I really wanted to like this game as a FF13 and 13-2 vet but the game-play was not good for me and the game didn't feel polished in my opinion, not like it's predecessors. It gave X-2 and Darksiders 3 energy - just not polished enough, camera and character movement was not smooth and felt cheap. Nier: Automata had a much better feel to it - as one comparison.

I didn't like the whole dress combat system, didn't really like the timed element to the game, and the aesthetics...there was loads of potential but they didn't really deliver on the design as well as they could have.

The game universe was also just a bit too fantastical for me and I have pretty high tolerance for outrageous world ending/saving stories as a veteran JRPG gamer... this game is totally out of control with the Fantasy - truly merits the name Final Fantasy.

The zones were not that interesting to look at even though they were pretty linear,

Overall, it's okay if you just want to get in some more game time with the FF13 universe but this one is tough to get through. Hence my not getting through it. If your a FF fan, get it on sale and you can at the very least still get a few hours of entertainment.

I love this game.

As a fan of Final Fantasy games i very much enjoyed playing this and the previous games in the XIII Trilogy.