum ewigen Friedens。 Doch damit ist es schlagartig vorbei， als ein Fal’Cie der Unterwelt Pulse aus seinem Schlaf erwacht und die Bewohner Cocoons mit gnadenlosem Schrecken konfrontiert。 Episode Zero erzählt in sieben packenden Episoden die Vorgeschichte der FF XIII – Hauptcharaktere und schildert die Ereignisse， die unmittelbar zu den Geschehnissen im neuen Teil der Final Fantasy-Saga führten。Meine Meinung:Ich war sehr neugierig auf die Vorgeschichten der Charaktere vom Spiel。Ich habe auch eine Menge erfahren， aber leider war es oft zu langatmig。 Man hatte das Gefühl man kommt nicht vom Fleck。 Ich habe sehr lange für das Buch gebraucht und dann das Spiel angefangen， so konnte ich einige Wege verknüpfen was vorher unklar war。Das Buch ist nicht unnötig aber es fehlt ihm an etwas mehr Power。Mehr kann ich auch nicht schreiben da man das Spiel kennen müßte ;）So erfährt man warum Lightning so ist。 Was es mit Snow auf sich hat und natürlich mit Vanilla mein kleiner Liebling im Spiel。 Hope finde ich im Buch wie im Spiel ziemlich anstrengend。Pluspunkte:- Man erfährt etwas über die CharakterMinuspunkte:- Es fehlt an SchwungCover:-Es zeigt die Charaktere im Spielhttp://buechertraumzeit。blogspot。de/2。。。 。。。more
Zombieleins-Bücherschmaus
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3 / 5 SternenBuchinfo:Titel: Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Null - VersprechenAutor: Jun EishimaSeiten: 302Buchart : TBVerlag: LimesBestellcode: 978-3833222405Erhältlich : 02 / 2011Kosten : € 12，95Alter: ab 12Buchrichtung: Fantasy Vorgängerbände: -Folgebände: - Final Fantasy XIII-2: Fragmente - Rückblick-Final Fantasy XIII: Fragmente - Der AnfangVerfilmung: - Inhalt:Die Einwohner dieser wahrhaft himmlischen Welt wogen sich lange Zeit in Sicherheit。 Das Sanktum regierte Cocoon und garantierte allen 3 / 5 SternenBuchinfo:Titel: Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Null - VersprechenAutor: Jun EishimaSeiten: 302Buchart : TBVerlag: LimesBestellcode: 978-3833222405Erhältlich : 02 / 2011Kosten : € 12，95Alter: ab 12Buchrichtung: Fantasy Vorgängerbände: -Folgebände: - Final Fantasy XIII-2: Fragmente - Rückblick-Final Fantasy XIII: Fragmente - Der AnfangVerfilmung: - Inhalt:Die Einwohner dieser wahrhaft himmlischen Welt wogen sich lange Zeit in Sicherheit。 Das Sanktum regierte Cocoon und garantierte allen Bewohnern Wohlstand und ein glückliches Leben。 Unter dem Schutz der Fal’Cie lebten die Menschen den wahrgewordenen Traum ewigen Friedens。 Doch damit ist es schlagartig vorbei， als ein Fal’Cie der Unterwelt Pulse aus seinem Schlaf erwacht und die Bewohner Cocoons mit gnadenlosem Schrecken konfrontiert。 Episode Zero erzählt in sieben packenden Episoden die Vorgeschichte der FF XIII – Hauptcharaktere und schildert die Ereignisse， die unmittelbar zu den Geschehnissen im neuen Teil der Final Fantasy-Saga führten。Meine Meinung:Ich war sehr neugierig auf die Vorgeschichten der Charaktere vom Spiel。Ich habe auch eine Menge erfahren， aber leider war es oft zu langatmig。 Man hatte das Gefühl man kommt nicht vom Fleck。 Ich habe sehr lange für das Buch gebraucht und dann das Spiel angefangen， so konnte ich einige Wege verknüpfen was vorher unklar war。Das Buch ist nicht unnötig aber es fehlt ihm an etwas mehr Power。Mehr kann ich auch nicht schreiben da man das Spiel kennen müßte ;）So erfährt man warum Lightning so ist。 Was es mit Snow auf sich hat und natürlich mit Vanilla mein kleiner Liebling im Spiel。 Hope finde ich im Buch wie im Spiel ziemlich anstrengend。Pluspunkte:- Man erfährt etwas über die CharakterMinuspunkte:- Es fehlt an SchwungCover:-Es zeigt die Charaktere im Spielhttp://buechertraumzeit。blogspot。de/2。。。 。。。more
Luca
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A series of novellas fleshing out the background of the characters， world and lore of Final Fantasy 13， mainly focusing on what happened in the thirteen days before the events of the game。 As this greatly increases the coherence and flow of the story， I wonder why at least some elements of it didn't find their way into the game。 A series of novellas fleshing out the background of the characters， world and lore of Final Fantasy 13， mainly focusing on what happened in the thirteen days before the events of the game。 As this greatly increases the coherence and flow of the story， I wonder why at least some elements of it didn't find their way into the game。 。。。more
Sabrina Grafenberger
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Would I recommend this book？Don’t get me wrong， I love the game Final Fantasy 13 and the whole Final Fantasy universe。 That’s why I bought this book - I wanted to know more about the characters， their background and their life before the events in the game。But this book is just so boring and poorly written， I had to force myself over and over again to keep reading it。 I thought about quitting several times。 Maybe this book is better in it's original language or in English – I don’t know… I read Would I recommend this book？Don’t get me wrong， I love the game Final Fantasy 13 and the whole Final Fantasy universe。 That’s why I bought this book - I wanted to know more about the characters， their background and their life before the events in the game。But this book is just so boring and poorly written， I had to force myself over and over again to keep reading it。 I thought about quitting several times。 Maybe this book is better in it's original language or in English – I don’t know… I read the German version and it was really terrible。 The book translator often repeated words and the dialogues seemed totally out of character。Lightning is called “Hauptmann Haudegen” （which means something like captain swashbuckler） – seriously， when did somebody call her that in the game？ The dialogues felt forced and awkward。 I’m just happy that it’s over and hope the next one has a different translator and / or writer… I wouldn’t recommend this book， not even to a big Final Fantasy fan。 。。。more
Mari
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I really love Final Fantasy 13 and 13-2 so it was obviouse to read the book。 =DI really liked the book。 I especially enjoyed the story of Vanille and Fang because you don't know much about their lifes from Grand Pulse and in the book you get to know a lot more about them: How they ended up on Coocon and how they were made L'Cie， how Fang ended up with Cid Raines and Rygdea =）But also the story of Sazh（and Dajih）， Hope， Snow， Serah and my favorite Charactere Lightning where pretty amazing！！！ I really love Final Fantasy 13 and 13-2 so it was obviouse to read the book。 =DI really liked the book。 I especially enjoyed the story of Vanille and Fang because you don't know much about their lifes from Grand Pulse and in the book you get to know a lot more about them: How they ended up on Coocon and how they were made L'Cie， how Fang ended up with Cid Raines and Rygdea =）But also the story of Sazh（and Dajih）， Hope， Snow， Serah and my favorite Charactere Lightning where pretty amazing！！！ 。。。more
Shiki
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