I don't even think the play system is that bad. Well, unless you think Nocturne's is absolutely terrible, because it is a lot like Nocturne's in many aspects. (It has enough new/fresh stuff to not make you annoyed by the resemblance though.)

Yes, but even if this game had the worst battle system EVAR, I'd still play it because I think the story and characters are that good.

Wow, it seems like there is so little love for this game here. If you people like RPG's... well... HELLO! OVER HERE!