By "still in the forest" I assume you mean Evil forest, which means that you haven't been playing for more than thirty minutes to an hour. It's absurd to give up a game that fast.

I considered giving Xenogers up in the beginning because I thought it was boring, but it turned out to be one of the greatest things I've ever spent time on. Don't give this game up until disk 2 at the very least.

Besides, FFIX had great characters and a terrific story. I loved every minute of it.