Deserves all the hype it gets... A story that withstands the test of time. Graphics may not have aged as well but they're so charming and can make you laugh so is it really a bad thing? Combat also still holds up, experimenting and workshopping different materia combinations is so satisfying and fun. The world is so immersive and the soundtrack and pre-rendered backgrounds are still impressive, and the summon animations are still amazing. Also people don't talk enough about how funny this game is. It's so funny and silly and so stupid at times. It's hysterical and I love how ridiculous it gets.

Obviously has a bunch of jank expected from a game released in 1997, and a bunch of classic Final Fantasy bullshit (forget to check this one corner in this one room you will never be able to access again and you will lose out on the chance to get your ultimate weapon Forever), and a really terrible translation. But personally I think it all adds to the game's charm... but play this on an emulator where you can speed it up and use save slates for the love of god