Not a must have, but it still gives you that warm fuzzy feeling.
I agree with the reviewer, this game really doesn't bring anything new to the table. Does that make it a bad game? No. It just makes it another game. This is the closest any 360 owner is going to get to Final Fantasy, so enjoy it.
Frame rates are a bit choppy at points, but I haven't seen any real problems with load times. What does aggravate me is the camera. Is it really necessary to keep a fix camera in this day and age? You can kind of zoom in to Kaim's location on the screen, but most times you end up zoomed in on a park bench when Kaim is 10 feet to the left of the camera.
I have not finished this game, not by a long shot. However, I see alot of great strategic potential in the formation of you party (magic users in back, tough guys in front), ring formation and skill linking, which is still a bit confusing, but I'm only 3 hours into the game.
The English language voice acting is average at best. A lot of times it sounds like the same crew that did the English dubbing for Dragonball Z. Upward inflections on questions are missing and the dialog sounds forced at times.
However, these are minor problems and should not deter you from playing this game if you are a fan of JRPG or Final Fantasy in particular. The graphics are amazing, although the character models are not the greatest, but I'm just coming off playing Mass Effect, which was groundbreaking for it's facial modeling.
All in all, I would recommend this game to any fan of turn-bases JRPG's. Final Fantasy fans should feel right at home.