From: OmarsComin | #147
I remember reading something from Sakaguchi where he talked about how random battles should be quick and relatively non-threatening, that the point is to make the player feel powerful and then challenge them with a boss fight. thought it was interesting at the time.
I agree with this. I thought FFXII's battle system was great for normal battles - they were fast and relatively easy, but you could still be in trouble if you got swarmed, and the lack of battle transitions made the game feel more fluid. The problem was the boss fights, they got really easy towards the end and only took as long as they did because of the stupid Paling abilities. My ideal FF battle system would be FFXII's system for normal enemies and FFX's system for bosses.
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