My absolute favorite game of all time. I know saying that is like being a sheep in a herd, but I cannot stress ENOUGH how much I love this video game. I remember playing this on my phone for the first time when I was 13 using some loophole to get around the paywall, but I was glad I did.

Extremely interesting and unforgettable cast (with the exception of Yuffie and Cait Sith), Hollywood-inspired soundtrack, probably the best story I've seen in all of the media ever, phenomenal Materia system, and very interesting lore I, as a 17-year-old at the time of writing, still dive deeper into daily.

My only real problems with this game are the minigames (except the highway chase after Shinra Tower), the Icicle Inn portion after Aerith's death, Cait Sith in general, and Yuffie's lack of development. There are also signs of this game's age, like the graphics, movement, and overall load times, but this game was made before I was born so I can quite honestly excuse some of it.