The game has its moments when it is super smooth and looks really sharp. But the fact that it is a multi-part solution for a single game is frustrating.
The camera distancing and blocking is annoying as hell, however usually only lasts a few seconds at a time. That being said the amount of time that I am trying to see through Cloud's head is more frequent than I would like.
I hope that the lack of original content will be introduced later in the series, but if it is not then it will be suprisingly disappointing.
The addition of the filler quests also seems like a last minute thought, and could have had a bit more substance or removed entirely.
The weapon system is top notch and anyone that says they are burdened with switching weapons or materia based on the battles has never played a FF.
Ultimately, this game feels and plays really well and I would like to give it 3.5 stars but google will not allow it and it has not earned a full 4 stars at this point. Improve many unpolished graphics, refine the side quest missions, fix the camera distancing, inject more of the original aspects and make it so the ATB charges more evenly on your background characters and I will gladly raise my rating.