Gameplay is excellent, characterization is amazing, characters feel so much more real and nuanced and I care about everyone significantly more than the OG go round. As far as story I feel there's an excessive amount of padding to ensure a 40 hour experience, visiting Jessie's home and the Train Graveyard are cool additions, the second visit to the sewers and Hojo's lab not so much. Sidequests are mostly forgettable outside of a small handful. The story being a pseudo sequel thing is interesting and I'm excited to see where they take it in Rebirth and beyond. As for the Yuffie dlc my only real complaint is not being able to control Sonon, this is a minor nitpick in the grand scheme of things but just mildly frustrating.