Structurally this is basically a Dragon Quest. You walk around, fight some random battles, get into shenanigans, fight the big bads etc. etc.

Would be pretty average if not for the fantastic visuals, that make full use of the PC Engine CD capabilities, and a definite charm in its folkloristic setting.

It never really rises past being a cutesy kids' cartoon in rpg form, but if anything it's at least a pretty cool piece of video game history.