Yeah, the playable Mog was really cool.
Moogles forever!

But itīs hard for me to explain this thing, sidequests in this game just have a certain kind of "gorgeous" feeling;
it feels so nice moving around the characters in towns etc.

HINT:
When you save Celes in Lockeīs scenario, youīll pass some corridors with RegalCutLass and this stuff right before the exit, right?
There are somewhat secret stairs leading down to a small room with an X-Potion and an Ether, right?
If you go straight down from the chest with the X-Potion, youīll find another chest containing a Ribbon.
Thatīs VERY early, IMO.