A game I wanted to love, but ultimately could not. The grind is monotonous, battles take forever, the emphasis on items really lost me, and by the end of it I just wanted to get it over with. Every single dungeon is sheer suffering.

The story is very good once it gets rolling though, and there is tons of complexity here, lots of strategizing, and three entire paths mean a LOT of meat to bite into. I absolutely understand why they call it the father of tactical RPGs though - and I respect the game a lot, even if I'm not going to replay it.