This game is boring. Go play FFXII on PS2 if you want the real deal.
Worst Final Fantasy Ever. It disappointed me very greatly, the story was bland, the characters were boring, the gambit system felt ripped off from a tales game.
After playing Tales of the Abyss, Final Fantasy XII was a disappointment from start to finish. That might have something to do with the Final Fantasy team not working on it, but still...
It's too bad we don't get all the Tales games in North America, Tales > Final Fantasy IMO. Much more fun battles, and much better story and characters.
That being said I just recently lent Tales of the Abyss to a friend with a walk through (As you need a walk through to find some of the side quests) he's about 60 hours into the game and not done yet, and he loves it, he can't believe tales games sell this poorly in NA when they sell very well in Japan...
I want my Tales of Rebirth and Tales of the Tempest