Good.

I agree with Bolivar for the most part, and his post brings something to my attention. I throughly enjoyed Final Fantasy XIII, both as an RPG and as a video game...but why are there two perspectives here? Why is there a whole different set of standards suddenly that need to be met or the game is written off as crap just because the developer lables it as "RPG" or "JRPG"?

The number one chief complaint everyone has about Final Fantasy XIII is it's linearity...but while people complain about the linear nature of the game, I hear nothing but constant praise for games like Uncharted and God of War which are even more linear and give you even less freedom. At least there is finally a point in Final Fantasy XIII where you do get to roam around freely and do some side stuff (certainly no where near enough compared to past FF games, mind you) but those other games never do.

I am only able to conclude that nostalgia goggles are the culprit.