Just finished this in my journey to try and play DS and 3DS games that I want to revisit. Originally, I got this when it came out, but bounced off of it due to its difficulty for younger me. I picked it up again and secured a copy of the Brady Games strategy guide. It’s fun and an interesting exploration of the Ivalice of FF XII. The mechanics are solid, but my gripe is that the key to success is in the strategy, not necessarily in the tactics. It felt to me like making the correct choices in preparing for a level was more important than my tactical choices once I was playing that level. Still, impressive that something in the level of the DS can support this game, which also might be one of the best looking games in the DS too.