I forgot about that old joke . <| sep |> Recommendations are on the sidebar because this gets asked every day . <| sep |> No it doesn ' t <| sep |> You ' ve basically said all that really needs to be said . I ' ll just chime in and say that it took me a long time to realize just how much I enjoyed the game ' s job system and mechanics outside of combat . There ' s just so much flexibility to make strange , gimmicky parties . The first time through , you may just be trying to play optimally , but when you ' re an experienced player , you can really just try weird stuff teleporting ninjas with time magic ? Sure , why not , and the game becomes REALLY fun . I will say that if you ' re playing this game for the first time , then for the love of god , keep multiple save files per playthrough . You don ' t want to get stuck in a battle with no way to leave and power up and come back more prepared .