The Let's Play Archive

Final Fantasy XIII

by Artix, Fedule

Part 15

Update 15: Step Into the Rainbow (Polsy)

Music

The Sunleth Waterscape

quote:

English

Step into the rainbow, found another view
Chase the heights of light, soar beyond your sorrows
Dance among the colors, listen to the trees
Close your eyes and see the noon
Dawn of the new day
Clears all the gloom away
This is the part that we need to move on

Dawn of the new day
Clears all the gloom away
This is the part that we need to move on

Japanese

Step into the rainbow, find another view
Chase the tender light, borders let's cross over
Ready to define the mists inside your heart?
Take a breath and start your life
Waves of a new day
Clear all the gloom away
Hope is what we simply need to proceed

Waves of a new day
Clear all the gloom away
Hope is what we simply need to proceed

I don't know why they changed the lyrics for the English version, but you're probably more familiar with the JP lyrics since Square has used that version in pretty much everything since release, most notably in Theatrhythm and Curtain Call

Bestiary







Datalogs



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Sun-dappled Flight

As they flee with no particular destination in mind, Sazh and Vanille spot warships passing overhead. The military craft appear to be flying in the direction of Palumpolum. Lightning and Hope were heading towards that city...

Could the army have found them?

Though Sazh is worried for his former companions' safety, he knows that any attempt to rescue them from Sanctum troops would be suicide. Still, they can't just walk away—can they?

Sensing Sazh's uncertainty, Vanille swiftly agrees that there isn't much they can do, and suggests they run. Reasoning that it would be best to put as much distance between themselves and the army as possible, she suggests heading in the opposite direction — towards the city of Nautilus.

And so Vanille skips off through the dappled shade of the Sunleth Waterscape, only too eager to put danger behind them once more.

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A Wish for Daddy

Sazh and Vanille make their way through the Sunleth Waterscape, trying to distance themselves from the Sanctum forces assembling in the city of Palumpolum.

Vanille's offhand question about family fills Sazh's head with memories of his son, Dajh...

As fireworks illuminated the night sky with brilliant color, Dajh had made a wish out of concern for his dad. Touched by the insight of his little boy, Sazh smiled, pretending to be cheerful — but all the while an unbearable pain gnawed at his soul.

This pain plagues him even now. But what is the reason for Sazh's misery? And who is the enigmatic woman with a more than passing interest in the boy and his father?



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Locales: The Sunleth Waterscape

Off-limits to civilians, this unusual nature reservation is often visited by Sanctum officials engaged in ecological field studies. Research into the local ecosystem is conducted via climate-control mechanisms installed in the area. These mechanisms provide direct access to the fal'Cie in charge of manipulating weather conditions.