Playing this right out of high school was a total game changer for me and I called it one of the greatest things I ever played.

Now uh...wow this game's pretty not 'it' my dudes. Good soundtrack, VA work, battle systems, and genuinely good story moments just can't over look just some horrendous characterization and plot beats that take too long or are just so blatantly keeping the status quo at any given point.

A frustrating revisit that soured me on JRPG for years.