FFX was the last title I enjoyed playing. And I did enjoy it; I know it wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I had a lot of fun playing FFX and thought it was a pretty decent attempt at updating the series while retaining a lot of its charm. And then it all went wrong....

FFXI: Online. ONLINE! Why not simply call it FF Online, instead of placing it in the numerical series? I think this was Square's first major mistake: as if it isn't confusing enough already when trying to explain the concept of 10 titles in a series all called Final Fantasy to a newcomer, without having to expand on this caveat (don't get me started on FFX-2...).

Then we had FFXII. FFXII was...ok. I've never quite managed to complete it, mainly because I find the story difficult to follow and the character development apalling. Where are the conversations? Still, it was nowhere near as bad as FFXIII. Urgh! I've never been more disappointed in my life, than with that pile of poo. BORING! I was worried as soon as I read a review that described the game as one long-tunnel interspersed with battles, but held on to hope, until I played it and this turned out to be a very accurate assessment of the game.

Two things I don't understand about FFXIII:

1) What's so good about the battle system? I found that my best option was always just to select Auto-Attack. Anything else took too long to be beneficial, and I was still getting 5-star battle ratings doing this.

2) Why are people comparing it to FFX? I just don't see the similarities.