Note to self
"Add IMO before ranting about games you like" :P
Then again I haven't played many RPGs so I couldn't see the plot coming nor did I thought the characters were cliche.
I'm not sure what you mean with spoilers in the beginning of the second part, unless you mean the prologue that basicly explains what happend in the first part.
I thought it was overal fun to play with the games heck I even finished the games three times. I really enjoyed the story :P