I am only 4 hours into the game right now. I thought the cut scenes and gameplay at the beginning of the game watching the imperial army take over the kingdom was really cool. The cutscenes remind me of star wars for some reason but not in a bad way. The music is very nice and the battle system seemed way too easy at first but I think its a real challenge right now. I messed with the first dinosaur i saw and got whacked. It hit me with 9 times the force of my max hp which surprised me enough that I cast libra all the time now so I don't pick a fight with something I can't deal with. I am currently in the sewers I think and I lost the girl that Vaan was with earlier and I have to infiltrate the castle.

I do have to say that I am really amped to get into this game more and see what I can do. Anyways.......


Does anyone have a few tricks I can use that will help me on the way through the game? I haven't played a final fantasy game the whole way through since 8 so I might need some help staying motivated.

Is there any special way to buy the liscences that I get points for. Should I try to specialize or go for an all around approach. I noticed that the last time I leveled up I got enough to buy 2 new squares. Will this be the norm throughout the game?

Any hints that might help with a hard boss thats coming my way in the next week here? and finally.....
how long is this game? Will i be dissapointed that it was short or will I be 2 weeks into playing and just wanna give up cause it won't end? Hey thanks all.