Huh, I am replaying this brilliant game as we speak. Personally, it is my 3rd most favorite FF of all time. I think that the battle system was extremely refreshing and incredibly fun. The story was again a refreshing change for the series. I have always enjoyed political story lines and in a way FF12 is perfect for that. The characters were okay but not the spicy FF7 cast that every one seems to compare the entire series to. I absolutely loved the hunt feature. I spent hours just not saving the hunts that I killed so I could go back and redo them haha.

There are many more reason why I love this game but it would take far too long to list them.