I got to the chapter where you FINALLY are in some open field and threw that shyt in the shrubs. Game is wack. GFX and battle system were the only thing I liked about it.
This is exactly what I did. I remeber reading reviews that said toward the end of the game the world opens up and gives you some choice/exploration. This promise was the only thing that kept me playing 20+ hours.
Then I got to the big ass open field and realized my only choice was which monster to fight on the way through the field and I threw that shyt in the bushes. Probably the most disappinting gaming moment for me EVER.

final fantasy until I get a FF7 remake or something like it.