/vr/ - Retro Games

FFIX has my favorite cast, and it does the best job at creating a world that feels alive and growing; extremely minor NPCs actually have arcs that you will literally never notice if you don't talk to them frequently, there's a pretty hefty amount of flavor text in every corner of every town and city, and the ATEs let the writers have relaxed, non-critical scenes without worrying about breaking the flow of the game. Plus, I absolutely love the music, and the graphics (especially the FMVs) still hold up today because of the heavy stylization they went for.

The speed of the combat and the pretty mediocre sidequests are my only real gripes, but they're totally squashed by how good the world and characters are.