Okay so after completing FFXIII, I have started playing the only FF game I haven't finished. FFX-2. After going in with no expectations, this game is FUN. The game is basically everything FFXIII isn't. It has a lighthearted story with no BS like fal cie, l'cie, psycom blah blah. You can go wherever you want in spira and do missions in any order and this is game isn't walking on one line. The battle system is blazing fast and it has tons of minigames with talkative townspeople! Who could of thought?
I refuse to believe that the same people worked on FFXIII also worked on this game.
Also, Brother > any character in FFXIII just for the lols.