Repetitive.
While the characters and the graphics make the game worth buying; on the other hand, players, especially the loyal fans of the franchise, will notice many repeats from the past Final Fantasy games. The storyline is similar to X, the characters to VII, and the names and types of some of the Cie'th that you fight comes from popular children's books/movies. One cannot help but compare this game to the ones of the past. Not to mention, Square Enix is now using pop songs for the overall themes?! At least the song was a good one.
In whole, the game is a good RPG and a great introduction to the latest platform, but it could have been a lot better. It is definitely not the best in the series, but worth playing all the same. This game-play experience will leave all players with the same thought: hopefully Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be much better than its counterpart.