The news story I read on XIII-2 was that the creator didnt feel satisfied with how XIII ended and wanted to bring closure to the events that happened.

Agreed, a skimpy Lightning is worth looking in to, but... XIII was a complete failure as a RPG.

Depending how well XIII-2 sells in Japan, I might check it out when it comes to North America.

Really wish they'd do the smart thing and do a proper remakes of FFVI-FFIX, instead of paying idiots to release garbage.