LogFAQs > #978781997

Yeah, I agree with everyone's takes on the game.

The story was good, but the reason I hated the last act or so was just because almost everyone besides Clive ended up sidelined, even Jill and Torgal, and they started killing off the main boy trio back-to-back for no real reason. Like they thought that they needed deaths for people to find it "mature," or something. Leaving out Leviathan felt like a massive intentional plot hole to make Clive end up dying. And it felt like there was just no closure on anyone else that we spent the entire game getting to know. The entire thing just made me go, "No way that's it..."

But yeah, the combat is fun, but it takes a while to get there. I know people complained about the "no elemental weaknesses" thing and other missing staple RPG elements, but I never found it a big deal. And it makes sense since you're only doing fire-type damage for a good chunk of the early game, so having elemental weaknesses wouldn't have felt required.

The maps were nice, and it's the prettiest any FF game has ever looked I'd say (until the ugly pink sky ruined the lighting completely), the voice acting was great, scene direction was great, and the boss fights were mostly fantastic. But those other parts make sure it's just a solid 7/10.