 Reviewers of the game also noted and praised the soundtrack , despite giving more mixed opinions on other aspects of the game . Jeremy Parish , writing for USGamer , called the music " phenomenal from start to finish " . Destructoid 's Dale North called the music " fantastic , and even more varied than the previous Final Fantasy XIII games " . Bradley Hale of Hardcore Gamer was also positive , saying that the music " does an effective job at blending old jams with new ones , with the arrangements of already known songs being interesting , and new tunes coming off as far more inspiring and emotion @-@ filled than those found in XIII @-@ 2 . " 
