Haha, it's intense.
You know how most Final Fantasy's start out with some cute little town and what not?
Well, in this one, it's mostly ***-kicking so far with the occasional movie break, but you can skip them.
Compared to Final Fantasy 8, it is unique.
Your HP heals everytime a battle ends, you have different ways you can fight.
They have a thing called "Stagger", when you chain-hit an enemy long enough, s/he "Staggers" and physical attacks are much more.
It's pretty neat, so far worth $59.99!
EDIT: Oh, and it kept the chaining events from FFX+.
You can use a skill, attack, then heal yourself or vice versa. It's pretty neat.