this feels way ahead of it's time design-wise (as usual for Nifflas) - right now games like mosa lina and animal well are exploring similar design ideas. highly, highly recommended for fans of systemic interactions between lots of different items. i wish this had been successful so we could have seen more exploration of these ideas - the game just scratches the surface of some complicated stuff before wrapping up.

final fantasy 7 rebirth is the kingdom hearts 2 of final fantasy 7s

final fanasy viii is a masterpiece and we need to investigate what's been going on with the way people have been talking about this game for 25 years