Dont listen to GS on this review.Its a very great game and in my opinion, genius. Recommended if you love Final Fantasy.
Lets go first on the gameplay...those familiar with the Final Fantasy series will have no difficulty playing this...its pretty much the same thing, levelling up characters, command fighting, and all of that...What makes the game pretty fun is just how deep it is...the story is spectacular and the music also is magnificent...Nobuo Uematsu is a legend when it comes to making music for RPG games.
The graphics aren't Gears of War, BioShock, or Call of Duty type but not all games are meant to be huge on graphics...however I actually do like the cartoon style of this game...some of the levels actually look very well polished and designs for the levels are magnificent too. Like I said, its not top graphics but not too bad either.
Controls....well its the traditional JRPG so you shouldn't have any difficulty.
Overall, this game is tons of fun that you will be playing for hours and hours. Even though GS gave it a 6.0...Ive seen many people give it over 9's and even 10's and all the other magazines/websites gave this game a good score...I don't know any other way to tell you how great this game is, but just give the demo at least a download and you will see yourself.