word on the street is FFXIII sucks

[TomGuycott]

There was a lot of stuff to DO, but overall the storyline followed a very linear path. The only one that I can remember that had more than 4 objectives that you could do at any time you desired was Final Fantasy VI after the first half of the game, where you had to go after every party member around the world and reunite them. However, it wasn't all necessary to complete the story (though I don't see how it wouldn't be necessary when I played through the first time.. It would take some hardcore work to get through Kefka's Tower without 3 complete parties).