How long is this game in comparison to previous FFs?

[Fate]

What I meant was if you can still return and explore the rest of the world right before defeating the final boss? Like in most FFs, beating the game doesn't necessarily mean getting everything, but FF VIII was just sad. You ended up on disc 4, only to find out that you were presumptious with your thinking "Well, I can get Bahamut after I tried to kill the final boss". But no . Start over gain. Such a pain.

I think I'll buy FF XII after the exams.

Sadly, after beating the final boss, there are only credits. And you have to save before the whole final dungeon itself, because there aren't any save crystals in there. Once you beat the game, you can only continue where you left off before you entered the final dungeon.

But the game itself doesn't require you to beat the game in order to get all sidequests and ultimate weapons, I don't think.

[RagnaToad]

But the game itself doesn't require you to beat the game in order to get all sidequests and ultimate weapons, I don't think.

That was not what I asked ^_^

I just wanted to know if there was a "point of no return", which if you reach and save at, cannot leave.

Did you play FF VIII?
I mean like disc 4 in FF VIII