the game is a great way to flex 360 muscle. it's very pretty. the character designs are so typically japanese it's almost funny. the golems are a cool addition as you can earn build and mold party members essentially...creating your own golem army after a while. that said, the level design and story (at first) is insanely reminiscent of final fantasy 8. eventually it tries to do it's own thing, but the story is not the joy in this game anyway, it's the character development.
you regularly get money and skill points with which to adjust any characters stats to your liking. sure they still lvl up, but now u don't have to wait. if yer not hitting an enemy hard enough, go thru 5 fights and then up your attack power with sp. the magic is kinda hit and miss so far, but overall the game is addictive and fun to play, and that's all i really wanted out of it anyway.
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