This is a excellent RPG title and has done a lot better than its predecessor but the game despratly needs a New Game +
as you progess through the game there are the lots of side quests to do well over 100 in there to keep you busy as well as a cool weapon upgrade feature called "Enhance" which allows you you put these things called Karmond into them making them more powerful think of it as Final Fantasy X's sphere grid but for just your weapon.
the battle system is quite unique to other RPG titles it utalizes a small bar that runs across your screen when that bar fills up with a blue line and passes it then it will move on to red when you use a skill once in the red section of a bar you create a chain switching to another character and using the same techniuqe will trigger a "Chain Break" which allows you not to overheat and create more powerful attacks.
also there is well over 40+ hours of gameplay in this game which includes the side quests if you want your 30G achievement for doing all of them simple enough but use a guide to do it if you miss any you will have to do it in a second playthrough if you want the achievement. i sugesst if you want the 1000G out of this game that the first time you play it through purchase the Bonus Weapon Pack for 400MSP or if you are Japanese well it will be 320MSP for each weapon that comes in that pack so there is like 8x lol shame.
ALL IN ALL A GREAT GAME IT JUST NEEDS A FREAKING NEW GAME +