Kommt auf die Sichtweise an.
Das Balancing des ganzen Spiels, gerade der Jobs und Fähigkeiten, ist nicht gerade ausgereift. So bin ich im 2. von 7 Kapiteln schon auf Level 70, ohne das ich viel gegrindet hätte. Außerdem bekommen der Freiberufler und der Bestienbändiger geradezu absurde Statusbuffs durch ihre jeweilige Spezialfähigkeit, so dass man eigentlich nie einen anderen Job benutzen muss.
Das Übelste ist wohl der Supertempo-Schlag des Diebs. Er zählt die physische Angriffskraft und das Tempo zusammen und greift zweimal an. Das bedeutet schon jetzt bei mir zweimal 9999 Schaden. Das heißt, dass vier Charaktere, die den Angriff je viermal einsetzten, rund 320.000 Schaden machen. Selbst der letzte Boss ist wohl schon nach einer Runde Geschichte...

Oh no it made perfect sense to me. Its one of the reasons I tend to overgrind in games even still, it's really easy to just zen out while you're playing.

FF2 was my second final fantasy, on the GBA collection. It kind of set the mood for modern FF changing up their gameplay almost every installment to me so it wasn't a huge shock, if a little difficult to adjust to after 1.
I couldn't finish FF2 ADV's bonus content without an action replay though.

Out of curiosity, what do you think of FF2?? it's a personal favorite of mine, but the mechanics are a little... odd especially if you have experience in the rest of the series

After the shit-year that was 2020, I wish a better 2021 to all my Backloggery-acquaintances!!!
Stay healthy, both in mind and body and try to make the best out of the circumstances.

Gaming-wise 2020 was pretty disappointing too. Cyberpunk 2077 and Deadly Premonition 2 turned out to be too bug-ridden for me to purchase them. Final Fantasy 7 Remake is pretty ok at best and No More Heroes 3, The Good Life and Halo Infinite didn't come out.
The only "ray of light" this year was Hylics 2, it kept what it promised and is a fine piece of art.

2021 shall be the "Year of jank" in which I will play mostly smaller budgeted and sometimes even broken games, that nontheless have something interesting about them, be it story, mechanics, atmosphere, what ever. Both "Euro-Jank" like Gothic 2, Elex, Two Worlds 2, Kenshi, Witcher (1), Kingdom Come Deliverance, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy and also janky stuff from Japan like the SaGa games, the "Simple Series", Grasshopper games and a few PSP and DS hidden gems will be on my list.
Feel free to recommend me something if you think it fits that description and I consider giving it a try.

....and you are playing this voluntarily?

"Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love"
Ok, I had to look that up to confirm it's real. Thanks for the nightmares which that sequence of words implies.

WarioWare D.I.Y.? Boy, that's a step back to 2009. Probably forgotten abrat by this point. Hope it still holds up.

Happy new year!
Good luck with your 2020 proposition, it sounds really cool!