Back when I first played this on the PS2 I got to the half way point and lost my save and gave up. Coming back to it on the 3DS was awesome and I'm glad I did. What a great experience all around from the characters to world to the story. While not my most favorite (5 and 7) I think this could easily be my third favorite. The difficulty spiked really bad 3/4s the way through but nothing a good old grind couldn't fix. The new party members were a nice touch and added some fun gameplay elements.