I'm on chapter 18 of the game and while it's a fantastic Pokemon clone, it does cater to the more casual crowd for difficulty. Lots of cameos and Easter eggs for long-time fans but I'm finding my playthrough to be lacking in terms of strategy. Still, Maxima apparently adds quite a bit of endgame so I'll see if the game has any legs there. Otherwise it's more a fun jaunt through historical FF locations and since this is post-FFXIV relaunch, even has a few nods to the MMO as well. At this price, it was worth it as I've been able to remain just engaged enough to finish it soon.