▁of ▁Official ▁N intendo ▁Magazine ▁called ▁story ▁and ▁character ▁development ▁" ext rem ely ▁impress ive ", ▁while ▁Brad ly ▁Hal est orm ▁of ▁Hard core ▁G amer ▁found ▁the ▁story ▁to ▁be ▁solid ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁cast ▁enjoy able . ▁Alex ▁Full er ▁of ▁R PG amer ▁found ▁the ▁main ▁cast ▁quite ▁enjoy able , ▁pra ising ▁their ▁Party ▁Ch at ▁interactions , ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁story ▁despite ▁its ▁initial ▁over ly ▁straightforward ▁prem ise . ▁ ▁The ▁game play ▁was ▁pra ised ▁overall . ▁The ▁Edge ▁rev iewer ▁greatly ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁de cept ively ▁simple ▁Bra v ely ▁and ▁Default ▁mechan ics ▁despite ▁a ▁run ▁time ▁they ▁described ▁as ▁" blo ated ". ▁F itch ▁like wise ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁game play ▁mechan ics , ▁but ▁found ▁the ▁social ▁elements ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁successful ▁despite ▁not ▁act ively ▁ir rit ating ▁him . ▁Moore ▁pra ised ▁the ▁battle ▁system ▁and ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Job ▁system , ▁although ▁the ▁latter ▁necess itated ▁gr inding ▁to ▁un lock ▁its ▁full ▁value . ▁He ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁adjust ▁encounter ▁rates ▁and ▁battle ▁speed , ▁and ▁posit ively ▁noted ▁the ▁social ▁features ▁as ▁eng aging ▁secondary ▁activities . ▁March ia f ava ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁Job ▁systems ▁held ▁up ▁throughout ▁the ▁entire ▁game , ▁and ▁like ▁Moore ▁found ▁the ▁social ▁systems ▁enjoy able . ▁N air ▁was ▁positive ▁about ▁the ▁depth ▁and ▁strategy ▁the ▁game play ▁opened ▁up , ▁despite ▁critic izing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁options ▁increasing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁time