Great thread, great game.
imo if they ever go back to the classic gameplay style they should take FF9's gameplay and just improve upon it.
overall, I enjoyed things like:
-learning abilities from an item, this could give you another reason to wear weaker equipment
-Character diversity, one major thing FF7 and FF8 lacked since every character could do..Everything. Too much customization in FF games can simply result to using the best attack over and over again.
-Unbalanced parties, this forces you to use everything, like if you didn't have a white mage, you'd have to use items more often.
-Having a cast of very enjoyable and relatable characters unlike certain other FF games..Zidane is one of the best FF main characters imo
Things I didn't like:
-Random battles
-How slow the battles were. Had to turn the speed up.
-gargan roo
-the character models, some were unappealing to me
Overall this game is definitely in my top 10. It did touch me emotionally, especially when the credits started rolling.