I played this a few years ago on PSP and really enjoyed it. I liked the tactics based combat and the orb skill system. You really can't grind as your exp. diminishes against certain monsters as your level increases. There are no random encounters which I like but exploring dungeons can still be a slough as you can't just get around some monsters and tactics combat takes time even on easy monsters. One thing, get the Eagle Eye orb in the last city. It's in the sewer dungeon. It makes you invisible and I never would have finished the very final dungeon- too many floors, too many monsters- without it. The final boss I had a great- just-barely-beat-it-but-did on-the-first-try moment. If you can stand JRPG's at all the story isn't bad and by the end cut scene I was wishing I could start the next installment right away.