LogFAQs > #986084138

I never got the appeal of non-physical characters in Tales games. Powerful summons take a while to charge, healers don't have to heal 100% of the time, and their standard attacks usually aren't very fun.

Plus, the combat systems are just... not that great. I generally dislike real-time combat with a party system (I'm not a huge fan of Ys or Star Ocean combat either). The FFVII Remake games did pretty well in that regard, though, since you can pause and adjust tactics on the fly.