Great story. Great character development. Great Gameplay. An RPG all gamers should experience.
You'll get a variety of characters to play with. Some optional and unlockable. Certain situations occur that limit which characters you may use.
As you go through the game you'll obtain "materia" a substance that allows you to use different moves, magic, or to summon creatures to aid you in battle.
Another feature is catching and raising "Chocobos." Chocobos are creatures that you may ride in order to travel around faster. At some point you get to race them. You may also breed Chocobos to get different kinds with different status and abilities. Kind of like pokemon....
I find the music and environments rather charming too.
I had a lot of fun playing FFVII. An experience I found enjoyable, addictave and inspiring.