I think this game has really ignited a passion for games in me once again. I was having fun with games like Doom and Quake again this year after thinking i'd never really get gaming like I did as a child or teenager, but I think this is the game that has dragged me right back into the medium. I think the general feel of the game is what dragged me in as the way it looks and plays really helps to bring Zebes to life atmospherically as a mysterious intriguing place to be discovered and explored from start to end. The learning curve was interesting as I wasn't too familiar with games like this or really many games before a certain time at all, but it was rewarding to play and learn and certainly rewarding to beat. It was exciting and fun to actually discover new items and abilities and rewarding to beat certain bosses that were a pain on a first few goes (mostly Phantoon because of those blue fire attacks). It was great to beat and I imagine after a while, it will be great to go back and 100% (which I think I want to do, not sure).