Replying to Final Fantasy 7

So i am going in for my second acl surgery on the 22nd. Already preparing for the down time And i downloaded final fantasy 7 on iPad to keep the adventure lust strong. Its my first playthrough and I dont know much about playing these type of games (managing your party, stats, materia, and whatnot). Got any advice or experiance newschoolers?

So far its fucking awsome! Such a dark world and i see many parrellels to our own! I am currently on isle de sol tracking down sephiroth.