whoever stopped atlus from adding a new marketable anime girl that tears the plot in half to this remake is this generations stanislav patrov. in a world where vandalism like catherine full body and final fantasy 7 refund exist, i am so happy to experience this games magic brought out to the potential it had but didn't meet at the time of its release. re-experiencing this game but with the modernisations it needed has been such a joyful ride. in spite of this clearly not being a big budget project, this is a gold standard for rpg remakes and i could not be any happier with this release.