i love I, II, Mystic Quest, Tactics, VI, really loved IX and XI...Despised X and X-2. So far XIII is a good game. it is easy to just pick up and play. only thing missing is traditional classes and levels for those classes. Other than that its a blast. I think it is a quick game though. Spent 4 days at 2 hours a day roughly for game time and am already at the end of chapter 4. i think there are 15 chapters...some longer than others. but im sure this is the reason why SE created this game plus the 2 sequels that are due on ps3 and psp.