, people like the battle system in that game? You mash X and only use the shoulder buttons...they might as well have made the game mash the X button automatically for you.
You just described the whole franchise.

Aside from the shoulder buttons which make 13 the best to date.

You lack perspective. Best of worst isn't that great but it's still an improvement over pressing X once, watching a 2 minute cutscene and then pressing X again.