Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26973802-20150521234809/@comment-26254053-20150529110627

Damn, they really don't want you to have that game do they. Although there is a region free version for $20.94(including P+P from the UK) which is still way too much.

As for the Ifrit fight, no I wouldn't say that the rival gets in your way too much if you play it right, all they really do is steal your rings. The only thing I would say about it (as with all boss fights in this game) is that it is very long and drawn out so it's tedius more than anything