It is my opinion, but it is fact that from chapters 1-11, the only thing you can do is go where the map it tells you, which is most of the time moving foward.

When you get to chapter 12 and fight the giant turtle elephants, if you try to fight it your own way, you will die. The game forces you to spam x on auto-fight.

I atleast gave the game a shot all the way up to where everyone who has ever played the game says it gets good at chapter 12. It didn't, it was the same thing.

I am not that guy that didn't play and just listened to what everyone else said. I bought it and played it.