I wouldn't say the game was bad, it just really depends on what you like

Not one game in the series was bad. I mean, look at the sales! A lot of people hated FFXII a lot of people liked FFXII, same with every game in the series n.n




As for the black magic thing, I never really used magic much except in FFX. Used Lulu just as much as everyone else ('cept Kimahri, of course, I never gave him a purpose in battle) and she always seemed to have enough MP to use magic in place of Attack every turn :P