yeah, the battle system was great, the graphics were awesome, the atmosphere was fantastic, the soundtrack was solid but where was the PASSION? where was the SOUL???

where were the epic moments? where were the plot twists? where was the EMOTION?

where were the memorable characters? where was the feeling of PROGRESS? where were the memorable BOSS BATTLES? Where was the PERSONALITY?

i just felt that this game had so much potential. the basic premise is interesting enough but where was the SOUL. i didnt feel attached to really any of characters. There was almost no memorable scenes (exception being the scene on the tower with Gabranth). The story just seemed so UNDERPLAYED (and yes, i understood it perfectly)


more than half the boss battles were against random monsters which serve no purpose in the story.

other final fantasies had plenty or memorable MEANINGFUL battles (beatrix in cleyra, seymour in macalania, black waltz #3, etc.)

I just never felt ATTACHED to any of these characters. hell, i thought the side characters (Larsa, Reddas, Al-Cid) were more interesting than the main characters!

I wanted to like this game, i really did, but this game just seemed like a shy girl to me. Someone you really want to love. someone you really want to OPEN UP to you, but they won't.

It's just such a shame this game could have been so great....