The game definitely has its “the devs were overworked and underpaid and as a result this comes off as soul-less” and “genuinely what the fuck were they thinking” parts— which, is unfortunately more than the parts you can see were made with love— but i’d say it’s definitely worth playing through at least once. The Handsome Jackpot DLC is a great example of them putting their everything into it, but most of the other DLCs are, uh… Not too great in that regard.
Awh jeeze :( That sucks that they made the next one an exclusive. I hope it’ll be a timed exclusive— it’s awful that you can’t play w your existing save.
I have fond memories of watching my older brother play through the OG on his PC when I was a tween. Still can’t get the chocobo theme out of my head!
Thanks for taking the time to answer :) Happy New Year!