"The first FF game I played, so this may be here partially due to nostalgia, but either way it's a fantastic game with the best story in the Final Fantasy series. The fighting system is second to none."
"Doesn't deserve the hate. The fighting system is really deep and although it takes a bit too much time to get into, the game eventually really draws you in."
"Don't really see why people seem to exclude this when listing the great FF games. Love the job system, and Omega and Shinryu add replay value that IV (or VI) didn't really have..."
"Praised by the critics, berated by the fans. This game is BEAUTIFUL, can't really stress that enough. The story dumps you in the middle of the action in a way that doesn't necessarily work though."
"The original. Where it all started. It's a good, simple game, but doesn't really hold up to many of the newer entries of the series. Wasn't really the final fantasy though was it..."
"It's ok. Never really got into it when I played it a few years back. Only (non-MMORPG) FF game I haven't finished actually, got about halfway. It's ok, just doesn't stand out to me..."
"It's not bad, it's just the whole weapon/item system sucks. The story is definitely better than the original's, but it still doesn't compare to the newer entries (not that you can really expect it to)"
"I don't like this game. The story was ok, it's just the fighting system never really intrested me. A massive graphical improvement over VII but I saw no other reason to pick it over its predecessor."