I'm loving this. I need to be aware of my location so I don't aggro stuff, keep an eye on like four different things at once, and even normal enemies can do enough damage to pose a risk.

Difficulty was precisely what FF needed to become even more amazingly awesome. A whole game full of bosses like Carry Armor and Demon's Gate from FFVII = teh wins, and so far this looks like it might be headed in that direction.

Edit: Not so much Demon's Gate, that dude was one bad dude.