Actually up there as one of the best strategy/tactic JRPGs out there, purely off gameplay alone. The amount of customisation and optimisation available is mindboggling, and while there are units that will be just better than others - it won't stop a truly dedicated player from succeeding with their favourites. And what a cast to choose from, all lovable in their own adorable way. Yet, this is where some of the failures of this game comes in, as the characters are really fun - a lot of them only appear for the chapter they are in and never show up in a story based cutscene afterwards. Story is a bit of a saturday morning cartoon, and the game wears that on its sleeve - yet still somewhat disapointing after the story of the previous game in the series.