It's not a story about saving the world, but rather avenging it. We see the effects of it on 14 characters of varied ages, genders, races, beliefs, and even species, who join up to overcome something larger than themselves.

To me, this is still Square's magnum opus. It turned so many fantasy and JRPG tropes on their head while improving on everything the series already did. It deserves far more praise than it gets.