You liked X over VI? Rearry? Even after playing through it recently?

Anyway, FFXII is pretty good. I was pleasantly surprised by the storyline. I'm right at the end of it now, and the plot's been pretty good so far. Though, the game does feel a bit short. I'm around 30 hours, and I spent... oh... probably 8 of that doing unnecessary level-building and a few doing sidequests. There's probably a nautical shitton of sidequests left for me though.

I don't really like the new battle system. It's not terrible, and it does add a little bit of skill to the strategy previously required. It's just that, in most cases, you don't really do anything. I read a review a while back that said that they made a monotonous experience autonomous instead of making it fun. I completely agree with that. Still... if you've got time to kill and money to blow, I'd say go for it. It's pretty fun.

What is it they say about silence being golden?