I don't think it's as bad as everyone says it is, but I pretty much agree with their problems. For me, I just find the combat system to be one of the better ones in the franchise so I didn't mind just going down halls and fighting things in the early hours. Also just really enjoyable to watch the cutscenes because even 12 years later the game is unbelievably beautiful. Might be the only 3d final fantasy that can be considered to have timeless visuals