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Not to keep on harping on this, but gosh. There are a lot of FF9 tracks that hit me in the feels or in the memories, particularly anything having to do with Freya and her story line.
The overall plot of the game might not have been grand, but the individual characters of FF9 really make it my favorite.
And yes, though I love Freya, I absolutely will still say that Steiner is my favorite FFnerd <3.
OKAY, more gushing, but another thing is the fact that the moment to moment writing in the game is actually really good to! When the characters emote, it feels natural and impactful. When it doesn't feel natural, it really hooks you in to fantasy.
At least, all of this is what I feel about FF9's writing.
FFtactics still has better writing for me overall, but not better characters.