My first thoughts were to the effect of "well these graphics certianally enough aren't all that great"(I had played parasite eve, some of xenogears, and Some Chrono Cross, all of which I liked graphic wise more then VII).

Second thought(once I started Playing) "oh boy... I don't like these controls at all" "at least I can change them to what I prefer, that's definately a bonus."

As I am nearing the end of the first disk I was thinking yes it is a good game, nice characters/development and a good story, although it is a bit slow with too many mini-games for my taste. Also I liked the side quests. :P