I don't know when I got this game, but I do know that I never got very far in it when I was a kid. During a section with a certain spider-like boss, I put down my controller out of fear. When I matured, I picked it back up to replay the game, and I discovered one of my favorite stories in all of video games. It's hard to explain why I like this game. The gameplay can be very tedious at times, which was likely padding. Certain parts of the game genuinely feel like what you have to do is so ridiculous that there's no way this is how you progress, but alas, it is. The average gameplay isn't very memorable, but it's alright. If there was no story, I'd probably give this game 2 stars tops, but the gameplay isn't why I love this game. It's the story. Spectacular. Something about the mediocre gameplay actually elevates the story to me, and I honestly don't know why. There are many things about this game that I believe could be improved, but I don't want them to be. It's one of those games that I don't like despite its flaws, I like it because of its flaws.