And I finally got my own copy a few days ago. The graphics for the characters are 'blocky', but I like them because they make me think of Legos and it amuses me. I think the quality of the graphics actually work better in certain scenes, like with Don Corneo. Better/updated graphics would ruin the whole 'corny' angle. Though updated movie scenes would be nice. The playable characters are nicely varied, from all walks of life. Of course I hate the time-consuming leveling up part, as I do in all RPGs, though the Materia add-ons are the best ones I like of the Final Fantasy series so far(played them all from the original up to XII, with the exception of V and IX). The story does take a while to get interesting, but that doesn't bother me too much, with all the side quests available.