I'm enjoying it myself. It took me a 2nd time to understand the battle system better and now I'm enjoying it. I kinda forgot how to mess around with the different swords and equip them in different slots, I'll have to research how that was done again. I really like the exploration, its a breath of fresh air getting to just mess around and go sightseeing, I even bothered to chill at the gas station near one of the demo's barriers (which apparently was a sidequest anyway). To those who either love it or hate it - If you like it, you like it. If you hate it, you hate it.

Oh and not to really jump in on the holding confirm button debate, I just wanted to say that I've been able to hold down O button for the normal battles around midgar (with the exception of boss battles of course). XV really does require some strategy though.