For you launchies, a month later

[Wolf Kanno]

I got it on launch day.

I've been thoroughly enjoying this game. It was the fresh breath of air I felt the series really needed. Less flashy cutscenes, a deep political story that borrows from the greatest stories in real history. A party that doesn't necessarily like or trust each other (I hate it when the game tries to make you believe your party should be the "best of buddies" it's so unrealistic.) And for once, you didn't have to worry about the world ending and supposedly "you're the only that can save us!" which I also feel is unrealistic.

The gameplay is wonderful and fun once you get the hang of things. My only real complaint was the fact that treasure chests are randomized a bit...

I love the cast and story and I'm glad that no one has given me their damn sob story of their past. The story is historically epic and I like the sense of realism to the game. The world itself is the crowning jewel. There is so much wonderful detail.

If anything, this game has restored my faith in the Final Fantasy series. FFX was such a disappointment to me that I almost thought about giving up the series. FFX-2 pretty much killed my belief that SE could ever make a game like FFIV, VI, and IX. With Sakeguchi gone, I didn't think SE could ever make another good game with FF in the title but this has restored my faith to some extent. It is definetly the best in this generation.