Please note also in informing that many reviews that are written here are written by players who have not even scratched the game. Often one reads something of "Chapter 6". Here are the game might just scratched times such individuals. The fact is that players play the game can hardly judge if you do not at least in advance in the "hell" (Without wanting to spoil all very!) Were, unless the game is one not at all. ;) But then where would actually also the other Final Fantasy parts may not be located.
Even the simple combat system is criticized and the older Final Fantasy were much more difficult. The is definitely not the case. I do not know at what age the players were back then, but with the exception of the boss encounters you might any fight with mindless on X hammering win (for attack). Since there was no exception in FF7, in FF8, FF9 at ... never! In FF13, it is definitely different, as well as Random Fights can be difficult (though not too difficult).
Clear you could make the game more difficult, where one says "I do not train" or "I use only Items". This is also in FF13. Tried it out the game without paradigm shift to play in the fight. Or only with breakers ... or or or)
Decide for yourself if you like the game. But in many review is really rumgeheult only about things that are not true. Solely the game for me just one negative point: The fact that the Lvl up ca Chapter 8 ~ 9 really only tube level and a very large period of the game "Tutorial" are quite simply. The complete "combat system" is only from Chapter 8 ca unlocked, what is it very late!