Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi View Post
On the contrary, the story has been my main motivation in this game. It's breaking my heart to ignore it while I wrap up all these end-game side-quests.

And yes, this is definitely the best installment of this generation by far. And in terms of the entire series, it's up there with FFVI and FFIX.
Agreed. The political intrigue present in this story trumps most other stories in just about any game I've played in a while and more than makes up for the somewhat lacking (though far from non-existent) character development. Throw in some of the best gameplay I've found in any RPG and you have a total package that adds up to the best RPG I've played since FFIX at the very least, possibly since FFVI (my favourite game of all time).

I got it the day it came out by the way.