As of writing this, I am in the middle of a Final Fantasy marathon and currently playing 9. I also have plenty of time on FF12 original and Zodiac Job sytem on PS2. This is my 4th time playing through Final Fantasy 7, once on PS1, 2 and a half times on PS4 and one final time on Steam just recently last month.

As an overall, this game is fine, it doesn't excel anywhere other than the Materia system. With boring characters heading the main plot, a very bogged down trite and contrived "We need things to happen" Disk 2 and a very bland over-world divided into 3ish sections I'm left with very mixed opinions on the game. The game is seen as a classic given it's the first PS1 Final Fantasy, but FF2 is far more customizable and gives me characters I care just as much about. (Which is none to very little.)

I would suggest either FF2 PSP, FF5 SNES, FF8 PS1 or Steam Release (Not Remastered) or FF12 Zodiac Job System for PS2. If you must play it, stay for the Materia system and don't get your hopes up.

Easiest abusable combination to grab is Choco/Mog + Added Effect to inflict stop using your normal attack. The summon also can inflict stop. 6/10 no real objections here but bland compared to other games in the series. (Maybe I'll elaborate more in the comments if anyone asks. Yes, I genuinely enjoyed Final Fantasy 2.)