Outside of 16 story, the combat is terrible. I can literally close my eyes, mash buttons and win. Might as well sit back pop some popcorn while you're at it cuz your just along for the ride. Very linear, no exploration as map sizes were small. People stating the combat was good really need to branch out and try other JRPGs. The author made valid points on all. Unfortunately, FF isn't as good as it used to be. Stories from the franchise have been terrible, always an evil empire, nothing really original.