I've avoided pretty much everything to do with the plot of the game to be perfectly honest. Moreso then any other FF title in the past, and I think it's helped that the new battle system has gotten most of the attention over the years. To be perfectly honest, I've avoided story details to the point that I only have the most basic idea what the story's even about. But then, all I need to know is that Matsuno was the driving force behind the game for much of it's development to know that it will rock.