As someone who enjoyed shooters at the time this game released, I liked it. The gun building system wasn’t anything groundbreaking, but I thought it was fun and allowed you to try different play styles. Story is a bit out there and was never considered canon (till recently with the remakes) but I’d be damned if I did play a game attached to the FF7 universe. Takes place after Advent children if I remember correctly.

Tips: keep moving, keep shooting, enjoy it for what it is.

RIP Phonebloks

If it makes you feel any better compatibility is probably pretty mixed. Last I checked the PS2 memcard slot doesn’t have enough bandwidth to load all games reliably.

140ish gigs for the kiwix copy

Yeah, wish they were a bit more upfront about that. In their defense it is in the FAQ and somewhere at the bottom of the “about this project” page. Battery is also an add on unless you want to source your own.