re: Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns

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13 had the best story and they progressively got worse, whereas the gameplay got more fun.

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Define "fun" as you've used it here. Is this like Mass Effect, where the story just goes to hell by game #3, but the actual game/combat mechanics and presentation are the best of the series?

I am into the first non-linear part of 13 (chapter 11, I think) and fun-factor of the actual battles is taking a nosedive for me. I was cruising along just fine until I hit the mid-level boss in the last chapter, and since then I am struggling to beat basically any enemy I come across. It's like the steady learning curve suddenly turned into a fricking cliff. This is my first jrpg, so it wouldn't surprise me if I am missing something obvious in terms of character progression or kit modification.