I enjoyed this game thoroughly. The combat is wonderful as long as you experiment. The Espers are really impressive looking and made me happy. I love the cast (I honestly don't hate anyone, hasn't happened for me since FFVI) I like the storyline, it's not the best this team has done but compared to the Final Fantasy series as a whole, I feel it's one of the better stories. It's theme is one that is very personal for me so I really got into it. Also, VAAN IS NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER! The game does not have an official lead like FFVII, FFVIII, and FFX. So don't play the game expecting Vaan to take charge. You'll like him better as a character when you try not pigeon-hole him into the "main hero" status.

Honestly though, play this game for it's world. Ivalice is huge and ridiculously detailed. EXPLORE!!! The world is incredible and brings back the old school charm of actually exploring it rather than being forced to go to the next story area. Hell, you get lost just trying to get to the next story part. The game has tons of side quests and a good portion of the world is optional. So explore and put the most into it.