Finished FFXIII's story and well... while the game was adequate, it is no true successor to the brand. FFXII was much better from a gameplay standard (possibly even the story). This one felt rather 'dumbed down' to be honest. Seems the industry are ever keen to take the choice away from the player to bring the masses in. All you ever pretty much do in this game is mash X and change the Paradigm system just to mash X some more. I won most of my battles like this, more often than not getting 5 star ratings.
So yeah, it is a fun enough game, just not close to being a masterpiece. Will be doing some more side missions now, but I do not think they will change my views on the game. The game simply just needed more variety, choice and ultimately depth.
Next up... umm, GOW3!?