Was really surprised by this one. Was a little put-off by the combat style early on, but as the game went on the gameplay got better and better. A truly dense game, with lots of optional areas, skills, summons, etc. The story, while a little nonsensical, was engaging and felt like it ramped at a pretty decent pace. The characters were fun and extremely different skill-wise, and the environments and overworld were fun to explore. Had a blast playing this game!