What did I like about it?.....

I liked the fact that just about everything was happening in real time instead of characters just taking turns wacking each other. In my opinion this game had the fastest paced and most exciting battle system in the series (still haven't played XIII yet).

I liked the fact that my characters moved in the battle; I also liked that there weren't any random battles and that there weren't any transition screens.

I like that gambits gave me complete control of all three characters on the screen and it also gave me control over how much the AI handled and how much I handled. I also liked that I was able to swap out characters in the middle of battle; heck, it was nice to be able to make adjustments period in the middle of battle, whether it be gambits, abilities, equipment, whatever.

I like this system because it's exciting, fun, and incredibly flexible.