Over-rated games?

[Yuriev's ghost]

Between the beginning and middle of the game, I would have to agree with you, but once you get towards the end, or do any of the harder hunts, that becomes far from the case.

Also that is only one aspect of the whole battle system. Most people do not bother with quickenings since they drain your MP and somewhat based on agility and luck.

I got up to Old Archadies before I gave up, which is pretty far into the game from what I've heard. Every boss up until that point followed the same basic protocol:

1. Use Quickening Chain with party one (half the time this was enough)

2. Use Quickening Chain with party two.

3. Finish off boss with physical attacks (usually not required)

The only boss that didn't follow this forumula was Elder Drake, in which the following comes into play before 3:

2 1/3: User ethers

2 2/3: Use Quickening chain with 2 party again.

When I wasn't killing bosses, all I ever needed were physical attacks and curative magic. This leaves every type of magic except white and all skills untouched by me, purely because I never needed them. FFXII is basically the new FFVIII.