10/10! This game freaking rocked. (preparing for the onslaught) In my opinion the best game in the series, if not of all time (really preparing now!). The storyline was great, the characters were all sound with background info to tell you where they're coming from, plot twists were well placed, graphics were amazing for the time it was created in (this is where the term "in-game movie" was first used), gameplay could have been better but was still pretty good, the extras in it were pretty challenging (I thought), and yes, the Materia system rocked! Overall, exceptional game.