People play this game for various reasons:

-Some stumbled upon it from a very young age.

-Some people are fans of later Final Fantasy titles and they want to see "how it all started". (i'm in this group)

-The name is so widely known that some people just want to know what the fuss is about, even if they hadn't been fans of RPG's previously.

Is this game worth playing? I definately think so. I first got my hands on it in the form of "Final Fantasy Origins" for the Playstation 1. From what I'm told the remakes of this game fix the bugs from the original release, so I'd get a newer copy if you want to check it out.

I really enjoyed the freedom of this game. Right from the get go you get to choose your characters names and jobs. I like superimposing my thoughts on to the characters I control, it made the game feel more personal for me.

I also like beating up a group of pirates only for the captain to randomly hand you the keys to his ship. This game is full of awesome.