NGL I expected more, not that the game was not good, but after playing so many JRPGs I was expecting something more of the story, the cast was good, love Tifa, Barret, Cloud and Cid, the rest was hit or miss in my opnion.
The gameplay was pretty solid and a step further from VI, materia gives room to make a truly devastating team.
It's a good game, I understand why it was THE talk when it launched, but VI had a more compelling story and more lovable characters.