I haven't played Symphonia, so I can't compare, but yeah, to enjoy a game I usually find you have to set aside comparisons. Ironically, that's part of what made people not appreciate IX! As a curveball recommendation, before picking up FFT, I'd try FF Tactics Advance first. I think it'd appeal more to you right off the bat and it'd help you decide if you vibe with that kind of gameplay.
It shouldn't be! Usually you either subscribe on Steam and it's managed for you or, at worst, you plop some files in certain folders. The main things to watch out for would be making sure that your mods are compatible. (Like if you have a mod that turns everyone into Cid as a frog, that will conflict with a mod that turns Steiner into Beatrix or something). The other major thing that makes modding a pain is game updates breaking them, but given FFIX is complete and made back when games weren't drip fed content/updates, that shouldn't be an issue.
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I haven't played Symphonia, so I can't compare, but yeah, to enjoy a game I usually find you have to set aside comparisons. Ironically, that's part of what made people not appreciate IX! As a curveball recommendation, before picking up FFT, I'd try FF Tactics Advance first. I think it'd appeal more to you right off the bat and it'd help you decide if you vibe with that kind of gameplay.
It shouldn't be! Usually you either subscribe on Steam and it's managed for you or, at worst, you plop some files in certain folders. The main things to watch out for would be making sure that your mods are compatible. (Like if you have a mod that turns everyone into Cid as a frog, that will conflict with a mod that turns Steiner into Beatrix or something). The other major thing that makes modding a pain is game updates breaking them, but given FFIX is complete and made back when games weren't drip fed content/updates, that shouldn't be an issue.