Do you think Final Fantasy X-2 would have been better received if the battle system didn't revolve around 'dressing up', the protagonists weren't all female, and the plot wasn't pretty terrible? I feel like the dressphere system was one of the best battle systems of any FF but it gets overshadowed by other aspects of this game (some rightfully so).
The job system has been a staple of Final Fantasy, and incorporating the ability to change jobs mid-battle, while still keeping the battles fairly fast paced and in real time, was masterfully done in FFX-2. Much better than the attempt in FFXIII, mainly because you get to control all three characters and select actions individually instead of 'Auto-battle' all the time. I also like purchasing abilities from the menu FF Tactics-style instead of branching off in a tree like is done in FFX, XII, and XIII.
What do you think?