Three different Final Fantasy cards are still great, but their impact has been most noticeable in one format: Commander
Circling back to TAUC costs, you could argue its actually even closer to free than other alternate costs: life points and cards in hand are expendable resources, and (at least for drawing cards) somewhat expensive to replenish
But Im sure there are going to be builds that are counterspell dense, and that seems less fun
A 3/2 flyer that effectively couldn't be blocked was pretty much a bomb, since there were few removal spells, fewer fliers, and virtually no tempo in this format
It would be very easy to do a list of the best Modern cards a hundred times and come up with a different selection each time
It was pretty popular but only shows up on a handful of cards, so there isnt enough of it to really make an impact