I've had this in my backlog forever, and never played it because the concept seemed so weird despite all the praise I'd always hear about the series. I finally played it because some of the newer titles were on sale, and I wanted to see if I liked the concept before adding them to my ridiculous backlog!

Let me just say that now I'm hooked on the series. This game was tremendous fun, and I even really enjoyed the time limit mechanic that apparently fell out of favor in later iterations in the series. Battles are simple, but you can still get wiped if you aren't prepared. And the alchemy is legitimately addicting. Plus, Rorona the character is ridiculously charming. Definitely glad I played this one finally!