All of this plus it has one of the best soundtracks of the series. I also fukked with the villains, although Ultimecia should've had like one or two more scenes to build up.
Bosses, GF’s/Summons, characters, SPACE, traveling, hidden bullshyt to find, Tonberry King, the space ship, being better than p*ssy ass IX (X, XI, XII, AND XIII), card game, card refining, hoes, an in-game salary, war, gun, spider tanks, a weird ass sorceress, boosting attacks, hoes, quick time events, more hoes, visiting family members, pets, the list goes on. I can’t believe you put that hallway simulator ahead of Ff8.
Not sure about X (although Seifer > Seymour), but I definitely prefer this over any of the other mainline games that came after (except Remake; if we're counting that as a separate game).