It's hard to find an RPG that prioritizes innocent fun as much as Mario RPG does. ArtePiazza's remake carries that spirit forward and adds enough modern usability niceties that I can't imagine any reason to play the original instead.

There are some things that struck me this time around: how it instantly throws you into the action, how efficiently it works through character arcs, and the almost obscene variety of mini games. Honestly, so many RPGs feel less complete after 40+ hours than this game feels in like twelve.