The scenes directly affecting Zack and the original games are all pretty good. Going to Nibelheim was just awe inspiring in the game but I agree that with the exception of Cissenei (sp?) and Angeal I pretty much despise the rest of the new cast. If Genesis had either been removed or toned down and not so blatantly being set up for a sequel game, I would feel CC's plot was pretty good. The Final battle with the Shin-Ra army was cool but I could have done without the Wing monologue and the sappy J-Pop song.

As a fan of action games, I can't say I was impressed with the combat system but I did like the Materia system and DMV Overall, I still like Last Order better...