Finished FF13 today, thought it was so-so. What did you think of it?

I totally agree about them taking out towns. I don't see any reason for that. But in terms of game play I think it was the best to date. Paradigm shift was an amazing addition to the combat system. And the visuals were totally impressive. i think I would give it a 8.5 out of 10 because even though it was very linear I don't think it completely messed up the flow of the game.