All of the above at easy 10/10 material that I think maintains its appeal. What kinda hurts is that I don't think I really enjoy the ATB system anymore. Everything combat related just seems to take too long. I think its disguising loading? But I really don't know. Combat was the weakest part IMO.
I was also frustrated by the volume of missable quests and items. I've played all the Trails games, which I think has an above average amount of this, but FF9 blows it all away. And its the kind that asks you to drop the story at awkward moments, and go do them now or never.
That's why I ended up skipping most of them. Maybe missed out on some character/plot development? The last character is also a really weird call; why is he even here?? But still, its one of the best games in the series. Modern ports are likely the way to go though.