I apologize for inadvertently insulting you. That wasn't my intent (I actually edited my first reaction before posting because I thought it sounded insulting when I read the post preview, but I clearly didn't edit it enough), and I may well have interpreted your comment differently from what you meant.
As for the rest, I'm sticking with "agree to disagree."
Cool! Nothing wrong with playing something that has flaws worth slamming--and FFXIII definitely has flaws--as long as it also has strong points. I saw you're planning to do an NCU run--hopefully that'll be fun! I don't know if I'll ever try that challenge; I'm a bit intimidated by the Destrudo dodge and the grinding. On the other hand, I do have some boss strategies I'd like to test NCU....
I'm sorry but you simply can't expect that you're really in the minority. So maybe its best to go with "agree to disagree" with every person who hates it. Because ppeople also hate plot and characters.
XIII is simply not worth defending especially if the true issue among the debate falls to "what you make of it personally"