It's interesting to say the least to play all of the classic games that many people have nostalgic memories of, but I have no memories of. One single word could describe this entire game, and that word would be "epic". This game is truly epic, in the traditional sense. The stakes are always super high, and become even higher as the game progresses, and I love that the game becomes even bigger once you think it's about to end. If I was to compare the story to something, I think it would be Fullmetal Alchemist actually, mainly due to its structure and even though the two villains have completely different motives, I think the things they do are actually pretty similar, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if Hiromu Arakawa was in some way inspired by this game. Though it can also be the case that she was inspired by traditional manga, and that this is the case with this game too. But I digress. One of the best aspects of this game is definitely the characters, and also the way they are integrated into the battle system. Every character is played in an unique way, which is very different from the game I played before: Final Fantasy VII, where any character can be basically anything. Celes and Terra are probably my favourites since they have such interesting story arcs throughout the entire game, and they worked very well in my team, Celes being the main firepower and Terra healing a lot. The combat system in this game is similar to that in FF7, but it doesn't have limit breaks. I love how characters have things that are completely unique to them in this game, like Sabin's Blitz or Mog's Dance. This makes me like all characters in battle in different ways, even though some unfortunately are clearly stronger than others. I think this game was a lot more streamlined than 7, and it was often a lot easier to figure out what to do, even though some things in the second half were pretty confusing. It had a lot of set pieces, and it felt like a ride from one epic moment to the next basically. I'm glad they kept up the tradition of keeping the dungeons short usually, because I get sick of over-long dungeons in RPGs. This game also has one of the most insane villains I've seen in a video game, and I enjoyed Kefka a lot everytime he was on the screen. And finally, the music in this game is pretty good overall, but becomes amazing once you reach the final battle. For at least a week after finishing the game, I couldn't stop listening to "Dancing Mad". It is a tune fitting of this game: epic, long and with peaks and valleys. Even though I probably prefer Final Fantasy VII over this game, I still consider this to be a masterpiece. There were some parts that were a bit annoying, but overall, this game left me with a great sense of satisfaction when I finally finished it. Damn, what an incredible game!