I played this in the early days too (around 10yrs for me)! I remember running to my middle school's anime club and booting up the game so a few friends and I could spend the next hour slaying titans. I was always a potato main, focusing on slashing ankles so the others could go in for easier kills. Man, and the rush of calling out abnormal titans (or "abbies", as we called them) was amazing!
This game is absolutely a blast from the past, and I am indescribably happy that I stumbled across this remake.