Stunning visuals, but that's about where it ends.
There were just so many plot holes it was agonizing to watch. Unless you're a lifelong fan of Final Fantasy who's soaked up all the lore you could get your hands on, there is little that makes much sense as a new viewer.
I could list the dozens of plot holes, faults, and huuuuge jumps in logic that are thrown into this hunk of junk that tries to piece a puzzle together (and that's really what it seems like - two halves of two separate puzzles thrown into a single box and trying to make it fit), but I won't.
Overall, Square Enix should honestly move their masterful, high-end CGI efforts to the pornography industry. At least there, you expect a plot to be pitiful.