I rather enjoyed Final Fantasy, not because of the resemblances to other Final Fantasies but because of the differences. The sphere grid was an interesting system that I did not mind, I liked the characters (yes, even Rikku), and the plot was quite good. It wasn't mind blowingly good like, say, Xenogears, but it was a good game. My real qualm was that it was a bit too easy, but that wasn't so bad in the long run since I got to progress through the story without difficulty.