Actually I didn't find it quite that bad. The first 1-2 hours might seem a bit droll, but once you get past that it gets fun. I especially love the battles where you run into your other separete party members, so it turns into a clusterfuck of your 12 characters versus about 5-6 of the enemy (maybe even less) and the screen turns into an orgy of colors and attacks with strange names.

I'm about 35-40 hours in and gettin close to the end I think. Granted, the game could have been much shorter, but I'm a sucker for sidequests and grinding.

Oh, if you do get it, go to the Marketplace and download the free vouchers. They're awesome for buying items. There should be voucher A and B. If you cant see them, try the in-game marketplace access. Trust me, they will save you a lot of time.

Thanks for the tip man, just bought a copy. It got lukewarm reviews, but for half the price, can't really pass that up. Lot of people on this site seem to like it too despite the reviews.

Heck yes I'll buy it for 30 bucks