FF12 was less limited then FF13, I have to admit. I have hated the constrictions of 13.
To be honest, it reminded me a bit of FF10... For some reason, 10, 12 and 13 seems to lack some freedom that the other FF had... I wonder why.

The battle system frustrated me a bit, but the challenges of the quest were great, even if they sidetracked the gameplay.
Training was gruesome...