Aside from the fleeting goofiness of this thread's title, I'l a little stunned and confused.

As none or 2 of you may know, I'l quite the fan/pro when it comes to those infamous FFs 1-6; however, my recent acquisition of a Playstation has caused me to wonder if it would be prudent to, just for a moment, toy with 7 and see exactly what is so special about it that made people flock to Final Fantasy Cults (you know, since FF1, my favorite, didn't do quite that).

My generous gf said she'd get it for me for Christmas, so I've eagerly been waiting a couple months to unwrap:

FINAL FANTASY VII: DIRGE OF CERBERUS
(I didn't find a sub forum for this game. I hope I'm in the right place)

The game, obviously a sequel based on somebody who doesn't have that famously mysterious spiky yellow hair, was a slight disappointment, but I didn't tell her it was wrong. A game's a game. I tried playing it, and it's a FPS (sorta), with an awful storyline with stupidly named characters (Crimson? Azul? I can't wait to get further into the game and battle Aqua, Luz, and, uh, Dark Green).

Listening to the dialogue gives me a headache and this game is devoid of RPG features except for stores and level-ups, which are simply devices, and these are placed at the end of each "level," which is not really any different from standard weapon upgrades and buffs acquired at new levels in non-RPGs.

Question:

Is this what the Modern FF is like?

Mindless action?
Disastrously stupid dialogue and storyline?
Complete unfamiliarity with the Swords and Sorcery "Fantasy" guidelines that once appropriately governed the genre?

I'm disappointed.

Should I continue?
Should I bother getting the original FF7?
Should I give any of these new FFs a chance?

What are your opinions? What are your knowledgable assertions of facts?