I'm going to detatch my clearly biased opinion from this and not give it 5 stars.

It's losing half a star because of the back tracking in the later half of the game being such a let down. Also the pacing around this part of the game is problematic, the first half is packed with so much content and scene setting that it's problematic when the second half just doesn't deliver the same.

It does hold up on a playthrough years later, but you will miss all the quality of life improvements that games had made in the decades since.

A must play for anyone who wants to experience an iconic title that helped to prolong a fantastic series.