the thing about this game is is that it's got such a drastically different feel and appeal than any of the other final fantasy games (its kinda like a linear MMORPG) that it stands out so much more than any of them in my opinion. the battle system, the characters, the graphics, the music, the terrific translation and voice acting, all add together to make this game easily my favorite, if not second favorite. i would probably say my faves are either vii or viii or tactics, which no one agrees with me on, but after close to just 25 hours of gameplay this game has me hooked and infatuated. GO BUY IT...you shant regret it. 10/10