Peak
Great story, fantastic characters, amazing ost (as always), probably the best voice acting I've ever experienced in a video game, beautiful visuals, the best boss fights I've ever experienced, extremely fun and addicting gameplay...
If the game had to cut some stuff that previous FF games had to make room for all of the above, then I do not mind in the slightest. I admit, enemies having elemental affinities and having actual control over your party members would've been the cherry on top, but neither of those soured the experience in the slightest for me.
Absolutely my favorite FF game and it's not even close.