The first Final Fantasy game that feels like one. The grand writing. The Active Time Battle system. And the giant scripted fights. This game has all of those but does it pretty poorly a lot of the time. The story is dumb and silly but I can't help but connect with some of the characters and key story moments. Most of the characters lack depth like Rosa and Edge but then Rydia is a pretty good character. The combat is fun but not as fun as later uses of the ATB. The dungeons have a bit more depth but still lack complexity. It has the basis of something special, it just needs that final push. But regardless of what I say here, I know how revolutionary this game was back when it was released, no other game had tried doing something so big with its story. And for that, I really respect this game. Looking forward to replaying V next.

6.0/10