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No, it unequivocally and objectively is not better than VII or X. The story was OK, at least through the first half. The second half is when it simply stretched credibility too far, whereas another Square game will begin to get exceptionally interesting around that point. In addition, the battle system is absolutely terrible. Basically, all you do is summon GFs every move of every battle, and maybe heal every once in a while. Oh wait, you have GFs that can do that, too! Your stats go down when you use magic, and the physical attacks are worth next to nothing against any but the weakest of enemies. The problem with the system isn't that it wasn't derived from the type of battle system established in VI; the problem is that it just outright sucked balls. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
First, "unequivocal" means that there can be no argument about it, and "objective" means that there can be no clear cut way to define it: that it is essentially a matter of opinion. You can't have both. If it is a matter of opinion then it is something which can be argued. There are no GFs that heal. Unlike some FF games, the GFs can actually be damaged and killed (especially if you don't have high compatability), so just using GFs to wipe out the enemies won't always work. And the GFs are nowhere near as effective as the physical attacks, especially on some of the later enemies.

Sure, this game has some flaws, but your post was incorrect on just about every point.