Bought Final Fantasy XIII today, and while I don't plan on playing it just yet I do however have several questions on my mind, just to get the gist of what I'm heading into.

First of all, I've seen the entire walkthrough by "HassanAlHajry" when this game first came out, was solely interested in story and characters at that time so my questions are mostly gameplay related.

- Compared to other games in the series how challenging Final Fantasy XIII actually is?

- On first glance its battle system looks confusing to be honest, is it hard to get into and how much freedom over character development does it offer?

- Gameplay wise which Final Fantasy would you say it resembles the most?

- Overall, how much content does this game offer?

I could of course look up all of this online, but I prefer help from fellow TFF members, thus I appreciate anyone who decides to help me, and if it happens you have some tips and tricks of your own feel free to add.