I think I did a similar thing, I played it quite a bit as soon as it came out, got to level 30something, and then didn't play it for about 4 months. Partly because i had uni finals to work on and partly because I'd lost interest.

Anyway having that far out of the game really made the story seem dull. But it still didn't seem that it was as epic as it could have been.

In all honesty Final Fantasy 12 was pretty decent

I also have not finished it, i havent touched it since Mario Galaxy came out. hehe,
But i am up to the bit where you gotta get the sword of the kings or something. (its been months)

The way i look at it is if SE released this game as a solo game not FF, people wouldnt can it as much.

And personally i like Ashe.

i two have been a a victom of the hardness of ff12. i have found myself not playing it for at least eight months. it was because it was really hard for me and the knew battle system did not impress me one bit, and addicting as the previous final fantasy's in te past