Final Fantasy XIII App Released

Today, Square Enix released an app for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII but it's not as exciting as it sounds. It's a digital art book titled Final Fantasy XIII Larger-Than-Life Gallery. Now, I'm a huge Final Fantasy fan and I normally love this stuff - especially when this installment has incredible visuals and art direction. However, I can't see myself buying this.

It's an art book, put simply it's a collection of pretty pictures. These pictures may look fantastic (How cute is that chocobo?!) but when it costs $8.99/£5.49 I have to draw the line. Yes, the pictures are great and like I said, I normally love this kind of stuff but that's a very steep price for the content provided. Even if it does have a calendar feature too. You can buy the original Final Fantasy or the sequel for the same price, which is worth more?

I may not be rushing to buy this but it's a step in the right direction. Having apps for full retail games can't really harm them and may actually encourage people to buy the full games which is surely a good thing.