Like everyone has said already I also like that there are so many save points all over the place but solely for the reason of being able to quickly find one when I have to leave. But most of the time I don't need the save points so I just run right past them and ignore them when I'm prompted to save after selected FMV's.

I think they put that many save points so that the people that are new to Final Fantasy with the XBOX system in particularly would be more open to the game and enjoy playing it rather then get stuck on a single battle. Although those tough battles that you had to really strategize for and make sure you've got plenty of healing items is what we have become accustom to over the years and what the players of the games throughout the years have come to enjoy.