It's a completely weird thing to say that the most polarizing Final Fantasy game in the entire series happens to be my favorite of them. I found VII great but kind of sluggishly-paced; ditto with IX which had attractive visuals, lovely music but a slow narrative at times. With VIII, the graphics got kicked up a notch, the FMV's became more cinematic and the storyline was more adult and sophisticated. However, some love it and many hated it and there's still people who outright despite this game. Sure it's got a few nagging problems but in my opinion, this was my favorite in the series to experience.