LogFAQs > #950705559

So... you're implying the sphere grid let you be in six different locations at once?

The crystarium has only a superficial similarity to the sphere grid. Both suffer from a flaw of being potentially tedious, especially during a lot of leveling up. Aside from that they have very different strengths and weaknesses.

Relient_K posted...

I liked it better in 13-2 though I can't remember why. Maybe it's just because I liked the game better.

13-2 Crystarium has some nice advantages, including more player agency in when different roles open up and a much faster interface. Those two things alone are major improvements over 13's version, although 13-2's bonus stat system with the different size Crystarium nodes is just obnoxious.