I'm surprised that Seifer was once again overlooked in favor of Laguna but I'm not really complaining cause I love the man and it will be interesting to actually see Laguna and Squall interact cause they sadly don't have much of it in their own game.

I'm more impressed with the world map. I liked the chessboard aspect in the first game but this is also a welcome surprise. It's scary to think it will be released soon, in Japan.