*Sigh*
I'm going to have to disagree again.
(SPOILER)The Final boss in FFXIII has a combined 16million+ HP including all three forms. In FFXII Vayne had 400,000 HP including his 3 forms.... so really, what are you talking about?
The strongest enemies you meet during the storyline in FFXII only average between 10,000-20,000 HP, where as in FFXIII they average 400,000-800,000 HP. Not to mention that your damage output in XIII just plain sucks until you can stagger the enemy. When confronted with several enemies who each need to be staggered, 7-8 minutes is a respectable time to beat them. I certainly wasn't "doing something wrong".