XIII Reviews

XIII is ranked in the 2nd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Nov 14, 2020

Fans are better off playing the original on PS2, Xbox, and GameCube. The remake is barely playable in its current state.

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3 / 10.0
Jan 15, 2021

With no AI improvements and a clear design choice of using 3D models, the aesthetics of the original XIII spoil it more than they improve it.

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3 / 10.0
Nov 21, 2020

The only good thing about this remake is that it's a great example of how not to do one.

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2 / 10.0
Nov 18, 2020

PlayMagic's XIII may get better after several patches, but right now it's a broken, buggy mess that plays like a generic shooter and looks worse than the 2003 original. If you really want to play XIII, go play that instead.

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2 / 10.0
Nov 15, 2020

Such an offensive slap to all fans of the original game and to all gamers in general.

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2 / 10.0
Dec 11, 2020

This remake of XIII not only fails to recreate the source material but also fails as an enjoyable gaming experience.

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Expansive
Jay Jones
Meh
Nov 13, 2020

We’d strongly advise against playing XIII on current-gen hardware in its current state, at least. Next-gen, the game is considerably better but there’s a lot that’s still not quite up to scratch. We’d certainly advise waiting on this until at least the first update is live, but what we will say for sure is there’s other inherent problems here that go beyond re-balances and tweaks.

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D+
Nov 30, 2020

You can easily imagine a world where the XIII remake is a success, but sadly this isn’t that world. Broken is about the nicest thing that can be said about this remaster that is somehow worse than the original.

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Hated
Nov 17, 2020

If you want to play XIII, look for the original. Just skip this reimagining.

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