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{{main|Final Fantasy XIII-2|Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII}}
A direct sequel to ''Final Fantasy XIII'', entitled ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', was in production by Square Enix, built on the game's story and characters while taking on board the criticism and other feedback about the original. It was released on December 2011 in Japan, followed by North America and Europe in January and February 2012 respectively, for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.<ref name="XIII-2PS3special"/> Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase returned to their respective roles as director and producer. The game begins three years after the events of ''Final Fantasy XIII'', and features Serah and newcomer Noel as the main protagonists. ''XIII-2'' is the fifth sequel game in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, after ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'', ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]'', and ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]''. Most of the team returned again to create a second sequel entitled ''[[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII]]'', meant to wrap up the story of Lightning and the ''Final Fantasy XIII'' universe.<ref name="LRfamitsu"/><ref name="LRlastXIII"/> The game was released in November 2013 in Japan and in February 2014 in North America and Europe.<ref name="LRrelease"/> Toriyama said in the ''[[List of Square Enix companion books|Ultimania Omega]]'' companion book prior to ''XIII-2''{{'}}s announcement that he hoped to write a story "where Lightning ends up happy", though at the time Square Enix had no plans to make a sequel.<ref name="UOint"/>
== Further reading ==▼
* {{Cite book | title=Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive | publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]] | year=2019 | isbn=978-15-0670-801-0 | volume=3 | location=Milwaukie}}▼
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<ref name="LRrelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/06/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-hits-na-feb-11-2014-eu-fe/ |title=Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII hits NA Feb 11 2014, EU Feb 14 |author=Sinan Kubba |publisher=Joystiq |date=June 6, 2013 |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128192625/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/06/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-hits-na-feb-11-2014-eu-fe/ |archive-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref>
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▲== Further reading ==
▲* {{Cite book | title=Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive | publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]] | year=2019 | isbn=978-15-0670-801-0 | volume=3 | location=Milwaukie}}
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