Has a wit, charm and sense of forward momentum very few "retro for retro's sake" games get to have. A small but generally well drawn (and slightly overdesigned) set of characters, a propulsive and surprisingly emotional main storyline, and some really wonderful artistic flourishes, all neatly wrapped in a ~30 hour package. It won't convince a JRPG hater that they've wasted their life, but it's a more than worthy addition to the Chrono-like canon, and one of the better games of 2023.