This was my first Final Fantasy ever so I may be a tad bias but I absolutely love this game. The story, characters, soundtrack and gameplay all result in an awesome experience I recommend to anyone who liked tactical RPGs or FF in general.

It's not perfect and has issues with insane difficulty spikes, one which if you fuck up and progress and can't win you are screwed and will probably have to start a new file. You know the one. Also, there's a broken combo in this game that makes end game laughably easy when built right and the translations aren't perfect.

The game also has an issue with the low amount of custom character you can have. If you stick with the ones you get at the start and obtain/keep every story NPC and maybe catch a couple of monsters you are done. There's no room for more characters. Probably due to PSX limitation but it makes jobs like Mediator woefully irreverent due to the low chance of befriending units then if you do you probably have little to no space to actually keep them.

Speaking of end game there's very little after the main story too but it has nice easter eggs with FFVII characters and a dungeon and a few other things. Despite that, the base story alone is worth a playthrough. Good stuff and can scratch the medievil fantasy itch that has been missing from JRPGs lately.

This is one of the best FF stories that is unfortunately overlooked due to it not being a main title and the type of gameplay.