Datalog (Final Fantasy XIII)



The Datalog is the digital journal for plot and events surrounding Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

The datalog is accessible, in all three games, from the menu, and is frequently updated as the story progresses with information on events, enemies, characters, and gameplay. A prompt blinks on the upper left-hand side of the screen whenever the datalog is updated.

Final Fantasy XIII
The Datalog in Final Fantasy XIII has thirteen submenus:
 * Events
 * Chronicles the events that took place in the game, chronologically listing them by Chapter.


 * People
 * The foremost resource for character profiles, this submenu updates itself with revelations about a certain character as the story progresses.


 * The Thirteen Days
 * A special submenu recording all the events that happened thirteen days up to the prologue of Final Fantasy XIII.


 * History and Myth
 * Explains details on the history and mythological aspects and beliefs of the entire game world's society.


 * Locales
 * Records profiles of the locations traversed or mentioned by the characters in-game.


 * Cocoon Society
 * Provides information on Cocoon and its denizen's social development aspects.


 * The Fal'Cie
 * Keeps track of information of the fal'Cie mentioned within the game.


 * Analects
 * Records all the terms which are prevalent in the creation myth of the game's world.


 * Primers: Gameplay Basics
 * Explanation of basic game navigation and controls.


 * Primers: Battle
 * Explanation on the game's unique battle system.


 * Primers: Exploration
 * Explanation on the game's navigational systems when traversing the World Map.


 * Primers: The Main Menu
 * Explanation on the Main Menu and its submenus purpose and function.


 * Enemy Intel
 * A Bestiary of sorts, listing statistics on the enemies as well as bosses encountered in-game.

Final Fantasy XIII-2

 * Significant Persons
 * The entries gather information about notable people providing story background as well. Most entries update during the game.


 * Paradoxes
 * The entries gathers information about paradoxes, time gates, artefacts, Fragments, and such.


 * Society
 * The entries give information about technology, as well as parts of mythology and events.


 * Locales
 * The entries provide information about locales along with their history, background, and events connected to them.


 * History and Myth
 * The entries provide information about myths and past connected with mythology, covering the goddess Etro, Valhalla, chaos, and such.


 * Primers: For Beginners
 * The entries briefly covers various mechanics of the game, such as basic controls, jumping, and battle difficulties.


 * Primers: Gameplay Basics
 * The entries covers mechanics like Live Triggers, and Cinematic Actions.


 * Primers: Battle
 * The entries covers information regarding battles, such as roles, wound damage, and summoning.


 * Primers: Exploration
 * The entries covers information regarding exploration, such as maps.


 * Primers: Casino
 * The entries describe mechanics of the games available in Serendipity, the game's casino.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
The demo presented at the Japan Expo 2013 confirmed that the Datalog will return in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

Datalog