Well, I've been waiting for this game for a very long time, however, it just didn't pay off for me. Can I just say, that I really tried to like this game! I have been playing Final Fantasy since I was a kid when the very first Final Fantasy came out on the original Nintendo. While, the characters and story and graphics are amazing... the battle system just kills the game for me. I know that Final Fantasy was probably trying to appeal to a new demographic, and perhaps the series has left me behind. I have tried over and over again to like this game, I just can't get past the "over and over" battle tubes... I feel like this game is just one repeat after another. I just wasn't able to keep interest in the game. For the first time, Final Fantasy has disappointed me, and for the very first time, I won't complete a Final Fantasy game. I wish Final Fantasy would go back to their roots.