Although I voted hate it, that was a mistake. In my opinion, the game was awesome. I loved the story and I thought that lightning was a badass. She was definitely complimented by the rest of the party and I really admired the game entirely. The linearity of the game did not put me off at all and I thought the game progressed very well. I don't really see all the the hate the game gets and I just try to ignore it and enjoy the FFXIII games.