When I talk about video games with friends of mine(we all like Final Fantasy), we always bash 'button masher' fighting games.

But I was thinking, there really isn't anything to the battle systems of Final Fantasy games as long as you grind just enough to out level the next boss.

Is this so different from button mashing? It seems, we convince ourselves there is stragegy, but all it comes down to is being a higher level than the enemies.


(I can't speak for the Tactics games or 11,13, or 14, I've never played them)