i am one of the ones who have not played ffta, so i wont say that i like fft better but i will explain why i liked fft so much
the versatility was awsome. i loved all of the jobs you could preform and mix the skills of the jobs together
i love long games and fft is definitly a game that i can really let my ocd come out in. the second time i beat it i easily spent over 300 hours doing so. yes i am a bit obsessive but thats me.
and not to mention the story line was great.
there are times when i cant think of what game to play and as a default i will go to fft.
i love fft, but who knows i may like ffta even more once i play it