I was also disappointed with the story line, never have i ever experienced such a short and poorly put together FF storyline. Not only was the story weak and not very well thought out, there was little to no character development. As well as a disturbing lack of voice acting, which in my opinion, really adds tons of depth to the storyline. It honestly felt like they just threw something together so you could blaze through it in order to get into end game just so we could start mindlessly grinding towards stupid gear... When i buy a Final Fantasy game i expect a compelling storyline, not this nonsense. I was very disappointed with the story.

PS: We pick a voice for our character and they never speak! Wtf?