I prefer a futuristic setting opposed to something like LOTR, where there is no technology at all.
FF7 and FF8 mixed fantasy and technology well, though I believe FF7 did a better job.
I dont ever want to see a FF like FF9 again
As for whether what\'s realtime and what\'s not, it all looks good and blends together so well the non-hardcore couldn\'t tell, and that\'s much better improvement then last generation where the CGI looked loads better then th actual game.
Oh, and this game looks interesting. A lead female character? This could be a good twist. As long as they dont make the entire lead cast female like X-2. This game, as with all future FF games, has a chance to be as great as FF7, but that depends on alot of things.
A start would be getting Nobou Uematsu to do all the music