honestly? peak fiction. the whole setting is about the devastating effects of climate change that arise from capitalists (shinra) sucking the planet dry of its life and everywhere you go is a reflection of that. the story is awesome, cloud's dream sequence was incredible, all the characters have a reason to be there. my favorite character was barret because of all the party members he kept it real the most, he was always consistent. gotta give it -1 though because the game is old as balls and playing all the way from end of midgar to end of disc 2 was like impossible, the gameplay does not hold up. and that's fine! but i didnt fuck with it. definitely deserves all the praise it gets.