This is the most 3/5 game of all time, basically perfect any time you're in combat/exploring. All the interstitial stuff is zzzzzzzzzz. Interesting to play it now and see how far ahead of its time it was, definitely feels like it just missed the mark on finding its audience.

Opening hours are pretty bad, it takes until at least Gran Soren to even understand what's fun about the game, at which point the game becomes really fun.

One of the best games of 2023. Slowly unraveling the mystery of the tower is so satisfying; although I must acknowledge that I'm primed to like it as a linguistics enthusiast.

Made it to the part of the game where you have to re-do all the boss fights and fell the fuck off. The half-ass city building stuff hasn't aged well since you never get hits on StreetPass anymore. Pretty solid, mechanically speaking.