I haven't beaten the game yet either, but I'm liking what I'm seeing so far. The battling seems less like a chore now and is much more fun, I'm liking the characters to. The cities have a good amount of detail added into them, though most people don't actually pay attention to that.
A few things I found annoying were how big some of the areas were. Size is good in some aspects, but the Sandsea was just ridiculous. I almost gave up on FFXII, until I was grounded from my PC and had nothing better to do. I can't say much about the plot right now, I'm at Raithwall's tomb. It's pretty good from what I've seen thus far, though.
