Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles vs Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is an RPG game from The Game Designers Studio (2003) while Final Fantasy XIII is an action-RPG JRPG game from Square Enix (2009).
Quick answer: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Final Fantasy XIII are too close, or too thinly reviewed, to separate on the numbers; the table below shows what each holds.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
What each one is
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is filed under RPG. In contrast, Final Fantasy XIII under Action-RPG and JRPG.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is an action role-playing video game developed by The Game Designers Studio for the GameCube. It was released in 2003 in Japan and 2004 in North America, Europe and Australia. A remastered version for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, and iOS was released in August 2020. A spin-off of the Final Fantasy series and beginning of the series of the same name, Crystal Chronicles was the first title in the franchise to be released for a Nintendo home console since Final Fantasy VI in 1994.
Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Crystal Chronicles takes place in an unnamed fantasy world inhabited by four races. The player takes control of a caravan hailing from the village of Tipa, in which members of the world's four races come together to help its mission. One thousand years before the game's events, the world's sustaining Great Crystal was shattered by a meteorite carrying an alien lifeform called the Meteor Parasite. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu praised the game's fairytale aesthetic and unconventional treatment of the RPG genre; journalists Shane Bettenhausen, Jennifer Tsao and Kevin Gifford Electronic Gaming Monthly each gave the game high praise for its innovation in gameplay and graphical style. Eurogamer s Rob Fahey gave the game a near-perfect score, noting the clear production values and calling it "one of the best action RPGs" he played; his only… (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting Final Fantasy XIII is set on the futuristic world of Gran Pulse (often simply called Pulse). Central to the story is Cocoon, a massive artificial sphere that floats above Pulse's surface and is ruled by the Sanctum, a theocratic government. The two worlds are controlled by fal'Cie / f æ l ˈ s iː / , mechanical beings with godlike power. (Wikipedia)
Characters
Main article: Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series The six main playable characters of Final Fantasy XIII are Lightning ( Ali Hillis / Maaya Sakamoto ), the main protagonist of the game, a former soldier and older sister to Serah; Snow Villiers ( Troy Baker / Daisuke Ono ), Serah's fiancé and leader of NORA, a paramilitary group; Oerba Dia Vanille (Georgia van Cuylenburg/ Yukari Fukui ), the game's narrator and an exile who is later revealed to be a… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Final Fantasy XIII received generally positive reviews. Review aggregator website Metacritic gave the PlayStation 3 version 83/100 based on 83 reviews, the Xbox 360 version 82/100 based on 54 reviews, and the Windows version 65/100 based on 6 reviews. It was rated 39 out of 40 by the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu . (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | Final Fantasy XIII | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 6.7/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Mostly Positive (75%, 19,914) |
| Critic aggregate | 80/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | Unknown | $15.99 |
| Install size | — | 60 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | playable |
| Released | 2003 | 2009 |
| Developer | The Game Designers Studio | Square Enix |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles vs Final Fantasy XIII, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesRPG gameFinal Fantasy XIIIAction-RPG JRPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesNo descriptive tagsFinal Fantasy XIIIJRPG, RPG, Female ProtagonistThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Content and scale
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles—Final Fantasy XIII19,914 reviews · 3 add-ons · 60 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesUnknownFinal Fantasy XIII$15.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 0 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
Where they differ
JRPGRPGFemale ProtagonistLinearGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Final Fantasy XIII is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | Final Fantasy XIII | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | NVIDIA® Geforce® 8 Series/ ATI Radeon™ HD 2000 series |
| Minimum CPU | — | 2GHz Dual Core CPU |
| Minimum RAM | — | 1 GB |
| Install size | — | 60 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles · Final Fantasy XIII.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and 5 for Final Fantasy XIII. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Final Fantasy XIII in scope?
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles lists little scope data. Final Fantasy XIII has drawn 19,914 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 60 GB.
Is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles or Final Fantasy XIII better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles or Final Fantasy XIII?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles or Final Fantasy XIII?
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Final Fantasy XIII are too close, or too thinly reviewed, to separate on the numbers; the table below shows what each holds. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.