Loved this game. Really fun and unique combat system, engaging and deep story/lore, and great character interaction/development that helps build towards an emotional ending. The music is some of the absolute BEST in the FF series, I find myself listening to the soundtrack in my free time. Ran really well on the Steam Deck OLED without ANY mods, despite reported negative experiences with it (I believe Proton/SteamOS has updated relatively recently to make this game actually playable). While this game suffered from some development hell causing it to be more linear than intended, it didn’t particularly bother me especially after being fatigued by open world games that don’t need to be open to begin with. The lore can be convoluted at times, but I honestly had an easier time grasping it than FF12. The world design is just so cool, I love the entire aesthetic of the art direction. Combat is just so fun and keeps you on your toes, and I really missed it after starting Lightning Returns, which deviated a lot from this system. I recommend this for anyone who loves JRPGs, doesn’t mind linear games, and looking for a different and engaging take on turn based combat. While it has it’s flaws in convoluted lore and linearity, I definitely think it doesn’t deserve all of the hate it gets.