Great game........ if you have nothing planned for the next 6 months, or have along wait between games.
What I liked: I thought the story was actually kinda good. Scenery was better than most RPG's. Lots of freedom to explore and side quests. The town that you get to build was a nice touch.
What I didn;t like: The fact that I'm almost done the game and feel very weak as a character. It almost feels like there has been no progress at all. When comparing myself to other characters, they're like 1000 hours ahead of me (literally.) Its a pure grind, I don't want to spend an entire week killling one enemy just to move up one level. In order to get some equipment, you need to play the entire game again. Also, theres like 10 total monster types in the game, they just have different colors. It reminded me a bit of Grandia 3 (horrible game.)
Overall: Its a decent game if you;re an RPG fan, but you'll be left with no life if you decide to get the best stuff in the game.