LogFAQs > #972972713

The problem with XIII's combat is the lack of freedom. You're limited by the Crystarium for like 80% of the game and even after that, every battle still revolves around you just switching between filling the Break Gauge, healing and doing damage, which gets boring fast in a 40+ hour game.

They try to mix it up by forcing you to play as other characters, but that just makes you relearn the same thing, just with different characters.

I get different tastes and whatnot, but this is such a far cry from what most people want out of a Final Fantasy game, which is the ability to customize your party and try different tactics in a variety of different situations.