i love ff9, but i'll be real it's only cuz i've gotten a lot more patient when it comes to more "deliberately paced" turn-based RPGs as i've gotten older -- you kinda gotta melt into its aesthetic experience to get the most of it. and tbh it doesn't lend itself that well to long play sessions from my experience, it can get pretty taxing, especially towards the back half, to the point that it's way better to play it in narrative/dungeon-based chunks