yes i did the only part i cant skip is when they are leaving, oh and stagg bar goes to zero no matter what when they leave.

This is probably the worst final Fantasy buts its a decent game. MY problems are:
- bad script writing
- interesting world/mytholohy but bad story which fails to explain and explore it. ( Wikipedia explains the world better than the game does.
- main villians motivation is never properly explained.
- After the first 5 hours most cutscenes are just filled with bad melodrama.
-Enviroments feel static, its like running through a tunnel with nice pictures plastered on the walls.
- Artificially lengthened with areas lasting far longer than they should. Instead of filling areas with conent, u are forced to run foward for 3-4 hours.
-Although the game opens up 25 hours in, their are only two different enviroments in pulse:The open plains and the village oerba.
-the side quest amount to nothing more than monster hunts, this would be alright if the game rewarded you properly but it doesn't (missions 7 and 55 are the only ones worth doing)
-No legendary weapons, magic or extra summons for you to find in the open world or earn in the hunts.( this defeats the whole point of the open areas)
-Although you can upgrade your weapons it makes virtually no diffrenece in battle. All that matters is your strategy and how high your health is.
- can't switch between members of part during battle (sometimes it needed cos the A.I doesnt always take the best action but i also just want the freedom to do so)
-The battle system is great but i cant support the entire game, their need to be interesting gameplay mechanics out of battle

The good:
-One of the most best battle systems in any FF game
-great graphics (they look best in the metalic enviroments of caccoon)
-Great art design (Anima looks sick,shame he's only in the game for 20mins)
-Good music (Not the best in the series)
-Good voice actors (shame about the script)
-The story has moments of brilliance (openning of chapater 12 is mind blowing, meeting Dysley for the first time, the entire openning act)

I'll give it a solid 7 (saved by the battle system and presentation)

DEAR GOD you nail it, thats it the game. yes they made the game longer by spliting the party in 3 and making areas repeat for way too long.

oh and oerba has nothing but the litle robot.

No legendary anything, no exxtra nothing , the side quest only give you items thats it, how can anyone say this is the best final fantasy is beyond my comprehension

This is the best ff game along with ff7 & 8. I disagree with you op.

Good:

- Amazing story, characters.
- Music is memorable
- Best battle system in an rpg ever, its intuitive, amazing to luk at, easy to play, yet very very challenging in parts. Paradigms give so much versatality.
- Enemy designs are the best in the series
chapter 12 opening is the most epic scene in a game ever, along with ff8 opening
- The boss themes are all amazing
- Lightning

Bad:

- Vanille
- No towns
- No moogles

@radha

The game has got an amazing reception, everywhere i go i see lots of praise and a few people complaining, even int his thread far more people have loved it.

im sorry u didnt like it.

Metacritics score, follow the links

FF X 92

FF XII 92

FF XIII 83

so no, you are wrong it does not have an  "amazing reception" right now is worse than FF XII and that one was considered the worse by true FF fans until now

So you use Metastupid

If I used that I would have never played Lost Oddesy which is better than most FF games. FF13 has an amazing reception among the public & fans, go to any site, you will see this. Most I know love it. Again the average user score on this site is 9.5. Fine u didn't like it..but tough luck most love it.

And who are "true ff fans", if they are as arrogant and as condescending as you i am glad i'm not one.

why you call me arrogant?  is also lagging sells wise, and why is metacritics worse than vgchartz?

lagging sales wise? u wish. It had the highest opening for the series and like every game in the series apart from FF7 (whichw as a breakout hit) its showing crappy legs. Even the the legs are fine, combine ps360 sales when you look at ffxiii sales. So selling around 4.5 Million in 5 weeks (if we count japan and eu launches at the same time) is "lagging in sales".

ok now i believe u are flamebaiting this game on purpose 

And looking at user reviews on websites is more important than critics. look at just dance sales, its at 76 on metacritic, nsmbwii is at 85 but look at it, people love it. You are arrogant and your flamebating.

no , im not flamebating im putting links and saying my opinion, yes legs have been bad since is tracking along with FF XII

FF XIII ps360 total in 4 weeks

FFXII ps2 totals in 4 weeks

Final fatasy XIII has sold 9% more than FFXII it could end selling 6,202,100

thats 1.7 million less than FFX

and EE was aiming to sell more than FF VII  thats 9.72 millions and finally

here is the game been sold in japan for half the price  and still stacking