20th September 2005, 6:36 AM
I do prefer to see the enemies and it can get frustrating to run into random battles while you're trying to find your way through a maze of some sort, but I still find the Final Fantasy games to be highly enjoyable. The random battles are just a minor inconvenience most of the time. If you're extremely underleveled (which will be the case if you run from every random battle), then they can become more of a problem. But yes, I can see why you would prefer SMRPG or CT's style of seeing your enemies before you battle them and having the option of avoiding them.