No, not since they became available in 4K/HD versions for cheap on newer consoles.

Only time I would break it out is if the game wasn’t available in a modern platform. the QoL enhancements are just… such a time saver.

the OG load times and play mechanics that were used to just pad everything out… just suck balls to deal with today. There is nothing ‘retro cool’ about having to sit through a FF7 summon sequence 10 times in a boss fight and having it be an extra 10 minutes. Thank god for the FF feature on my PS5 version of the game.

When I was 12 years old and it was 1997, yeah it was fine because we didn’t know any better and time wasn’t valuable.