Gotta agree with some of it.
Listen, the graphics are fantastic.
The world(s) itself is/are awesome to explore (once you get to Chapter 11, of course).
The story makes much more sense than previous FFs (especially considering the emotional responses of the characters involved, it makes the story a LOT more coherent and tangible)
Hell, I even like the fact that we have a strong female character as "the lead" as opposed to an effeminate, emo male. (See Terra and not Cloud, Squall, Tidus, etc)
Having said all that, the OP's rant about the battle system/control/summons is something I agree 100% with.
Limiting yourself to controlling just one person per battle is absolutely killing me. The mere concept that the other members of your party can be KOed and still recoop/battle on but if the leader is KOed, that's it, you're done, is a ridiculous notion.
Summons do remind me of Micheal Bay's Transformers, hence I hate them.
The feeling that you lost a lot of control is very disheartening in battle, and this is coming from someone who liked FFXII's system, I felt I still had control by being able to jump around at will.
