Fortunately I never played the game growing up so I had no expectations of greatness nor nostalgia to let me down. It’s a genuinely fun story with a ton of neat characters. A common complaint that I hear from others is that the combat was too slow and random encounters were too often, but they weren’t big enough problems for me to detract from the experience. The soundtrack is also one of my favorites of all time. I still use a ton of FF7 music in my D&D campaigns today. This game made a lasting impact on me and I’m super glad I decided to pick it up even 20 something years after it released.