I feel the same about FFVI as I do FFIX. They're my go-to recommendations for people trying FF out for the first time because they're both great games that perfectly capture all the things that come to mind when I think of what a Final Fantasy game is, but I don't find myself playing them over and over again like my own favorites. Besides FFXIV which is an MMO, I've put more hours into FFX than any other single player Final Fantasy