I still have to try it... I have apparently lost my liking for those long term RPG games...My friend did get it though, he says that the "Licence System" or something along those lines is HORRIBLE.
I just started the game and I gotta say I like it. When I mean I started meaning I only played 9 hours with it in the last 2 weeks but it's cool. When I first saw the game I was shocked by the battle system then I bought the game and now I enjoy it.
I haven't beaten the game yet, but I think its one of the best Final Fantasy games. I liked the storyline of a couple of the other ones better but i'm just glad there aren't anymore random battles.