It takes "the beginning of the game is a tutorial" syndrome and multiplies it across the first half of the game
There's basically no exploration most of the game. you just hold up along a straight corridor and fight stuff. there's something cool about exploring all the towns in games like FF7-10
the battles aren't that fun
the story and characters are unpleasant and over the top melodramatic
altogether, it's not a horrible game, but probably the weakest FF game since the NES days