So I picked this up cheap. Some of the new characters, like Laguna/Lightning/Tifa are really fun to use, but the whole thing sorta feels like DLC that should've been in the first one and so on. You know that feeling, where it doesn't feel like a complete game but it's still somewhat solid? Yeah. Still pretty enjoyable, yet to finish it.
The emphasis on Lightning does not surprise me, but it sort of annoys me. Having said that I don't blame SE for using Lightning because she is the most recent addition and it might help the sales--although I wouldn't count on it. Tifa and Yuna are looking awesome. I am a bit angry at the fact we didn't get at least 1 new character per FF uhuh