I really didn't like it.

I remember the feeling I had when I first left Midgar, this was my first FF and I honestly thought Midgar was the world of this game. When I first hit the world map and realised the scale of what I was playing and how huge the world was it blew me away, it'll always be one of my favourite gaming moments.

Not 10 minutes later I was stuck on some very restrictive flashback that seemed to last forever. This is probably why I hated it then and while I still get bored playing through it now.