i dunno. seems like i should like this game a lot more than the original, considering how much more fleshed out it is... but the result feels messier and less balanced to me. the first one had a simplicity and focus that made it very compelling - just a quintessential crystallization of the roguelike applied to a dragon quest spinoff, with all the challenge and charm one might expect. they really got it right the first time. will return to this another time, but for now... i'm gonna move on.