This game was of course the stepping stone for the following games, but that's just it for me.
It has fantastic music and great aesthetic. My issue with this game is it's story and gameplay. Story wise the pacing is all over the place with a lot of uninteresting filler added to pad out the game, the writing itself is alright and really shines towards the end. Gameplay wise this is a mess, Tartarus mixed with the fatigue feature is a nightmare I'm glad future games removed this for much more interesting dungeons and no fatigue.