I like it better than FF1 or 3. The story is a little more advanced for its time (although the quests are a bit...random) in that it doesn't just center around the usual 4 crystals BS. There's the simplicity of not worrying about jobs, and the lack of a conventional leveling-up system is pretty negligible, as your character's stats seem to build at a normal rate anyways if you just play like you normally would (although having to level-up spells is a tad annoying, but at least it presents a bit of a challenge).