question about the DS FF4

[MeshGearFox]

I always thought getting lost and finding your way eventually was one the best elements in RPGs.

I do too, unless you can get really lost. This is why I like old Dragon Quest games and the first Phantasy Star and the Ultima series. You can get a bit lost but there are sort of recognizable landmarks and things to guide you along. Whereas in something like Daggerfall, there's kind of nothing.

Basically i think the goal should be to LURE the player in the right direction but still maintain a sense of tension and dread that they're not heading the right way, even though they are.

[Hathen]

The only time I've had fun getting lost on a map is if battles arn't mandatory unless you deliberately walk into an enemy- like Chrono Trigger if it had a large map to get lost in. This tends to be something MMOs have exclusively- I'm not sure if FFXII would have that either, based on how that game was designed.