I played the Xbox360 version, and if you own a PS3, I strongly recommend you purchase that edition instead. The developer cut out a number of extra dungeons, playable characters, an important warp point, and some story elements for the Xbox360 version, which is a bit dissappointing.
I loved the visuals, combat, and music. Encore mode provides a satisifying challenge, especially with boss encounters. The game play (i.e. combat) is similar to FF7 and FF8 but with more real time elements. Beyond the combat though, the game is kinda, meh!
The cutscenes are long, and I mean some of them go on for 1/2 hour. Frederic's real life was interesting but the game story is kinda goofy. Luckily, you can skip them, otherwise no one would replay the game for the achievements. I really didn't like how the story ended either...in the fact that it didn't make much sense.
There are a few things that irritate me. I'd rather be able to start the game off on hard mode and complete everything in one playthrough. Though only having to play it twice is better than games like Mass Effect which require at least 3 playthroughs for all the achievements. There's a number of things that you have to do at specific times or you can't perform them and potentially miss out on an achievement (i.e. basically you need a guide to avoid missing them). Lastly, the musical score mini-game is not fun, and is requires a guide to keep you from wanting to blow your brains out.
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