The only reason I dropped it is because end-game dungeons get really annoying to traverse.

It has the most interesting plot and world out of all the Megaten games I played. Law and Chaos aren't just one dimensional caricatures that have no effect on the world and it's inhabitants. It also has a lot more plot than games in the series released far later. Which I always found odd. The battle system gets repetitive, but you can also easily learn to abuse the speaking mechanic to make enemies leave you so you skip on fights you don't want to have.