I could never say enough to describe the impact this game had on me. Bought it a few weeks after release as a dumb little kid and had only the demo to go off of in terms of what awaited me. What followed was a (then) magical game unlike anything I had ever played. Was my favorite game of all time for years. I have so much nostalgia for this game and it has done so much for me. It showed me what video games could be, and I have met so many great people through mutual interest in this series. Nowadays, I replay it and find that the gameplay is broken and the maps are pretty bad... But I can still see the aspects of the story, characters, and music that I loved so much even today. No matter what, this game will always be close to my heart, maybe more than any other.