Chapter 11 is one of the worst things I've ever played. I know people shit on the game for the linearity but I was really enjoying it up until you reach the tedious, boring, and bland open field in that chapter. The worst thing the game did was 'open up'.

If you don't do the monotonous side content that forces you to backtrack over and over again, you'll be severely underlevelled, and even if you do them the fights are still miserable.

Will probably take a break from FF for the minute and just move straight onto XIII-2 after a while.