Isn't the Crystallium system a bit like the Sphere grid in which you had a linear path in the beginning, but once you reached the end of the path, you could go almost anywhere you wanted?
Glad to hear that the game gets challenging as it goes along. One of my complains about recent FF's is that they are often too easy in their main quest, the only difficulty coming from optional dungeons and superbosses.
Also, did you get the hang of the Optima Change and Break systems better in the end of your playthrough?
Edit - You were very informative and thorough in your impressions, which is always welcomed ;) Plus it's always nice to see different point of views about unreleased games, especially on one so sensitive such a new FF game.
I'm just glad that I don't have to wait a year, like we used to, to get the game after the jap release xD I would be dying right now T_T
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