To be honest, the leveling system is why FFII is the only Final Fantasy I haven't completed. It's original for sure, and I give Square credit there, but after I lost my progress halfway through a game, I haven't had the heart to start all over again and make it very far.

Exploiting the glitch gets around this, but it's also not very fun; it's not enjoyable to button mash select cancel over and over, and that also feels cheap.

I'm not saying it's a bad per se, but just not fun for me