I had so much fun playing this game. I completed every mission on my first playthrough - there were some that were really hard, until I figured out what to do and how to max out Zack, make him invulnerable for the most part. That made the final boss easy since I beat the superboss first. Me? Gongaga. Zack 🥺
Edit: Completed my second playthrough, this time on hard mode NG+. First playthrough was 54 hours, 2nd playthrough was 15 hours. I basically speedran it this time, starting the game at lvl 82, cleared the game at lvl 87. Most of the enemies were super easy, but there were several bosses that were actually a good challenge. Had all the good equipment, I was only missing 1 piece, and that added a few hours of missions to get. 86% completion so far. Man, I love Zack so much. The way the cares so deeply about Cloud and Aerith and all his friends. His character progression is so good, going from puppy Zack to strong young man Zack. Such a good game.