While I won't disagree with the flaws cited by Roto, I'm still enjoying the game quite a bit. I'm less concerned about length as I notice the % gauge filling up at a much slower pace as I go. I feel like I'm starting to get into the meat of things. I understand the system better and the battles no longer allow me to simply zerg rush all the time. I actually have to be a bit active and much more concerned with strategy including picking a good troupe of espers that are appropriate.

Another criticism I have as it goes on is the story. It seems to attempt to one-up the childishness of FFTA. The characters speak to one another as if they were 5. Often it feels like filler text with a rough outline of some type of moral you'd expect to pick up from some young children's programming. "As long as we're together it will all be okay! I hope things never change!" ... please gag me. The story seems to have some potential when I manage to look beyond that.