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XIII (Windows)

XIII is a cel-shaded first-person shooter based on the Belgian graphic novel of the same name.

Cut Missions#

Found in the game files are leftovers to missions no longer playable.

BarFight#

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Aquarium#

XIII went to an aquarium!??!

Unused Animations#

An animation of the main character giving someone the middle finger is present in the files. According to an interview with the producer Julien Bares, it was cut for time. Where it was suppose to be used in the game is unknown.

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(Source: Uzublecker Database)

Unused Items#

There is a barstool and a throwing dart in the game's files that can be used as weapons, likely leftovers from the cut BarFight Mission.

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(Source: Uzublecker Database)

Flashlight#

In the files of one of the prototypes, lies a texture and a model of a flashlight. The texture and the model are practically complete, but the button still has placeholder textures. An early screenshot suggests it might have been a player item, and a trailer shows its function. It is unknown why it was cut from the game FlashlightXIII.png

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(Source: Uzublecker Database)

Unused Strings#

There are loads of unused text found in the games files.

Death Messages#

Originally the game would display a message detailing your death in the Single Player.

"%k bite %o to death."
"%k deeply cut into %o."
"%k stab %o."
"%k Stunned %o."
"%o forgot to come up for air."
"%o left a small crater"
"%k Fisted %o."
"%k ripped %o into pieces."
"%k made some additionnal holes in %o."
"%k deeply cut into %o."
"%k Put some metal in %o's Head."
"%k pierced %o."
"%k ripped %o into pieces."
"%k riddled %o full of holes."
"%k needed only one bullet to get rid of %o."
"%k Stunned %o."
"%o had a sudden heart attack."
"%k Stunned %o."

References#


  1. https://www.gamespot.com/games/xiii/↩︎
  2. https://www.giantbomb.com/xiii/3030-2955/releases/↩︎