This game was absolutely magical to me! When I was a kid, I had no interest in RPGs. I remember not even enjoying Super Mario RPG back then, as I was an action game purist. I had no idea what kind of game this was supposed to be, asking for it as a Christmas gift purely out of it being a Mario game!
When the truth sunk into me and I realized this was an RPG, I was pretty annoyed at first, but ended up getting into the rhythm anyway. Giving you the ability to avoid enemy attacks when it was their turn added a lot to the experience for me. I love how it called for twitchy reaction and learning patterns against bosses, it made the game so much more fun!
The adventure aspect isn't bad either, giving you so much to do and tons of secrets and side-objectives to find, all with their own charming characters with their own personalities. I got this with a Gameboy Advance SP, so having that light-up screen with this game (that required a lot of reading) was a perfect combo!
It's a shame that none of the sequels would really live up to this game, but I'm grateful we were able to get this fantastic experience! It was definitely what opened me up the RPG genre.
When the truth sunk into me and I realized this was an RPG, I was pretty annoyed at first, but ended up getting into the rhythm anyway. Giving you the ability to avoid enemy attacks when it was their turn added a lot to the experience for me. I love how it called for twitchy reaction and learning patterns against bosses, it made the game so much more fun!
The adventure aspect isn't bad either, giving you so much to do and tons of secrets and side-objectives to find, all with their own charming characters with their own personalities. I got this with a Gameboy Advance SP, so having that light-up screen with this game (that required a lot of reading) was a perfect combo!
It's a shame that none of the sequels would really live up to this game, but I'm grateful we were able to get this fantastic experience! It was definitely what opened me up the RPG genre.