A near perfect distillation of everything that makes an RPG an RPG. Full of tremendous whimsy, humor, gorgeous visuals, interesting minigames, an outstanding soundtrack, satisfying but challenging combat, and a true sense of heart. If I had one gripe there's occasionally a bit of annoying platforming or slightly confusing level design, but it makes sense given the restrictions of the SNES. And the game is beatable in like 10-12 hours, there is absolutely no fluff or excess.