The review is a somewhat haphazard in it's presentation and writing, but I think it provides a good representation of the game from your point of view. People who approach these games from a similar standpoint, might come away with a similar opinion and might rate the game the same, which I think makes the review a useful read. Some criticisms you have of the graphical presentation are obviously going to seem more legitimate to someone that also does not have an HDTV to play the game on, but that is okay because those people would probably like to know what to expect. I think your rating follows your take on the game pretty well. Criticisms about terrain and whatnot are fairly old to the genre, as there are very few JRPGs where terrain is anything more than a colorful backdrop. I don't know if I would knock a FF game for continuing the tradition. Otherwise, your rating seems to fit your experience pretty well.
I give this thread a 9.7.
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