The further u develop in the game, the more addictive it get's !
Once u can see past this, the story actually grabs u by your neck, the characters are well exploited and feel naturally to me.
You will also feel and live with them in their emotions trough the game.
The battle system is new and therefor unique, It's a keeper for me !
The only downside I find about this game is that when the storyline ends, u can go grinding and level up like in FFVII, but it has no purpose, u dont gain anything (except trophies) that could help you in the storyline.