As most people have said, it's the story driven aspect that we like.

I could never play Oblivion, because the game is entirely sidequests. The main story is only like 5% of the actual game. In a JRPG, you may not be in complete control of your character, but there are no games, NONE, that have stories to the grand scale that JRPG's have. And that is honestly why it does so well. Plus, even if it is just a "movie" I spend entire days watching movies or TV shows (doing that today in fact). So what's wrong with a "movie" that only goes forward if I control something and accomplish it. In fact that just makes it even more enjoyable. Uncharted 2 was one of the most "movie" games I've ever played, yet people praised it for being amazing. The gameplay aspect wasn't especially appealing to me, but I did enjoy the story, so I finished it. Some people loved the gameplay, and for me when it comes to Final Fantasy, I almost always enjoy the gameplay aspects of it(as well as the story). The outfitting of my party and the strategy involved in winning the truly difficult and major battles. FF13 I enjoyed the gameplay, but didn't get into the story. While say, FFIV for me was all about the story, and the gameplay was decidedly boring for me(yet I've played through it at least 5 times).

All and all, it's that movie aspect of it, with the grand scale of story, that we actually enjoy.

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