I am Final Fantasy VIII lover. I know alot of people didn't like that one but I love the complexity. The card game, the junctioning system, the turtapod trick... Everything about that game was set up to draw obsessive people like me in.This game, on the other hand, was simple and boring. There was nothing for me to strive towards. I played about 20% of the game before I started getting bored. Played about another 25% of the game before I was so bored I could not keep playing and just gave it up. Never looked back.If I played this one right after FFIII or something then I probably would have loved it. But after VIII this was horrible. And this is coming from someone who still loves the first few FF so it's not just about the level of technology or evolution. This game is just boring and uninspired.