About seven hours in myself, and I absolutely love this game so far. Maybe its only because its been so long since the first time I played FFX, but this game is completely sucking me in unlike anything else I've played, and it feels soooo much more epic. The story started out slow, but once the action started, IT NEVER FREAKING STOPPED. Now I'm in the middle of an un-stoppable marathon gaming session, and my roommate is bonking me over the head because she wants to watch TV. She probably won't get the chance tonight.

The only thing that has bothered me about the game so far is that it is waaaaaaaaaaaaay too easy to accidentally wander a few feet too far into some wasteland or another, and end up annhilated by some random monster lurking among all the stupid little guys that is about 10000000000000000000000000xs stronger than you. Square could have been a little more forgiving with this...at least putting reasonable barriers between weaker/stronger enemies so you don't randomly stumble on a guy you can't kill yet...damn T-Rex...

But other than that, this game is gold. I am absolutely in LUUURVE and CANNOT wait to see what happens next. This game is proof to all who may think otherwise that this series is the stuff of legend, and will only get better from here on out. Also, Balthier is the steamiest pile of sex I have ever laid eyes on in a videogame. :3