My all time favorite video game. As buggy as it is, as awkward as some of the animations are, and as slow as the combat can be, this game makes it up tenfold with the characters, story and setting.

As someone who enjoys media mainly for characters, this was an easy sell. The cast is fantastic, all believable and interesting characters that help run the narrative, and a plot that is both foreboding and fun to unfold. It's also a fantastic entryway into the series, offering up the pillars and stepping stones to the grander world that would eventually come from future media.

I could honestly replay this game over and over again without getting bored. It's not the perfect game, but it's still a never-ending enjoyable experience and I couldn't recommend it more to everyone.