I kind of got that with VII - I realize that it lost things in the translation, but I actually played the game consectivly - so I saw it from both angles - for example when on my second play though I knew what "clones" were so I could scrtutinize things more clearly - like for example the second time I played (or maybe third) I realized that (SPOILER)some of "clones" are the Nibelheim towns people.

But Yeah, FFIX had a great storyline, but I also feel that VII and VIII did.