20 hour update: I had completely forgotten what happens between the beginning and the end. XIII is so dark at times, especially the end of chapter 8 was brutal with the Sazh fakeout 😶 And oh how I dislike games where it's game over if the character you control KOs even if the rest of the party was still alive. Some enemies can easily one shot you (Falco Velocycle with Gatling Gun😬) if you don't know what's coming. Luckily there are save points every few minutes.