as with most JRPGs there is a lot of cringe dialogue, melodrama, and anime-isms that will turn some people off. However, if you are initially able to look past those quirks there is a rich complex story here set in a world that is so fun to explore with some of the best turn based combat you'll find... You might even begin to find these quirks endearing. This game isn't for everyone, I think all final fantasy games fit into this category tbh. But I genuinely loved this game as it was the first FF game I really invested a lot of time into and played to completion. I played FF7-9 at friends houses but never really got into them. However after playing FFX I went back and tried all of the older FF games out.