TheVerge.com called the story "ho-hum" in their review. The whole purpose of Final Fantasy has always been the story! They would have mediocre graphics for their time, mid battle systems, but the stories are what made them legendary.
Now they have great graphics, apparently a good battle system, and a so-so story? This might be unpopular: but I think they strayed from their lane and I'll be skipping this one.