Somehow, having played as many games as I have, the experience of playing this one stands out.  The love story, all the Final-Fantasy style extras like finding all the GFs, the silly fact that nearly half the game takes place in what in real-life terms would best be described as a school; I don't know what it is, but something makes me hold this game in higher regard than any other game since Lufia I and II and Super Mario 64.