All frames are good, it's all depends on what weapon you carry and what b💙uil⛄d you focused at. All gameplay after you unlocked Steel Path depends on your weapon builds, not your ability focused builds.

It's called remake not retold. The title already s🍨creaming "this is a whole new game w𝓡ith same plot but with different story" and ask us to sit and enjoy the game to the fullest.

The same is for FF9, Dawntrail major inspiration with Alexandria. Both Garland and Sphene has the same motives but diff♏erent approach to their people, Garland wanted to preserve the people of Terran by infusing their souls with Gaian as vessel by using the Iifa Tree as the well to recycle the souls of Gaian with Terran while Sphene wanted to preserve her kingdom of Alexandria by recycle them as Living Memories, this allows the people to be alive but lack of true bodies which forcing Sphene to assimilate Tuyval with Alexandria using the fortress allowing the souls to keep exist as the aether keeps them alive as a fuel.

The WoL is not a villain here as they give a merciful death toꦗ the living m🙈emories which allows them to passed away peacefully while Zidane would choose to destroy Terra rather than preserve it so Gaia, his home remain exist.