"The game might as well stayed unreleased..."  I don't agree with this at all!  I personally appreciate the effort of Square to give us this game - a game we otherwise would not have.  FFA should be a game in your PSX library.  2 for 1 - can't beat that.  I feel as though even "new-school" gamers who played FF7 first would find these games entertaining.  Now as far as the comment in the editorial about FF5, this game is the hardest in the series, next to the FF3 that Japan got (for the original NES).  The bosses are hard, and mastering the job system in this game takes a lot of effort.  Try going through this game without dying on a few bosses and you can consider yourself an FF expert.