I am Setsuna may not be the most original game in existence, going so far as to wear its inspirations on its sleeve, but it excels at what it does do. The Chrono Trigger-inspired battle system has room for flexibility and creativity in how you build your characters and approach battles, and the story itself keeps up a consistently great pace. It's short for a JRPG, and while to many that could be its best attribute, to me it left me wanting more in both a positive and negative way.

My biggest criticism for the game is that it leaves few opportunities to truly explore the depths of the battle system they made, as there's really no need to dive too deep into it. Not that the game doesn't pose a fair difficulty for a casual playthrough, but there's a lot of untapped potential here.

As a whole, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected coming into it.