Quote Originally Posted by Heath View Post
As for the story, I found it to be terribly engaging and enjoyable. History is one of my passions in life and the study of historical conflicts often means examining the domestic and foreign causes of strife between the nations. That we are given a rather complete picture of a conflict that develops and escalates as time goes on and is effecting all the citizens of Ivalice instead of just the party and a group of choice nobles was rather nice and in my view a fair bit more realistic. The game is not dull, it's just a bit more complex and needs more attention paid to it than some of the others.
I don't think I could have said it better myself. I love history, especially military history. When it's the main focus of a game's story, then I have no choice but to immerse myself in it. While the game didn't do the best job of developing the main characters in the party, it did a great job portraying how everything is happening in the big picture.