Final Fantasy XIII-2

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Developers
	Square Enix
	tri-Ace
Engines
	Crystal Tools
Release dates
Windows	December 11, 2014

Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy VII	1998
Final Fantasy VIII	2000
Final Fantasy XI	2003
Final Fantasy XIV	2010
Final Fantasy VII (2012)	2012
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	2013
Final Fantasy VIII (2013)	2013
Final Fantasy III	2014
Final Fantasy IV	2014
Final Fantasy XIII	2014
Final Fantasy XIII-2	2014
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years	2015
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD‎	2015
Final Fantasy V	2015
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	2015
Final Fantasy VI	2015
Final Fantasy IX	2016
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster	2016
Mobius Final Fantasy	2016
Final Fantasy Type-0 Online	2016

Key points

Unfavorable to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions in areas: Has:

• poorly-encoded 720p cutscenes with artifacts
• pixelated, jagged shadows
• low audio volume
• no support for controller vibration
• broken surround sound outside of 2 or 6 channels
• broken rain translucency (fixable with a custom mod)

Inconsistent frame rate, with additional features over its predecessor exacerbating the problem.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Square Enix Forums - Final Fantasy XIII-2 Discussion

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		XIII + XIII-2 double pack available in Europe
Amazon.com
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Publisher website		European store
Publisher website		North American store
Steam

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: 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 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

Console Content Patch

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.

Leviathan's Tears Mod

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.

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\setup.xml

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	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SquareEnix\FinalFantasyXIII-2\save
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/292140/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Up to 50 save files (886.92 MB) can be synced.

Video settings

Launcher settings.

Graphics option	Option	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Set in launcher. Do not use windowed mode, use full-screen.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Must be set through launcher and cannot be changed in-game.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		The game actually never is truly in fullscreen mode, it's always in borderless fullscreen windowed. Use Registry Edit to change.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Use the GPU control panel or a tool like GeDoSaTo.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Default on. Use the GPU control panel to change.
60 FPS		Out-of-engine cutscenes normally capped at 30FPS.
120+ FPS		Capped at 60FPS.

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping		Most actions can be rebound, but the movement and camera orientation keys are locked.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Can confirm with the left button and cancel with the right button
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Enable controller prompts with the On-Screen Button Explanations in-game setting.
Full controller support		Mouse and keyboard required to launch and exit the game.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis inversion also available

Additional information
Button prompts		Manual toggle in the settings: On-screen Button Explanations
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Controller button prompts

The game uses Xbox button prompts without differentiating colors.

This mod allows PlayStation and Xbox prompts.

Audio settings

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		See audio volume is low.
Surround sound		Only 2 or 6 channel modes function correctly, see broken surround sound & buzzing sound. No in-game option.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Loses focus by minimizing in windowed mode. Does not mute when running an out-of-engine cutscene.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English				Worldwide (audio not available in Asia)
French				Not available in Asia
German				Not available in Asia
Italian				Not available in Asia
Spanish				Not available in Asia
Japanese				Worldwide (UI and subtitles only available in Asia)
Traditional Chinese				Asia only
Korean				Asia only

Issues unresolved

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.

If all else fails, try removing the in-game frame rate pacer. Doing so will remove the game's logic that locks the frame rate when it falls below refresh rate intervals. Note that the 60 FPS cap remains and this currently causes input lag and visual slowdowns when refresh rate thresholds aren't met due to the game tying certain aspects of gameplay to the frame rate, and Steam removes the modification when verifying or updating the main executable. Other side effects of removing the frame rate pacer include removing the 30 FPS lock on out-of-engine cutscenes causing their animation to run at up to twice the intended speed and improving loading times on loading screens that utilize and trigger the in-game frame rate pacer. This also may cause the in-game visuals to freeze on start up in windowed mode.

Use Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fixer Run the utility before and alongside the game each time you play.

Use FFXIII-2 Pacing Remover Be sure both backup and unlock frame rate are checked.

Shadows appear pixelated and jagged

See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.

Controller vibration doesn't work

See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.

Audio volume is low

See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.

Crashes when loading a new area

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

Launcher doesn't launch

See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.

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.

Set your sound card to use stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel modes

Crashes when saving

See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.

Rain appears as white lines

The translucency of rain is lower and looks like white lines, much worse than the console versions. See Leviathan's Tears Mod for a fix.

Mouse cursor appears

See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.

Xbox One Controller bug in menus

Use Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fixer Run the utility before and alongside the game each time you play.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
64-bit executable

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Crystal Tools	Proprietary.
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video	Out-of-engine cutscenes only.

Monster Glow Begone

Removes the incandescent glow effect from recruited monsters.

Monster Mod Pack

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
	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 256MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	NVIDIA Geforce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5870
Other		XInput controller (map DirectInput controllers using drivers)