Key points
- Includes most of the DLC's from the console version
- Ability to run at resolutions higher than 720p, and at 60fps.
- English and Japanese audio voice overs are included in most of the steam region versions of the game except for the Asian steam region version.
- Unfavorable than the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions in areas such as:
- Cutscenes are encoded a bit different resulting in it having some compression artifacts and washed out colors compared to the PS3 version.
- Shadow rendering is a bit different compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, producing shadows that do not look good in most cases.[1]
- Broken Surround sound outside 2 or 6 channels
- No Controller vibration.
- Rain translucency is broken
- Certain DLC's are not available out of the box on PC
- Issues specific to the PC version:
- Constant crashes throughout the game
- 60fps is inconsistent and the game regularly dips to the low 40's or locks itself to 30.
- Constant stuttering in game.
- Lack of audio volume sliders, which makes it unable to adjust the volume of different in game audio elements.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
- Visit Final Fantasy Wiki for more information on DLC.
- Includes the following DLC from the console versions in the base game:[2] Note that the Coliseum Battles and Scenarios are only available after completing the game.
- Coliseum Battle Opponents: Omega, Lightning & Amodar, Nabaat, Ultros & Typhon, PuPu, Gilgamesh
- Serah's Outfits: Summoner's Garb, Beachwear, White Mage
- Noel's Outfits: Battle Attire, Spacetime Guardian, Black Mage
- Mog's Outfits: A Wondrous Wardrobe
- Sazh's Story Scenario: Heads or Tails?
- Lightning's Story Scenario: Requiem of the Goddess
- Snow's Story Scenario: Perpetual Battlefield
- The following DLC are not available on PC out-of-box due to copyright and licensing issues, but can be enabled using the Console Content Patch:
- 2 outfits for Serah: N7 Armor (from Mass Effect 3); Style and Steel
- 2 outfits for Noel: N7 Armor (from Mass Effect 3); Assassin's Creed
- All 5 DLC weapons (3 bows for Serah, 2 swords for Noel)
- 5 Japan-exclusive accessories (Delicate Diva's Microphone, Delicate Diva's Headphones, Delicate Goddess's Bangle, Delicate Goddess's Earring, and Stiltzkin's Diary)
Essential improvements
===Large address Aware Patch
- Required for fixing the constant crashes.
- This restores and unlocks all DLC normally unavailable in-game due to copyright and licensing issues. It also adds Serah's FFXIII outfit as a bonus.
- The PC version's rain has broken translucency. This replaces it with parameters for a higher resolution version of the original PS3's rain textures.
- Mod that fixes low framerates on capable machines, and uncaps framerates. How this works:
- Removes aggressive frame pacer (proper triple buffer implementation).
- Disables constant checks for input devices.
- Uncaps framerate, also properly utilizes the display's refresh rate.
- Fixes the slowdown when 2D elements are drawn in the HUD
- Fixes missing text on enemy scans.
- Enables vibration support.
- Works around the screen glitches when using 2560x1440 resolution
- This fix is NOT compatible with GeDoSaTo
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- All in-game configuration is stored in the save game data. The title screen configuration is not preserved between sessions.
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
Steam Cloud |
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Up to 50 save files (886.92 MB) can be synced. |
Video
Force windowed[citation needed]
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- Install FF13Fix.
- Open
FF13Fix.ini .
- Change
ForceWindowedMode = false to ForceWindowedMode = true .
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Force borderless[citation needed]
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- Install FF13Fix.
- Open
FF13Fix.ini .
- Change
Borderless = false to Borderless = true .
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Force Vsync off[citation needed]
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- Install FF13Fix.
- Open
FF13Fix.ini .
- Change
PresentationInterval = 1 to PresentationInterval = -1 .
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Input
- The game comes only with grey Xbox button prompts, without differentiating colors; This mod restores PlayStation and colored Xbox prompts.
Audio
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Worldwide (audio not available in Asia) |
English |
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Mod which restores English subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Traditional Chinese |
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Asia only |
Traditional Chinese |
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Mod which restores Traditional Chinese subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
French |
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Not available in Asia |
French |
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Mod which restores French subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
German |
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Not available in Asia |
German |
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Mod which restores German subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Italian |
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Not available in Asia |
Italian |
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Mod which restores Italian subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Japanese |
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Worldwide (UI and subtitles only available in Asia) |
Japanese |
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Mod which restores Japanese subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Korean |
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Asia only |
Korean |
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Mod which restores Korean subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Russian |
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Fan translation by «FFRTT.ru» |
Spanish |
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Not available in Asia |
Spanish |
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Mod which restores Spanish subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Issues unresolved
Shadows appear pixelated and jagged
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Audio volume is low
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Character runs off screen in opening battle
- There is a game-breaking bug where the character can run off screen in the first battle, rendering the current game unplayable. Restart the game to try again.
Issues fixed
Game uses incorrect refresh rate
- By default the game forces a 60 Hz refresh rate in full screen mode.
Override refresh rate set by game[5]
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- Download the latest release of FF13Fix.
- Copy
dinput8.dll and FF13Fix.ini to <path-to-game>\alba_data\prog\win\bin .
Notes
- The game will now use the same refresh rate selected in Windows.
- You can edit
FF13Fix.ini to specify a custom refresh rate.
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Broken surround sound & buzzing sound
- This issue occurs when not in stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel mode due to the game incorrectly filling audio buffers, causing buzzing audio and incorrect voice positioning.[6][7]
Set your sound card to use stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel modes[8]
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Try setting the FFXiii2Launcher.exe compatibility to Vista or Windows 7
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Crashes when loading a new area or when saving
Rain appears as white lines
- The translucency of rain is lower and looks like white lines, much worse than the console versions.
Fullscreen mode doesn't work
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
2560x1440 unsupported
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Inconsistent frame rate
- The section on this issue for Final Fantasy XIII applies to this game as well, workarounds included. The game complicates this issue further with depth of field and additional post-processing effect rendering issues.
- Use FF13Fix as it removes the frame pacer and the slowdown caused by the drawing of 2D elements on screen.
Launcher doesn't launch
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Controller vibration doesn't work
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Mouse cursor appears
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
- Removes the incandescent glow effect from recruited monsters.
- Adds new monsters as random encounters and Mog Throw rewards along with a few fixes. Each new monster comes included with its own unique moveset and Feral Link.
- Requires the Console Content Patch.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 or later |
Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz Dual Core
| Intel Core 2 Quad (2.66 GHz) AMD Phenom II X4 (2.8 GHz) |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8 Series ATI Radeon HD 4000 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5870 |
Other |
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XInput controller (map DirectInput controllers using drivers)[10] |
Notes
References