I kind of see his point. I won't go so far as using the words 'last' or 'great', but the open world map is a VERY strong argument. On the whole, I liked other games in the series better (oddly, though, no other FF was as enjoyable to play), but the main thing is that PS2-FFs and onwards were seemingly designed with a different goal in mind. I will admit I have no idea at all why they REALLY skipped on the world map, but the post-PSX games do feel more cinematic - which, I understand, is what puts the R in JRPG. *Shrug*

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