I played the final fantasy games when I was younger and to be honest... that really didn't matter.Yes the name is misleading for fans of the games but this was still good stuff on its own.The story was fine. I'm not sure why people said it sucked?The spirits of a dead alien race are looking for peace and the planet people live on has the means to create it... how is that not a compellingly original story?The story telling was good. You could easily see the value in the bonds that were created between the characters.There was a love story element...This was good stuff...Unfortunately the voice acting was not so hot. But it wasn't horrible.All and all this is a Visually Spectacular film with more than an average story.The music is solid, the "Aliens Movie" style space marine types were "tough guy" awesome!This is good stuff don't let the game fanboys steer you from it. It is worth seeing.