I think I prefer the Midgar area to the rest of the game... granted it was a lot more linear, but I like that whole cyberpunk setting anyways. And after you get out of Midgar, the plot took a total standstill, it just seemed to be one long chase, with a few interesting story portions and cinemas liberally sprinkled around. FF7 is my favorite of the PSX FFs, though, 9 didn't really do it for me and 8 was a broken mess with some of the most embarassing story sequences in video game history.