Pretty uninteresting dungeons that never get more complex then the first one, lack of unique dungeon assets, and a bad spell system (mostly the fact the only good spell in the game is Sar/Gires and maybe Attack Up occasionally.) make an overall pretty interesting concept of an RPG to a backtracking filled slog.

Worst Phantasy Star but far from the worst game I've played!

They really needed a Wren-zoom mode at the beginning of Act 2 lol