Okay...okay.

FFX was one of those games that was good to me, but there was things in it I couldn't stand.

1) Blitzball is god awful. I hate that game so much. It is boring, *****y, and a waste of time to me. It makes no sense and doesn't use the fac that you are in a waer sphere to your advantage. I understand that Blitzball is supposed to be a turn based sports game, but it had to much of an RPG feel to it.

2) I understand what you mean by FFVII FMV's being a reward. I thought the game was easy, but it was awesome to see those slick graphics (at the time).

3) The lack of a world map did make the game have a "boxed in" sort of feel. It also made the game feel WAY to linear.

4) I didn't think the conversations went on too long. Though, some of them were boring and pointless. That might have made it seem that they went on too long for you. I am a person that doesn't mind watching lengthy cinema sequences--as long as they are interesting. Games like the Metal Gear Solid series and Xenosaga had great cinema sequences. They were lengthy, but most of them were done very well.