It's good if you bring along popcorn. If 20-minite long cutscenes turn you off in an RPG, I do not recommend this game. If the cutscenes won't bother you, or if you even like that kind of thing, then yeah, get this game.

I don't like the FMVs myself, But I put with them because I really do want to finish this game. But, damn, they can be so long....

In case it's not obvious, I like playing an RPG for both Story and Gameplay. Mostly gameplay. Xenosaga has the exact opposite balance, and it's really grate on me after awhile.