Tons of fun. The story is in focus here, and it's actually funny in a way games rarely are. They refined the "heroic sacrifice" in this entry, and--importantly--they limit it to one character.

The job system is deep and intuitive, and could be very fun to replay with different combinations in the future (looking at you, Four-Job Fiesta).

I still don't love ATB, but FF has always wanted to be more action-focused than its counterparts, so I begrudgingly accept it.