I´m just disappointed, this had so much potential. And then they decided the time travelling , spoiler inducing parts was the best way to go about "changing" or "expanding" the source material. The combat is awesome, the music is awesome, the cutscenes are awesome and the characters are incredible as well. They nail everything, and then they decide to add unnecessary fluff, just to padd the game. The game constantly fights itself, between padded crap and fun scenarios from the original. Not to say the new stuff is completely bad, but the ones that are good additions are few, and the other fun additions add nothing to the plot. Don´t even get me started on the finale, they just go off the rails and decide to do the most random stuff possible. That being said, i hope rebirth is better even with some changes to the overall plot.

Edit:
Replaying the game, i still feel a lot of the same issues.
I really respect the ideia and the questioning of what should a sequel or a remake be? or what defines a remake ? or even questions about free will , by the characters, but was this the best way to go about and if so , why final fantasy 7? Clearly that was not the intention of the original director, and if you are going to change the product of the original then at least do it with your own work .
But it´s fine, since the original still exists even though dated i guess, good game overall even though it draggs a lot and it isn´t a remake , more so a reimagining of final fantasy 7 and from the title screen that´s not what i wanted or expected .
All things considered i can be sad about what it could´ve been or enjoy it for what is it while complementing the original, but i still feel disappointment.