i really wish i had a physical copy and didnt have to use emulation to play it several months ago but i absolutely adored playing through it, it wasnt as hard as i wanted it to be but the aesthetic, visuals, score (the first encounter theme fucking rips and the save theme is easily my fav save-related piece of any game ever), characters, story, gameplay and setpieces were all amazing. i hate that this is probably never going to see the light of day again (series wise) or get a remake since 3 was an apparent mess but still... oh well! i need to play 2 soon