It was an interesting game - there were some very strong moments - however the development of the game was a disaster and the level of gameplay was too inaccessible for the Japanese and western auidence.
however whatever problems FF12 had were nothing compared to the diabolical disaster that was FF13 - which currently stands as the worst metacritic of all mainline FFs. so people can complain about the massive customisation, exploration, deep storyline, realistic dialogue and believable characters - but when it comes down to it these things are far supperior to the problems in FF13.
FF12 was a least a dense RPG experience - FF13 wasnt even designed to be an RPG - in fact the developers admited not knowing what to do with the game. and i think FF13-2's sales will demonstrate exactly what the FF fans thought of FF13.
