I'm disappointed I didn't manage to get into this game, seeing how positively it is generally regarded.

You really, really have to love platforming not to find the exploration part frustrating. It's just an endless series of jumping puzzles with little direction and plenty of nasty punishments if you mess up (long backtrack, unwelcome fights etc.).

The combat is good and the character building is a nice riff on the old ff system. But it's mainly the boss fights that are great. The regular fights feel a little overtuned. They're doable of course, but tax your attention and resources (potions to refill mana mainly) and the combat isn't quite interesting enough to make me want to do 10 semi-risky trash fights just to traverse some zone. You can avoid lots of fights, but that relies heavily on being good at the platforming parts.

Amazing choice for anyone who loved older final fantasy titles. The added platforming blends intuitively into the exploration and secret-finding of classic JRPGs.

Pros: It takes everything good about Final Fantasy and puts it in one game and leaves out all the bad things.
Cons: I haven't found this game sooner.