I really disagree that $40 is too much for this game. FF13 new was ten more dollars. It all comes down to preference, though. I definitely much prefer this game to FF13. For me, it was money well worth the spending.

That it is retro has zilch to do with the price.

Or maybe I just feel that way because I actually prefer the retro style to that of current gen (for instance, I'm much more looking forward to Final Fantasy Legends than I am FF14).

As for each chapter being released separately, I think that is because they want to allow you to choose which chapters you want to download. You don't have to purchase them all to get a decent understanding of the story. Really, you could just purchase the main chapter and the final chapter and it would still make sense. And be much less expensive.

The game was conceived as a chapter game because Tokita wanted people to experience the anticipation of waiting for the next chapter bit by bit like in a manga or tv series. I suppose it would make sense now that they're all release to just bundle them together, but that sort of goes against the original intent.

As for being able to get other games for less: yes, that's true, you can find used games for less. But this game can't be found "used" since no physical copies of it exist. Besides, buying used games is almost as bad as torrenting them: none of your money goes back to Square, so they have no idea how many people have actually purchased/played the game. But that's a discussion for another time. The point here is that yes, you can find other games used for less money. You can also find other games used for MORE money. Trying to find a copy of Dragon Warrior VII at it's original price or less is impossible; you can only find used copies for MORE than it originally cost.