interesting change for Final Fantasy
the controls are not bad, in fact they are pretty good, the only let down is that you have to keep reselecting you people after each move, which can after a while be frustrating, but it is easily overlooked. The biggest frustration with the controls is trying to select certain units, you either end up selecting more than you want or not as many as you want. other than that the touch screen controls are sharp.
the graphics for the ds are sharp and look good even with the new more cartoon-ish looks.