I'll give you my honest opinion. I'm a girl and I loved the game. However, I do think that the game is Girlie.
This is going to be more of Yuna's story. (Well, Paine too.)
There aren't as many fmv's as FFX had, that alone, means it will never live up to FFX.
With any hidden fmv's and endings there are only 10 fmv's total.
FFX was a little better with battle screen shots and only 3 playable characters can get annoying.
Another, thing, If you don't play with a completion guide, you can miss the entire plot-line, not to mention dress-spheres and some of the best scenes in the game.
http://hometown.aol.com/angelleafken/page10.html This game likes to hint at things, and not give proof.
It's meant to be fun, not all serious like FFX or any of the other final fantasies.
I enjoyed it, but don't play it just to be looking for answers to questions ffx may have left you with.
You most likely won't find the answers.