Lover.

Things like the Zodiac Spear were complete bull. As has been said many a time, you shouldn't require a guide to get the stuff in game. Also, the pacing of the game is terrible. Unless you're blasting through the story, by the time you get to the next cutscene you'll have forgotten why you're doing...well, anything. The game has a good story, it's just that it's horrendously told. As well as that, if you do just blast through for the story, you're usually severely underlevelled at all points.