I haven't played this in about 15 years, so looking it up recently I was surprised to find that it had carved a badge of infamy for itself. I was obsessed with this as an impressionable, un-diagnosed ADHD teen who liked hacky/slashy combat and hadn't been exposed to much dark fantasy, and so the certifiably bananas Yoko Taro insanity this visually and narratively gives way to seared itself into my brain. The ending that eventually birthed Nier blew my mind. I've got a big giant soft spot for this game, and I'm so glad Taro went on to become a big weirdo game creator.