The character development system is very similar to FFX, but dumbed down. Huge disappointment. You can buy weapons, but I've completed the game and not once bought a weapon. I found all of mine scattered in the levels.

Keep an open mind when playing this, and it's not bad. Nowhere near the best in the franchise, but still decent. Combat is fun once you get the hang of it. Basically, it's Final Fantasy with anorexia. All the fat has been trimmed, for better or for worse. For me, in many cases it's for worse. That said, it is still a good game.

Last one I played was 9. After that I never owned any of the systems the newer ones were on. Someday I need to play the newer ones.

I think the paradigm thing is pretty neat, and fun during battle. The skills are decent too, and you can always backtrack to kill more monsters to get more points or loot.

It's interesting though with the whole star aspect after battle. The higher you get, the rarer the loot, but the lower you get... apparently you are more likely to get fortisol and pre battle boosts like that.

I think the game's visually stunning though, even if the characters are a bit whiny. :)

these games bore the shit out of me. anymore it's like playing through a movie.

how did square make a roleplaying game without any roleplaying elements in it at all?

serious face palm, im sure the story and imagery are great but i refuse to play this game

currently playing 'final fantasy v' on the emulator.

big into the translated rpgs thing. a couple great ones are star ocean, treasure hunter G, and one my friend ried did, called Mother 3 - sequel to earthbound! fun stuff, more info at fangamer.com

JRPG battle systems have gotten so convoluted I can't stand any current gen JRPGs at all

i hear the game opens up alot more freedom after chapter 9, from what iv read.

hello final fantasy XIII, goodbye life

Final Fantasy hasn't been good since the series graduated from the Super nintendo

seven was good. eight was okay. never played nine. ten was good. after that... trash.

*presses x one thousand times in a row* fuck this game rules