Quote Originally Posted by Raebus View Post
Drat! They changed the game formula which imo was getting old! TIE THEM UP AND BURN THEM FOR SUCH A CRIME!
Just because you thought it was getting old doesn't mean that everyone else shares that opinion. Quit whining and try to make a valid point.

Quote Originally Posted by Karellen
I don't think removing random encounters, adding party AI and adding the element of positioning into battle strategies is really anywhere near as drastic a change as a game completely switching genre. These are all modifications that were made to Western RPGs way back in the early 90s. Why Japanese RPG fans don't seem to like them is beyond me.
Positioning has very little effect on battle in this game. It affects AoE attacks, but even that is under-utilized since there is no way to direct your characters to go to certain places or even to stay where they are.