Coming from someone who has been interested in the FF series in the past six months, this has really been an amazing journey. The characters, story building, action, setting, all of it have been well crafted and well done. I found the character development of Cloud very interesting and has grown way more than the previous iteration. I am also glad I took my time for the story to sit with me instead of rushing it. I cannot say if this is as good or better than the original though because I have never played it. Definitely will look into playing the original in the future because of how much I love every character in this installment.