The character balance is dubious at the best of times, and downright laughable at worst. The maps are the definition of slogs. Most characters are really flat and are in desperate need of fleshing out. The gameplay is so obtuse and confusing that you will need a guide in order to not make the game completely incomprehensible to you.
And yet this game's story is so good, so full of ambition, and so well executed that I can't help but forgive these flaws. It's incredible how much was done in the confines of the SNES, and how even with the limited cartridge space of it, this game was able to create such a richly crafted world that is still highly praised even today and how it blows its successors of the GBA era out of the water in terms of its story. It's still got its flaws, however, and this game would greatly appreciate a remake of its own to iron out many of its… quirks, to say the least, but on its own? It stands as a very competent video game, in my humble opinion.
And yet this game's story is so good, so full of ambition, and so well executed that I can't help but forgive these flaws. It's incredible how much was done in the confines of the SNES, and how even with the limited cartridge space of it, this game was able to create such a richly crafted world that is still highly praised even today and how it blows its successors of the GBA era out of the water in terms of its story. It's still got its flaws, however, and this game would greatly appreciate a remake of its own to iron out many of its… quirks, to say the least, but on its own? It stands as a very competent video game, in my humble opinion.