Why a lot of fans don't like this game *SPOILERS*

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Gambits make the game very dull; sure you can get a configuration that works but then doesn't that just mean you may as well put down the controller? Seriously, what is the point of setting up a bunch of things that make the game play itself? I can select my own Hastes, Cures and Firagas, that's what FF is all about for me.

Final Fantasy is the button presses? I always thought the fun part of RPGs was coming up with the right strategy for whatever situation you're in. Your gambits are you seeing a common situation and deciding to react to it the same way every time. You've already put in your command before the battle begins. What's so great about having to do the same thing over and over again?

Now I see why everyone hates sidescrolling platformers these days in favour of cut-scene filled bore-a-thons: They die a lot mindlessly running into pits, not realising that once they jump over the first one they still have to manually jump over all the others. In other words, Super Mario Bros. was the same situation over and over; jump over things that are in the way (and occasionally ON them), so that game would've surely been better with a "Jump" Gambit then. Man, no wonder video games aren't taken seriously by any society outside of Japan.

Final Fantasy is the button presses? Yes. Final Fantasy is a video game, and video games are the button presses. See the joypad? It has buttons. You press them to play. If you want to watch battles and do nothing while it all happens on its own then there are films for those... epic movies about cheesy fantasy wars would be ideal for you; they all play out similarly and you can watch people react the same way to common situations (fight and defeat the villain).

Gambits are only a small part of why I dislike the game (as I could turn them off and ignore them), I don't know why you're taking it upon yourself to have such a disproportionately big a go at me about it.