There's plenty of time to explore the entire game if you don't abuse the D-form in combat. I managed to finish the game with 78% on my first try and I wandered quite a bit AND fought some bosses with the dragon form. Without using the form at all I clocked 35%.joe90 said:snip
I wanted to like this game, but the 'ticking down till your character explodes' mechanic scared me out of casual exploration. losing my red PS2 memory card with the save on didn't help either...
Not to say the game didn't have its flaws. As a matter of fact, it had HUGE ones. Still the best JRPG I've ever played. Then again, I don't like grinding, which comes with most JRPGs, so... That may be one reason.