I used to be a Marmite but now I don't hate this game, I just don't really like it either. It's far from the worst of the series, especially if we consider the spinoffs. I think Squall is a pretty good MC, maybe he could have been the best of the FF series if his character wasn't already done before (and arguably better) with Cloud. I can't stand any of the supporting cast besides Laguna and his friends. The junction system is similar to the materia system before it except even more ridiculously broken. And I never gave a trout about triple triad (or FF minigames in general) even though everyone else loves it.