I first played it in 2009, 18 years after it first came out, and still had a good time. Despite showing its age in some ways, it has an epic timelessness to it and shows a lot of heart. I also loved that you started the game as a walking death dealer instead of a whiny kid or plucky unskilled adventurer.

I do have to pick on the story a bit though - the ridiculousness of some of the twists as well as the sheer number of fakeouts (avoiding spoilers but if you've played it you know) have to count against it, especially since FFV's storyline is panned for being bad and (imo) isn't half as ridiculous as this one!