That has a lot to do with how the franchise swept the whole world in Poke Mania and the great marketing through several different venues, ranging from anime to mobile games, and adding more with each installment
Things like gaining lore passively is enough for me to want to start playing location cards in my deck
Shes got a card draw reward, sure, but shes not the same level of pure, molten value as Muldrotha, the Gravetide and their ilk
On the other hand, the power level of this card is highly compromised as a Sorcery, as of course Instants give you the option of dodging removal
Josh Lee Kwai, a member of the Commander Advisory Group (CAG) which supported the CRC, resigned following the banlist announcement
While card text decisions were ultimately the final call of me and Game Design, on such a collaborative product as this one I really welcomed their notes nobody knows Final Fantasy better than they do