Tales has this thing where you can't do the optional dungeons until after you beat the game, which I really don't like. Take Xillia 2 for example: You can't get some of the best weapons in the game until after you've beaten it. Oh, you can use them in New Game+ if you want, but really can I just fucking use them again the final boss? Imagine if you couldn't unlock the best weapons in Final Fantasy X until after you've beaten Sin. That's pretty silly. I suppose Tales looks at other games and realizes if you put the optional dungeon first — take the basement of the tower in Final Fantasy XII for example — the final boss seems like nothing in comparison, so it's better to throw all the crazy shit until afterward. Still, come on. What is the point? I'm not intending to play Xillia 2 ever again after I'm done getting all the weapons.