The game becomes so mind-blowingly retarded in disc three that I was unable to continue playing it because I VALUE my brain cells.
I sold it and got Wii games instead. Fucking storyline SUCKS ASS, and it absolutely didn't have to. The game teeters a delicate balance between being really gripping and emotional to being utterly and shamelessly shitty. Boring boss battles (cheap doesn't equate hard, and how fucking often do we have to fight that one boss battle where a party member is captured and slowly drained of hp, hm? How FUCKING OFTEN?), a bare-bones combat system that loses it's luster by disc two, utterly lifeless set pieces, environments we've all seen before, and...
and this is the kicker
The best fucking part of this VIDEO GAME is the part where I sit on my ass and READ.
If I wanted to read, though, I'd BUY A FUCKING BOOK.