It's interesting that you have 8 excluded, not wishing to go against your rules, but whenever someone poses this question it is always my answer. It is my outright favourite FF, but the only ever person I've known to even like it was one of my mates, we both played it to death when it first came out. Still go back from time to time, one of the few games I still do.
Don't ruin the moment
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