Why do people like this game? I don't see it...

[Zidane77]

I see what you mean, for some reason i've played this game 3 times over 500 hours, mainly because i like the battle system but i would agree this game is a fail though
The storyline is too short and lacks depth, the characters are not that good (especially Vaan in my opinion which sucked, Penelo wasn't that cool either) and the music was overall pretty bad, compared to almost all other FF games.
Didn't care for the politics either, not my cup of tea.
The quickenings and summons got really boring as well, i agree.

But there is something to like about this game though, the battle system is fun and collections, finishing side-quests and some of the characters are cool like Balthier and Fran.
So i would say it isn't nearly as good as XIII and the classic ones, but still can be fun to play, i like to look at it as "none final fantasy game" cause it just doesn't seem to have that at all, similar to Spirits Within,Dissidia which sucked even more, you can still enjoy it though (up to a certain point).